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E-freight upgrade critical for recovery, says IATA
The airfreight industry needs to embrace a paperless documentation system immediately if it wants a speedier recovery from the global economic downturn, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Cargo revenues in 2009 were 25% lower than the previous corresponding period, although the start of 2010 has seen a 28% upturn in volumes from a year earlier.
“This recession has changed global business,” IATA chief executive Giovanni Bisignani said.
“To remain...
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