News / Time to change: air freight must meet the 'need for speed', handling conference told

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How can the air freight industry sharpen up its act, and take time out of the six-day end-to-end supply chain that has seen no improvement over the last 40 years?

The “need for speed” was a key discussion point on the opening morning of the Air Cargo Handling Conference at Milan’s Malpensa Airport. Glyn Hughes, head of cargo at IATA, said he had been challenged by his predecessor, the now retired Des Vertannes, to remove 48 hours from the shipment cycle ...