Cathay Cargo adopts IATA's ONE Record data protocol
This achievement is one year ahead of IATA’s target date for ONE Record implementation, scheduled for January 2026.
Cathay Cargo has become the first carrier to adopt the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) ONE Record data protocol in its everyday operations with forwarders.
The carrier has started exchanging electronic air waybill (eAWB) and shipment status information with three freight forwarders on the Chinese mainland using an application programme interface (API) designed to ONE Record data protocols.
Sinotrans Hong Kong Air Transportation Development has also become the first Hong Kong forwarder to submit eAWB information and review shipment information from Cathay Cargo using ONE Record data protocols.
Cathay Director Cargo Tom Owen said, “These successful real-world use cases demonstrate the continuing commitment of Cathay Cargo to taking a leadership role in the digitalisation of the air cargo shipment process. We are well positioned to meet IATA’s ONE Record implementation target of January 2026. The technical ease of aligning our key customers’ systems using ONE Record protocols with APIs highlights that there is nothing to fear in making the change and lots to be gained from the operational efficiencies, enhanced security, and greater transparency of the overall shipment process.”
IATA's ONE Record initiative enables end-to-end transparency for consignments, logging progress as they pass through multiple links in the air-cargo chain.
