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IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG)
\nhosted a roundtable at the JW Marriott Hotel in New Delhi to discuss key air cargo trends and
\nbusiness updates. Speakers included John Cheetham, Chief Commercial Officer at IAG Cargo, Yashpal
\nSharma, President of Air Cargo Forum India (ACFI) & Managing Director at Skyways Group, along
\nwith Pratul Shekhar, Senior Director Airfreight at DSV.
\nIAG Cargo recently conducted a global survey of freight forwarders and logistics industry
\nprofessionals to get their thoughts on the future of the industry. This served as a focal point of
\ndiscussion, highlighting trends in digitalisation and sustainability. The results showed that the Indian
\nmarket has heavily adopted online booking as a way of booking air-cargo with 76% of respondents
\ndeclaring it as their primary booking method, compared to only 46% globally. In sharp contrast, the
\nglobal market still relies on email as their primary channel for booking freight (53%).
\nThe roundtable addressed these statistics in line with the digital advancements taking place and how
\nthe speakers are preparing their businesses to adapt to the fast-paced technological changes, which
\nthey believe will take place at an even quicker rate compared to pre-pandemic.
\nIndian freight forwarders and logistics professionals appear to place greater importance on
\nsustainability than their global counterparts. 78% of those surveyed in India responded that their
\nbusiness has a sustainability strategy (the global response was 67%) and 68% said they considered
\nsustainability to be \u201cextremely important\u201d compared to 38% in the global audience. The speakers
\ntalked about how sustainability is informing their business decisions and how they see the industry
\nprogressing with SAF goals.
\nThe number one concern of those surveyed was talent attraction and retention. This was particularly
\npronounced with respondents in India with 46% naming it as their number one business challenge.
\nJohn Cheetham, Chief Commercial Officer at IAG Cargo said, \u201cI am delighted to have had the
\nopportunity to engage with thought leaders of the industry in India, a region in which IAG Cargo has
\nlong since had a strong presence. We have gained some valuable insights which will be hugely
\nbeneficial and applicable to our operations around the world.\u201d
\nYashpal Sharma, President of ACFI & Managing Director at Skyways Group added \u201cIt was an
\ninsightful and thought-provoking round table session with some of the most inspiring folks from the
\nindustry. We came together to deliberate and discuss how both sustainability\u00a0& digitization are<\/p>\n
taking the front seats for making informed business decisions by organizations across the trade in the
\nair\u00a0cargo industry.<\/p>\n
The outcomes of the remarkable global survey on cargo trends conducted by IAG Cargo prior to
\nthe\u00a0roundtable are really interesting. The findings indicate how people are supporting increased
\nautomation and digitization worldwide. It is heartening to see that Indian representatives actively
\nparticipated in the survey and mentioned about the high benchmarks of digital automation being
\nachieved, along with future expectations set in enterprises. Additionally, the need to attract the right
\ntalent and retain them has also taken prominence for enterprises, globally.<\/p>\n
It is our responsibility to come forward and help build greener and more sustainable means of
\noperations as well as transactions. Coupled with digitization, innovation and the need to move away
\nfrom legacy systems, each one of us can contribute to reducing the carbon footprints in our own way,
\nfor the air cargo industry\u201d.<\/p>\n
Pratul Shekhar, Senior Director Airfreight at DSV commented, \u201cThank you IAG cargo for taking this
\ninitiative to bring in the industry leaders of logistics and supply chain to address the future of Air
\nLogistics in terms of automation, digitalisation and sustainability. Like IAG cargo, DSV is also working
\ntowards making the world more transparent, automated and sustainable\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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