Jettainer signs IATA digitalisation leadership charter

Jettainer, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo and a global leader in unit load device (ULD) management services, has signed the IATA digitalisation leadership charter, and is now an official member of the digitalisation leadership forum.

The signing took place during the IATA Digital Cargo Conference, which was attended by 165 delegates from airlines, system providers, ground handling agents (GHAs) and forwarders, says an official release from Jettainer. "Through this initiative, Jettainer is taking the next step addressing comprehensively the needs and goals of airlines, forwarders, GHAs and IT system providers and developing tailor-made digital solutions for the entire air cargo industry."

A central aspect of the charter is the introduction of the ONE Record standard, enabling efficient and transparent data exchange across the entire supply chain, the release added. As part of this, Jettainer will integrate its ULDs into ONE Record as a Digital Twin, which would be the first Internet of Things (IoT) implementation as part of the new ONE Record approach.

"By combining its own data sets with those of other stakeholders, Jettainer is able to provide highly enriched data sets that offer maximum transparency regarding the location, status and type of ULDs. This data can be seamlessly linked to airwaybills via the ONE Record concept web services. This also creates a new basis for understanding industry requirements better and providing more targeted solutions."

Jan-Wilhelm Breithaupt, CEO, Jettainer says: “Our IT solutions are the key to always ensure the availability of ULDs for our customers, while at the same time being as efficient as possible. Collecting and analysing data intelligently is at the heart of what we do. Our engagement with ONE Record and our commitment to the IATA digitalisation leadership charter show that we are at the forefront of this issue and take our responsibilities seriously. By driving these developments forward, we want to deliver our contribution to the digitalisation of air cargo together with our partners and translate the great potential of technology into solutions and added value."

By signing the charter, Jettainer commits to implementing the charter's five guiding principles - implementing industry-wide standards, promoting sustainability, ensuring the ethical use of technology, maintaining digital leadership as well as improving resilience and protection against cybersecurity risks.

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