News / New air cargo forwarder agreement finally readies for take-off

© Khunaspix Dreamstime.

After five years of preparation, the revised framework agreement between airline and forwarder is finally headed for implementation, following a pilot phase in Canada.

With the introduction of the IATA-FIATA Air Cargo Programme (IFACP), the relationship between airline and forwarder is finally brought in line with commercial reality.

The existing Cargo Agency Programme, in place since the 1960s, still defines forwarders as agents for the carriers, a commission-based role that fell by the wayside decades ago.

“Given that more than 80% of transactions ...