News / Forwarders finally on equal footing with air cargo carriers following outbreak of peace between IATA and FIATA

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It has taken four years, and several disagreements, but forwarders are no longer mere “agents” of the airlines.

IATA and FIATA appear to have put their differences aside and launched the Air Cargo Progam (IFACP), which will replace the airline-led Cargo Agency Program.

The two associations have set up an IATA-FIATA Governance Board (IFGB), to be jointly managed, levelling the relationship between forwarders and airlines, taking forwarders from being “agents” to “customers”.

As well as endorsing the role of forwarders, IFACP also covers regulatory compliance, safety, security ...