News / Artificial intelligence comes to the rescue as air route options narrow

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As more and more airlines slash their operations to the bone, forwarders are increasingly struggling to find lift.

San Diego-based start-up Airspace Technologies has witnessed a sharp reduction in routing options, but there are still ways to get clients’ traffic to its destination, claims chief revenue officer Steve Ritchie.

The firm is leveraging artificial intelligence to find and select routings for time-sensitive shipments through a platform that provides automated quotes, routing and real-time tracking.

The system can use a variety of paradigms, from ...