News / Delta and Cathay race to offer end-to-end tracking for air cargo customers

Air freight customers will soon be able to track shipments from warehouse to destination using bluetooth technology.

The race to implement bluetooth in unit load devices (ULDs) has seen Delta Cargo and Cathay Pacific take the lead, and this morning Delta said its real-time tracking could now be extended beyond the airport into customer facilities, and would be ready to launch in January.

Not only will the technology help track cargo, but it will also eliminate all paperwork at the dock door when ULDs are loaned ...