IATA and FIATA partner on new cargo programme

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) have announced an agreement to implement the IATA-FIATA Air Cargo Programme (IFACP).
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Tony Tyler, IATA’s director general and CEO, and Huxiang Zhao, president of FIATA, signed the agreement, and the programme will replace the IATA Cargo Agency Programme.
 
The IATA-FIATA Air Cargo Programme moves decision-making on the rules governing the airline-forwarder relationship away from an airline-led conference to the IATA-FIATA Governance Board (IFGB), jointly managed by forwarders and airlines.
 
“The IFACP provides a framework to ensure that industry standards are relevant, pragmatic and fit for purpose. These standards cover the endorsement of freight forwarders and more broadly the safe, secure and efficient transportation of air cargo shipments”, said Aleks Popovich, IATA, senior vice president, Financial and Distribution Services.
 
The programme will begin rolling out early next year, using Canada as a pilot country, with global rollout expected by the end of 2018.