To facilitate the growth of the airline’s cargo business, Akasa Air has signed an agreement with SmartKargo to implement its digital air cargo management solution (ACMS). Akasa will deploy the SmartKargo solution across all functional areas of its cargo business serving all its destinations pan India, said release. According to the statement, the solution will interface seamlessly with the airline’s other systems and third-party providers via APIs — for fast integration and deployment, the release added. SmartKargo’s superior capabilities include 100 percent paperless e-AWBs, ease of booking, modern and flexible technology, single screen data entries, user-configurable Business Intelligence (BI) and reporting, powerful pricing and rate making, and real-time capacity management. Praveen Iyer, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer at Akasa Air also said, “SmartKargo’s platform will empower us to build and develop an innovative, dependable, and flexible air cargo business. The cutting-edge cloud platform is the best technology available and will boost Akasa Air forward by providing a full solution that includes great technology and deep expertise, so we can grow our cargo business to its full potential.”