Welcome to our latest edition of inSight. For the first time in two years, we were able to participate actively at the CNS partnership conference held in Phoenix, Arizona. We have been able to schedule several meetings with our existing - and potential new members to provide updates about latest Cargo iQ activities. The presentations and panel discussions have been insightful, and we certainly learned about the latest developments in the industry. Once back home, there was qu

Cargo iQ recently appointed three new Board members to participate in important dialogue, knowledge sharing, and to help drive forward Cargo iQ’s organizational objectives. Gerald Suckling, Manager Cargo Network Operations for Qatar Airways Cargo, has been appointed to the Board to represent the airline, which has been a Cargo iQ member since 2010. Suckling looks after the Americas, Asia, and Africa from an Operational Readiness, Activation, and Transition (ORAT), contractual

Cargo iQ has introduced new Advanced training sessions for members aimed at those working in-depth on Cargo iQ projects and tasks on a daily basis, to ensure members have a comprehensive understanding of the group’s processes. The first workshop was held on 23rd of May in Phoenix, Arizona, ahead of the CNS Partnership Conference, and a second was held on 17th of June in Geneva, alongside Cargo iQ’s working group meetings. Both on-site training days were well attended, with th

Megha Palkar, Assistant Manager, Cargo iQ Twice a year the Cargo iQ community gathers for a week for Working Groups in some corner of the world where member subject matter experts get into the nitty-gritties of SMAMS (Specifications, Master Operating Plan, Audit, Messaging and Data Exchange, Systems) to bring the air cargo industry to new realms. In the midst of all the sessions, one evening is reserved to celebrate and share members’ success stories from an initiative we lik

Royal Air Maroc recently became the first African airline to obtain Cargo iQ certification, following completion of the extensive quality audit process. This audit assesses the compliance of members' operations based on Cargo iQ’s Master Operating Plan (MOP), which seeks to standardize processes and improve transparency by enabling shipment data exchanges between stakeholders for accurate planning and proactive monitoring. The achievement of Cargo iQ certification reflects th

The study will trial Cargo iQ’s new Road Feeder Services messaging standards, which aim to close the communication gap between trucking companies and airlines during the road transport of airfreight Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday 6th July 2022: Cross-stakeholder organization Cargo iQ has initiated a pilot study to enhance shipment visibility and increase speed in the road freight segment of an air cargo shipment’s journey, with Emirates Airlines, Jan de Rijk, and software com