IATA’s Digital Cargo Conference which took place in Geneva at the end of September, welcomed 165 representatives from various parts of the industry: airlines, system providers, ground handling agents, and forwarders. Key focus was on ONE Record, of course, as it should be instrumental in enabling efficient and transparent data exchange across the entire supply chain. This is now being taken to the next level with a first Internet of Things initiative that will see ULD management provider, Jettainer, provide a ‘Digital Twin’ integration of its ULDs into ONE Record. The container manager signed the IATA Digitalization Leadership Charter and thus officially became a member of the Digitalization Leadership Forum. “The Digitalization Leadership Charter developed by IATA and the Cargo Advisory Council, aims to drive innovation, increase efficiency and promote sustainable and consistent digital transformation. By signing the charter, Jettainer commits to implementing the charter’s five guiding principles. These principles include implementing industry-wide standards, promoting sustainability, ensuring the ethical use of technology and maintaining digital leadership as well as improving resilience and protection against cybersecurity risks,” the release explained.
Jettainer’s ‘Digital Twin’ data combined with the data of the other supply chain actors, will serve to enhance location transparency alongside shipment status and ULD type, and – linked to the respective airwaybill within ONE Record, will facilitate smooth and more tailored operations.
Dr Jan-Wilhelm Breithaupt, CEO of Jettainer, enthused: “Our IT solutions are the key to always ensuring the availability of ULDs for our customers, while at the same time being as efficient as possible. Collecting and analyzing data intelligently is at the heart of what we do. This, our engagement with ONE Record and our commitment to the IATA Digitalization Leadership Charter, show that we are at the forefront of this issue and take our responsibilities seriously. By driving these developments forward, we want to deliver our contribution to the digitalization of air cargo, together with our partners, and translate the great potential of technology into solutions and added value.”
