Lufthansa volunteers for e-freight pilot
Lufthansa Cargo said will begin a pilot program in Germany by the end of the year to move air freight with the assistance of electronic, rather than paper, documents.
The e-freight project will be the first example of paperless cargo transport from Germany.
The paper-free cargo concept is a major initiative of the International Air Transport Association. Air Canada, Cathay Pacific, KLM, Singapore Airlines and British Airways are among several carriers that are also conducting pilots to develop, test and finalize standards for paperless air freight.
Electronic document exchange is expected to simplify a process that on average requires 38 documents per shipment and eventually lead to cost and speed improvements.
Lufthansa volunteers for e-freight pilot
