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Adoption of electronic air waybills by IATA members tops 50pc
THE penetration rate for International Air Transport Association (IATA) members' adoption of the electronic air waybills (e-AWBs) has surpassed the 50 per cent mark, meaning that most stakeholders in the air freight industry use digital records to track cargo movements.
In its latest monthly report, using data from, IATA said e-AWB penetration officially reached 50.7 per cent on "feasible trade lanes", representing a 1.3 percentage-point change over the previous month. In April, 730,000 digital documents were processed, the organisation said, reported New York's Air Cargo World.
The slow pace of growth calls into question, however, the ability of carriers and forwarders to reach IATA's annual goal of 62 per cent penetration by the end of 2017.
Other highlights include Kenya Airways and Flydubai both reporting that each carrier processed 100 per cent of AWBs electronically. Also, Cathay Pacific reached 80.5 per cent penetration, while Delta Air Lines hit 74.7 per cent.
On the freight forwarding side, Expeditors was the leader, with 69.4 per cent penetration level, followed by Hellmann Worldwide at 67.9 per cent and DB Schenker at 62.5 per cent.
In its latest monthly report, using data from, IATA said e-AWB penetration officially reached 50.7 per cent on "feasible trade lanes", representing a 1.3 percentage-point change over the previous month. In April, 730,000 digital documents were processed, the organisation said, reported New York's Air Cargo World.
The slow pace of growth calls into question, however, the ability of carriers and forwarders to reach IATA's annual goal of 62 per cent penetration by the end of 2017.
Other highlights include Kenya Airways and Flydubai both reporting that each carrier processed 100 per cent of AWBs electronically. Also, Cathay Pacific reached 80.5 per cent penetration, while Delta Air Lines hit 74.7 per cent.
On the freight forwarding side, Expeditors was the leader, with 69.4 per cent penetration level, followed by Hellmann Worldwide at 67.9 per cent and DB Schenker at 62.5 per cent.
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