E-Commerce

The recommendations from the GACAG E-Commerce Task Force will mainly focus on four areas:

  • E-Commerce facilitation in the booking and movement of air cargo;
  • E-Commerce facilitation of an electronic air way bill for issuance by either carrier or agent;
  • Electronic air cargo track and trace; and
  • Ad hoc air cargo e-commerce issues
Members

Chairman
Stephen Smith, Vice President E-Applications and Technology Airfreight

Guillaume Drucy, Head, e-business, IATA Cargo
William (Bill) Gottlieb, Past President FIATA
Heidi Kempster, Corporate Transportation, UPS Corporate Transportation
Sue Presti, Senior Director of Government Affairs, TIACA
Peter Reynolds, Strategic Logistics Manager- Molecular Imaging, GE Healthcare Ltd.
Marc Van Corenbergh, Administration Risk & Claims Manager BeLux, DHL Global Forwarding (Belgium) nv/sa

Booking and Movement of Air Cargo
Position/Statement

E-commerce is a critical component of the future security, efficiency, sustainability and overall commercial success of the air cargo supply chain. The changeover from current processes will happen. GACAG will drive its development and encourage progress through several initiatives by its E-Commerce Task Force. 

 GACAG seeks the elimination of paper-based documentation. With participation from airlines, forwarders, ground handlers, customs and shippers, GACAG is reviewing the e-freight project launched by IATA in 2006, and will review other relevant initiatives, to identify ways to accelerate the shift to a paperless transportation process.  

GACAG has identified two priority areas for collaboration among its members: the electronic air waybill (e-AWB) and the promotion of electronic Customs procedures. In addition, GACAG supports the implementation of harmonized electronic Customs procedures by countries worldwide. This is critical to creating a network of routes, so that air cargo industry participants can benefit from an end-to-end paperless process.
News

 

01/15/2013 - Colombia-US open skies to usher in new era of growth, led by JetBLue and LAN Colombia
01/09/2013 - Air Transport Agreement Between Armenia and Austria
12/13/2012 - Israel Defers Signing of Open Skies Agreement with EU
12/11/2012 - Guyana and US Sign New Air Transport Agreement
11/26/2012 - MOU to Open Oman - Pakistan Skies for More Flights
11/21/2012 - Qatar, Cambodia Ink Air Transport Agreement
11/21/2012 - Armenia, UAE Sign an Air Services Agreement
11/20/2012 - Kuwait and Senegal Sign Open Skies Treaty
10/25/2012 - Changes to the Isle of Man's Open Skies Policy?
10/24/2012 - UAE Signs Air Services Agreement with El Salvador
10/19/2012 - CA Sets Eyes on Aviation Industry
10/15/2012 - Outgrow your dependency on paper documents, GACAG tells members of the World Customs Organization (WCO)
10/09/2012 - Romania Ratifies Danube FAB Common Airspace Block with Bulgaria
10/08/2012 - Egypt, Qatar Sign Civil Aviation MoU
10/08/2012 - UAE, Niger Ink MoU
10/07/2012 - UAE Signs Air Services Agreement with Zimbabwe
10/04/2012 - Belarusian, Russian Air Carriers Agree to Five Daily Flights between Minsk, Moscow
10/04/2012 - Belarus, UK Expand Cooperation in Air Services
09/13/2012 - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sent a Note to the Embassy of the Republic of the Union of the Myanmar in the Russian Federation
09/12/2012 - Liberalization of Mozambican Air Space will have to wait for LAM to Receive New Equipment
09/10/2012 - United States and Sierra Leone Sign Open Skies Air Transport Agreement
09/06/2012 - An Exchange of Letters between the Aeronautical Authorities of Russia and Greece
09/05/2012 - El Salvador and Colombia Sign Agreement to Facilitate Air Links
09/05/2012 - "No Bilaterals till Indian Carriers Use up Quota"
09/05/2012 - Indian Government Seeks Talks with Pakistan on Direct Air Link between New Delhi and Islamabad
09/05/2012 - Indian Government Seeks Talks with Pakistan on Direct Air Link between New Delhi and Islamabad
09/04/2012 - India and Maldives Discuss Cooperation in Civil Aviation Sector
09/04/2012 - Turkey, Gabon Flight Network
09/04/2012 - Bahrain to Resume Flights to Iraq
09/03/2012 - CAAS Unveils Plans to Build Air Traffic Management Capabilities and Solutions for Singapore and the Asia-Pacific Region
09/03/2012 - India May Open Skies to More Flights from ASEAN
09/02/2012 - Macedonia, Netherlands Sign Open Skies Agreement
09/02/2012 - Sudan, South Sudan to Resume Flights between Capitals
09/01/2012 - PH, Australia Freeze Air Talks
08/20/2012 - No Go for Air Deal between Philippines and Singapore
08/16/2012 - Georgia and Israel Signed New Air Service Agreement
08/16/2012 - India to Review Air Service Agreement with Nigeria
08/14/2012 - Costa Rica Signed a Cooperation Agreement with China on Civil Aviation
08/10/2012 - Negotiation Concluded Between the Republic of Colombia and Portugal
08/09/2012 - Japan and China Expand Bilateral Air Service
08/07/2012 - Brussels Preparing for Air Traffic Crackdown
08/01/2012 - Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago to Commence Direct Air Flight
08/01/2012 - Negotiations with Civil Aviation Delegation of the Republic of Iraq
07/31/2012 - Israel, EU Ink "Historic" Open Skies Flights Accord
07/21/2012 - UAE Signs Air Services Agreement with Algeria
07/20/2012 - Israel's Suspended Air Flights Doesn't Refer to Azerbaijan
07/18/2012 - India to Improve Air Connectivity to Smaller Cities
07/18/2012 - Turkey Revises its Aviation Agreement with Iraq
07/17/2012 - Aremenia Agrees not to Fly over Airspace of Azerbaijan
07/17/2012 - Signed Air Services Agreement between Vietnam and Sri Lanka
07/16/2012 - Jordan, Kazakhstan Sign MOU
07/13/2012 - Kyrgyz Applaud, Denounce "Open Skies" Policy
07/12/2012 - Aviation Policy Framework
07/03/2012 - Qatar, Chad Sign "Open Skies Agreement"
07/02/2012 - Government Plans to Ease FDI in Aviation, To Introduce New Law to Facilitate Investment Flows
07/02/2012 - PH Eyes More Air Rights to Singapore, M. East
 
e-freight

To help the GACAG E-Commerce Task Force identify shippers' priorities for e-freight, the GSF has developed a survey designed to assess shippers’ needs and interests. The results of this survey will help guide the Task Force in its work and ensure that customers’ needs are taken into account. 

E-freight can provide benefits to shippers such as reduced costs, faster deliveries, and greater visibility. The E-Commerce Task Force wants to address shippers’ value concerns as it moves forward with its three pillar strategy for implementing e-freight throughout the air cargo supply chain. To do so, it needs to hear from the shipping community.  

GACAG invites shippers to take the GSF survey so that their views are known, and can influence the future of e-freight.

Click here to take the survey!

  
Useful Links
GACAG e-freight Brochure