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Looking back in time
Later this year Giovanni Bisignani will step down after many years as director general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). He comments on the biggest changes he has seen in the air cargo business during that time and sounds a warning bell on security for the future
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If we are able to achieve the full ambitions contained in the IATA-led e-Freight programme
to remove paper from the air cargo supply chain, then that will be the biggest achievement I will have seen in the air freight business since I started this job.
“The air cargo business has seen much change and much
of this has been achieved in working together with FIATA (the International Freight Forwarders’ Association) and the World Customs Organization.
Change is essential and since I started my job with IATA we have changed everything. There has been a lot of teamwork involved and much work has been done explaining to gov- ernments that change is needed.
An efficient air cargo industry is in everyone’s interest.
Transporting 35 percent by value of goods traded interna- tionally, it is critical to the global economy. Improving competitiveness to more effectively connect
the world requires a team effort across the air cargo value chain. Airlines, freight forwarders and shippers must work with governments on common goals to solve air cargo’s key issues.
Governments and politicians are working on changes to air cargo security that could dramatically impact the business. IATA is taking the lead to engage governments with industry knowledge and expertise. Our message to governments is clear. We must resist the ‘knee-jerk’ call for 100 percent cargo screening. The industry must be secure with effective measures that facilitate the speed needed to support global commerce.
Air freight security must be based on a combination of
three measures – supply chain security, scanning technol- ogy and better use of e-Freight data. Another major step forward has been in improving air-
craft safety standards and in getting airlines registered as IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit) accredited. I said that safety was to be our number one priority and airlines who were not on the IOSA registry were out of IATA.
The board of the association immediately asked me how many airlines I expected to lose as members. But the posi- tive numbers from 2010 – one accident for every 1.6 million flights – show the strength of our commitment.
There have been many changes during my time with
IATA, but definitely e-Freight and IOSA have been the two biggest steps. We must protect and strengthen the 11 per- cent of airline revenues derived from air cargo. Working together as an entire value chain to improve competitiveness has never been so important.”
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