#5 – Driving Efficiency through Global Standards
The air cargo industry relies on global standards for the efficient handling of cargo, the exchange of data, the settlement systems, etc. This is a core activity of IATA, performed through a robust governance mechanism.
#6 – Modernizing Air Cargo
The vision is to have a paperless industry, able to rely on high-quality data available on demand by all relevant stakeholders, and to offer full visibility and transparency to air cargo customers.
The airline industry was once a pioneer in the use of advanced technology. Unfortunately, processes and technology used by air cargo stakeholders have modernized very little in the last decades and air cargo must now catch up to improve cumbersome procedures.
#7 – Improving Quality
The air cargo industry needs to create and implement quality standards from end-to-end. “Quality” should be the watchword for the industry in the next five years, and the aim should be to improve the reliability and consistency of its services.
#8 – Protecting Cash
Commercial aviation is a highly integrated, global network of thousands of companies and organizations. That network depends on reliable, efficient, and secure systems to report, collect, and remit funds between the different parts of the value chain. IATA Settlement Systems are the backbone of the global air transport system.
Governed by the Cargo Agency Conference (CAC), the Cargo Account Settlement System (CASS) enables the swift, reliable, and cost-efficient movement of funds among airlines and their cargo partners. It provides agents with industry recognition of their financial and professional competence while airlines gain access to a worldwide distribution network of accredited cargo agents to sell their product.
#9 – Strengthening Partnerships
The industry recognizes that transformation and industry success and sustainability can only be achieved through collaborative efforts. Therefore it is focused on developing partnerships to strengthen air cargo.