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IATA Announces First
Signatories to Air
Cargo Digitalization
Leadership Charter
" Digitalization is imperative for
The International Air Transport
Association (IATA) announced the
launch of the IATA Digitalization
Leadership Charter at the IATA
World Cargo Symposium in Hong
Kong. Cathay Cargo, CHAMP Cargosystems,
Global Logistics System
(HK) Company Limited, IAG Cargo,
IBS Software, LATAM Cargo and
Lufthansa Cargo are the inaugural
signatories of the charter.
The Digitalization Leadership
Charter aims to accelerate the
air cargo industry's digitalization
journey by committing to five key
guiding principles. Developed in
consultation with IATA's Cargo
Advisory Council Members, airlines
and the wider air cargo community;
the charter seeks to drive innovation,
enhance efficiency and promote
a sustainable and harmonized
digital transformation. Central
to the charter is the importance
of data sharing using IATA's ONE
Record for smooth and efficient
data exchange.
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the air cargo industry. It requires
alignment to ensure a unified and
effective approach. IATA has introduced
the Digitalization Leadership
Charter to spearhead this alignment.
By adhering to the charter's
principles - adopting industry-wide
standards, championing
sustainability, ensuring ethical
technology use, and upholding digital
leadership - the charter sets
a benchmark for excellence, " said
Brendan Sullivan, IATA's global
head of cargo.
The Digital Leadership Guiding
Principles include commitments to:
* Developing a unified and collaborative
digital strategy that champions
interoperability and the
use of global standards across
the entire supply chain.
* Enhancing organizational resilience
through building robust
digital infrastructure and implementing
strategies that safeguard
against cybersecurity risks
while ensuring the responsible
use of generative AI.
* Pursuing sustainable digitalization
with a focus on supporting
eco-friendly technology initiatives.
* Pursuing digital excellence by
staying ahead of digital trends,
ensuring secure and sustainable
practices and establishing industry
best practices.
* Using new technology ethically
when embracing emerging
technologies.
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2024 Certified Line
Service Manager Workshop
Naples, Florida
June 25
Air Charter Summit
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
June 25-27
8th Americas GHI Conference
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
July 2-3
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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Oshkosh, Wisconsin
ACI Jet San Luis Obispo
Earns IS-BAH Safety Rating
ACI Jet's San Luis Obispo FBO (SBP)
has achieved IS-BAH (International
Standard for Business Aircraft Handling)
certification.
" A culture of safety doesn't just
mean deciding to operate safely. It
means operating safely by habit and
by design. Our internal safety and
quality management system (SQMS)
goes far beyond establishing safety
standards and proactively seeks out
better ways of doing things, " said
Andrew Robillard, vice president of
FBOs at ACI Jet.
ACI Jet SBP conducts more than
20,000 aircraft handling and fueling
operations annually, delivering
more than 5 million gallons of Jet
A and avgas for general, business,
military and airline operations.
This achievement underscores the
robust and fully customized training
and safety programs ingrained
within the company's culture.
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