April 2018
Air cargo facilities must change if they are to efficiently handle new types of products and ever-increasing volumes.
The air cargo business is undergoing seismic shifts. International trade is set to double in the next 20 years. Letters are becoming rarer, parcels more numerous.
On average, cargo generates 9% of airline revenues in combined operations
E-cargo efforts, including the e-air waybill, are part of the qualitative modifications required to meet the new dynamics. But the handling, storage and distribution of goods transported by air must be redefined too. Business models, architectural and process designs, technologies, and workforce skillsets must all change.
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