CargoAi launches fintech payment solution CargoWALLET

CARGOAI has announced the launch of CargoWALLET, a modern payment solution for air cargo with supply chain financing capabilities, allowing freight forwarders to make payments for their air cargo shipments directly within the CargoMART booking flow.

CargoWALLET has the additional benefit of allowing freight forwarders to place bookings from any origin as well as long payment terms (PayLater).

CHARTERSYNC has enhanced its solution with the addition of first-of-its-kind realtime tracking capabilities, enabling clients to accurately track aircraft via a personalised allin-one dashboard.

The addition of flight tracking to the active booking dashboard enables freight forwarders to monitor the aircraft’s position

“We have already significantly improved the process of creating quotes and predicting flight times in partnership with RocketRoute and this new development underlines our relentless focus on offering game-changing speed, simplicity, and convenience,” Simon Watson, co-founder and director, CharterSync, said.

Virgin Atlantic Cargo appoints Maria SanchezGrant as Head of Distribution

VIRGIN Atlantic Cargo has announced the appointment of Maria Sanchez-Grant as its new Head of Distribution.

Sanchez-Grant has been at Virgin Atlantic Cargo for 15 years and during this time has held numerous sales and revenue roles within Virgin Atlantic Cargo, culminating in taking on the role of Senior Manager, Revenue Optimisation in 2019.

Sanchez-Grant’s new role will focus on distribution and technology within Virgin Atlantic Cargo and will increase the spotlight on its digital distribution focus.

“I am incredibly excited to take on this new position at Virgin Atlantic Cargo. The technology team has done a tremendous job in upgrading our core operating platform to pave the way to digitally transform our business,” Sanchez-Grant said.

“We are delighted for Maria to step into her new role at Virgin Atlantic Cargo. I know she brings incredible passion as well as a wealth of experience and will be pivotal in driving our 2023 digital transformation,” Phil Wardlaw, Managing Director, Virgin Atlantic Cargo, added.

CargoWALLET enables shipments to be booked and paid for without an International Air Transport Association (IATA) Cass Number, without an air waybill (AWB) stock, and without any bank guarantee, specifically tailored to empower small to medium-sized freight forwarders. CargoWALLET also addresses the needs of medium to large freight forwarders who have an IATA Cass number, but may not have AWB stock with all the carriers due to expensive bank guarantees, or certain airlines still requiring such forwarders to produce bank guarantees. All of these scenarios require additional steps for freight forwarders to fulfil their daily business demands, adding up to more costs and time required.

“We are excited about the exponential capabilities CargoWALLET brings to the industry. Not only does air cargo booking become more seamless, but the entire procurement from search, quote, booking, and now payment can be done within minutes on just one interface – CargoMART”, Magali Beauregard, CCO of CargoAi, said.

“We are thrilled to be launching CargoWALLET, which brings the best practices from other industries to air cargo and enables a seamless process regardless of any freight forwarder’s import origin”, said Matt Petot, CEO of CargoAi. “By having multiple different functions within one digital solution, CargoWALLET is the first of its kind to having so many benefits for freight forwarders of all sizes.”

Challenge Group initiates partnership with EXSYN

recently selected MRO/M&E system (AMOS) over the coming weeks. Challenge Airline BE will be the first of the Group’s companies to migrate to the new system and will also benefit from the technical expertise of EXSYN’s team of Aircraft Data Consultants.

“EXSYN’s global expertise on the migration of aircraft data through their tested method and tools will enable us to efficiently manage the complex data migration process. This partnership will help us to reduce the time required to integrate our fleet and reap the benefits of our new MRO/M&E system, AMOS, faster,” Veronique Paquay, Technical Director of Challenge Airline BE, said.

CHALLENGE Group has chosen to partner with EXSYN with a focus on aircraft data migration. EXSYN’s aircraft data management solution, NEXUS, will play a vital role in managing the complex aircraft data flows as Challenge Airlines and Challenge Technic migrate to the

“At EXSYN, we are leaders in the migration and management of aircraft data. Partnering with Challenge Group directly made sense to us in order to provide our technology and expertise to support Challenge Group to successfully onboard their airworthiness and maintenance data to the new MRO software, AMOS,” Sander de Bree, CEO of EXSYN Aviation Solutions added.