Ethiopian Airlines is prepared to launch e-freight for certain cargo destinations by the end of the current year in order to save 
time and minimize paperwork related to cargo shipments.
Ethiopian Airlines joined the e-freight initiative founded by the International Transport Association headquartered in Canada in 2004. The aim of the foundation in introducing the initiative was to eliminate paper work from the international air cargo supply chain.
The e-freight will enable to process paperwork on line eliminating airway bills that are on average twelve pages long. The system will include requirements such as High Level Assessment and Detailed Level Assessment for the airline to meet.
The airline has already passed the High Level Assessment but is yet to complete with the Detailed Level Assessment.The system also requires to be a signatory of an internationally agreement which includes the destination country to be able to process e-freight cargo.
It is to be remembered that Ethiopian Airlines has signed the Montreal Protocol but in order to use e-freight it will be required to be a signatory to the Montreal Convention. A study is being conducted to assess the costs and benefits of this agreement nationally.
Source: Fortune
