Airline Cargo Management

Special agents

The traditional role of cargo sales agents has undergone significant change over the years, with operators expecting much more than just to sell cargo space. Keith Mwanalushi talks to some of the key players involved
Canine detection

North American authorities are embracing canine screening by certified private providers. Ian Putzger examines how the programme is unfolding, as well as other technologies in the air cargo screening market
Packing a punch

Delicate cargoes and pharmaceutical products must arrive at their destination in one piece, and therefore packaging systems are critical to ensure their safe delivery. Stan Abbott looks closer at the packaging market

Leading lights - Rick Elieson, American Airlines Cargo

From: ALCM | March 2019

Rick was named President – Cargo in March 2017. He oversees the airline’s cargo business, including operations, customer service, marketing, culture, sales and strategy.

Belly weight

From: ALCM | March 2019

Satu Dahl examines the market to analyse trends and bellyhold opportunities for long haul low cost carriers such as Norwegian, as well as the innovative systems protecting belly cargo

Forward thinking

Cargo airlines may be increasingly tempted to trim costs by trying to cut out the freight forwarder ‘middleman’. But is this really a viable strategy when seeking to apply easy theory to a complex real world? Stan Abbott seeks out the forwarders’ perspective

Signed, sealed, delivere...

Revitalised by e-commerce, air mail is growing, as are demands on carriers to invest in new processing technologies, but given the low margins, is the expense justifiable? Ian Putzger asks

Digital transformation

The air cargo industry is showing increased interest in digital booking platforms. Considering the slow pace of digitisation in air freight, Keith Mwanalushi speaks to Oliver T. Neumann, co-founder of cargo.one, about bringing digital change to the market

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Keith Mwanalushi

Editor

keith@airtransportpubs.com

The rate at which e-commerce has taken off is nothing short of phenomenal, and ongoing developments at major air freight hubs, like East Midlands Airport (EMA) in the UK, are testament to the growth in this sector.

What's new

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Unilode Aviation Solutions, the leading global provider of outsourced Unit Load Device (ULD) management and repair solutions and winner of the 2019 IATA Air Cargo Innovation Award for its digital transformation programme, and Nordisk Aviation Products, one of the leading ULD manufacturers, have developed an integrated pallet edge rail solution for digital tags.