IATA’s WCS to focus on building air cargo resilience

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is all set to focus on building resilience to further strengthen air cargo’s post-pandemic prospects in its forthcoming annual event, World Cargo Symposium (WCS) taking place in London from September 27-29. The WCS will address many topics related to resilience building, including digitalization, sustainability, air cargo safety, attracting and retaining talent, e-commerce, air cargo market dynamics, digital distribution and booking, plus Digital Cargo and ONE Record. Three streams of content will be divided into the themes of digitalization, sustainability and safety and security. The event will also feature plenary sessions, specialized streams, workshops, and executive summits. Also scheduled is a first-time workshop focused on improving the efficiency of billing settlements between airlines and freight forwarders. The session will incorporate IATA’s new internet-based data processing and customer management system CASSLINK (the Cargo Accounts Settlement System).