The digitization initiative in air freight shipping industry encompasses various stakeholders such as carriers, air freight forwarders, ground handlers, shippers, customs brokers, and customs authorities. Its primary objective is to establish a fully digital transportation system for air cargo, eliminating the need for paper-based processes. This endeavour involves the development of a regulatory framework, utilization…
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Explaining the drop in demand in the air freight industry
Presently, the air freight industry is dealing with multiple hitches such as grounded planes, trimmed routes, and a decline in demand. In fact, some of the multinational air freight companies are signaling a slackened demand as compared to the times of the pandemic. With less than two months to go until the start of the…

How digitization can help to revitalize the air freight industry
The pandemic dealt a heavy blow to the passenger side of the aviation industry, but the same is not true for the air freight industry. The air cargo business boomed during the pandemic with skyrocketing demand for goods and the expanding e-commerce sector. More importantly, the pandemic has accelerated the process of digitization in the…

The space shortage in the air freight shipping industry and how logistics companies are dealing with it
The air cargo carriers are taking several measures for coping with the strong demand for air cargo space. In a time when the ocean freight sector is becoming increasingly unreliable because of container shortage and delays, more and more manufacturers are counting on air freight services to move their items. However, the air freight sector…