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Air France KLM Cargo achieves first export e-air way bill out of Saudi

JEDDAH's Express Forwarding Services (EFS), a member of the WCA Family and long-time user of the WIN's IT platform, has made the first ever e-air way bill shipments on Air France KLM Cargo out of Saudi Arabia.

The Air France KLM Cargo shipment flew in April from King Abdulaziz International Airport to Piarco International Airport in Trinidad & Tobago, reports Aviation Pros of Wisconsin.

"We have increased our e-AWB usage in the Middle East, focusing on the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia by 22 per cent in four months," said Air France KLM regional project manager Sophie Duret.

"We have assigned a dedicated 'e-freight' expert for the Middle East market as part of our new vision to improve our customer performance," she said.

"EFS has brought us a step closer to paper-free e-freight, which will be a huge improvement for the air freight industry," said Ms Duret.

EFS commercial manager Nadir Kalapapdan said the shipment was an important milestone for the industry.

"It is vital to adapt to changing technology to be more efficient and productive. We have now started to enjoy the benefits of e-AWB and it has helped us improve our efficiency," he said.

"Airlines and freight forwarders have a great responsibility to make this concept a success and to increase the adoptability rate," he said.

"We are delighted to once again see an independent forwarder participating in, and, in fact, leading the e-freight transformation in air cargo, which is the whole point of WIN," said WIN managing director John DeBenedette.