MAIN ROLES IN THE AIR CARGO SUPPLY CHAIN
Freight Forwarder
- Storage
- Consolidation
- Road Transportation
- Custom Process
Airlines
- Marketing and Sales
- Capacity Management
- Yield Management
- Transport Operations
Handling Agents
- Freight Inspection
- Pallets Conditioning
- Loading and Offloading goods from the airplanes
SALES AND MARKETING
Business Development
- Regular promotion to forwarders
- Market Intelligence
Sales
- Global agreements between airlines & forwarders
- Answer to forwarders requests
Booking & Confirmation
- Schedule, available capacity and yield information
- Yield and other conditions negotiation
- Flight booking
- Optimization of the airline cargo capacity
Communication
- Specific communication for the airline
ADMINISTRATION
Reporting & Invoicing
- Tracing and tracking systems
- Customer invoicing and cash management
- Commercial and financial reporting
Operations
Instructions on cargo
conditioning
- Organizing / supervising the trucking of freight
- Handling monitoring
Handling Supervision
- Quality check
- Monitoring of handling for specific shipments
Instructions on cargo
conditioning
- Organizing / supervising the trucking of freight
- Handling monitoring
With vast years of experience and in depth knowledge of the local market dynamics our Team provides a total solution for air cargo requirements of an airline. By total solution we mean effective human resource (man and material) and logistical support (multiple offices pan India).
OUR TEAMS ASSIST WITH
Market Intelligence
On ground information, performance of competition and dynamics of market in various conditions.
Development of Business and Promotion
Our dedicated sales teams interact with Freight Forwarders and persons connected to the air freight industry and increase awareness of our products. This is done through direct door to door sales, group mail or specific events for the target market.
Reservation, Availability, Booking assistance and Conformations
The Reservation teams assist forwarders / air cargo agents with details pertaining to schedules, time tables, and availability of space. These services are essential for airlines which use different aircraft types beyond their HUB's resulting in difference in dimension and capacity for cargo.
Pricing and Yield Management
Our Team not only assist the airlines by informing airlines of local market dynamics, they also assist in Yield Management by product mix i.e. type of cargo, onward space availability, logistics and routing ( final destination). This allows the airline to earn better revenue per kilo uplifted.
Optimizing Airline Cargo capacity
Coordinating instructions for handling and palletization of cargo based on type of shipments.
Coordinating with concerned Local government Departments and Vendors / Service Providers
- Coordinating with Local carriers for spa's and interline agreements for connecting domestic cargo to concerned airport
- Assistance in EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) Registration, required for clearing cargo by Customs. Ideally done at multiple locations wherever market has potential.
- Assistance in issuance of Delivery Order ( Imports)
- Assistance in contracting with Bonded / Refrigerated Trucking.
- Assistance in contracting with Ground Handlers and different types of warehousing facilities within Airport Terminals.
After sales services and assistance in trouble shooting with freight forwarders in case of unforeseen service failures by airline.
