Cathay Cargo became the first airline to integrate the International Air Transport Association (Iata) One Record Data Protocol into its daily operations, far ahead of the target wide target in January 2026.
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The Cargo Airline started using one record in December 2024, with a collaboration with three Chinese trucks in the continent Sinotrans Air Freight, Wecan International Freight Forward and All-Link Logistics om Electronic Air Waybill (EAWB) and shipping status data via a to exchange advanced API.
In January 2025, Sinotrans Hong Kong Air Transportation Development became the first Hong Kong-based Expeditor to adopt the system, enabling the real-time shipping of shipping. One record is designed to improve end-to-end transparency in air freight, which offers a standardized digital interface for seamless data exchange over carriers, airlines, warehouses and customs authorities.
The initiative replaces traditional load exchange rate systems (CIMPs), which enable richer data -insights such as temperature and gay detection by Cathay Cargo’s ultra -lane solution and the Releye packaging of Envirotainer.
This achievement is one year before Iata’s target date for one record implementation, which is scheduled for January 2026.
Iata’s One Record is designed to make shipping information that is relevant to stakeholders visible and accessible before, during and after the transport process.
The initiative makes it possible to record transparency for consignments and progress as they follow various links in the air card chain from sender to agent, airline, warehouse and statutory authorities such as customs, follow the protocols of Iata for APIs-the interfaces that It enables users to connect to the system and share data in a secure way.
Sinotrans posted its EAWB information via one record via a specialized digital interface, designed and offered by Cathay Cargo’s innovation partner, Global Logistics System (GLS), which also designed other digitalization projects for the commercial and operational institutions of the transfer, Including Click & Ship, Cathay Cargo’s online booking platform.
This connection enables all stakeholders in the shipping process to withdraw richer data from one record beyond the standard departure and arrival data derived from Cimp (Cargo Interchange Message Procedure), the standard communication link between airline and expedition.
With one record, access to the next generation of ultra-lane solution of Cathay Cargo, such as temperature and geolocation, may apply, and the same applies to data from cooling rate with data transmitters, especially the relative packaging of Envirotainer.
Cathay director Cargo Tom Owen said: “These successful cases in the real world use the continuous commitment of Cathay Cargo to take a leadership role in the digitisation of the air cargo deletion process. We are well positioned to achieve the Iata’s one record implementation goal of January 2026.
“The technical ease of aligning our key customers’ systems using one record protocols with APIs emphasizes that there is nothing to fear the change, and many that can be obtained from operational efficiency, increased safety and greater transparency of the total shipping process. “
Wen Xuan Zang, director of digitization of Sinotrans, said: ‘We are excited to be the first truck expeditor who works with Cathay with the launch of one record for data communication. This innovative approach will make our operations a revolution, which increases efficiency and transparency in cargo shipping processes. “
Iata head of digital freight Mulder further added: “All of these information is only significant when considered together, in the context of one consignment. IATA’s one record data division standard provides an intelligent data infrastructure where data is linked to a large and decentralized network where stakeholders can securely access relevant data, which receives relevant updates to drive their transport and logistics processes . “
