Thaw in the air as IATA chief tells FIATA forwarders must work closer with carriers

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Tony Tyler, director general of IATA, has urged forwarders to collaborate with airlines to help boost the struggling air freight business.

In what was the first time an IATA DG has addressed FIATA’s World Congress, Mr Tyler set out the difficulties facing the industry and appealed to the carriers’ partners to help boost the value proposition of air freight.

“We have to make sure air cargo has a strong value proposition. The industry is having a tough time – and shippers are ...