IATA release – Companhias aéreas e correios cooperam globalmente para criar rede de correio aéreo internacional sustentável e confiável

A Associação Internacional de Transporte Aéreo (IATA) e a International Post Corporation (IPC) assinaram hoje um Memorando de Entendimento (MoU) para reforçar a cooperação entre as duas organizações. O objetivo da IATA e do IPC é promover o desenvolvimento e a expansão de serviços de correio aéreo e carga aérea seguros, protegidos, acessíveis e de alta qualidade para ajudar seus respectivos membros a fornecer soluções de qualidade alinhadas às necessidades dos consumidores.

NEWS
No: 06
Airlines and Posts Cooperate Globally for a Sustainable
and Reliable Cross-border Airmail Network
18 February 2020 (Geneva) –The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the
International Post Corporation (IPC) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) to reinforce cooperation between the two organizations. The aim for both IATA and
IPC is to promote the development and expansion of safe, secure, accessible and high-
quality airmail and air cargo services to help their respective members provide quality
solutions aligned to consumer needs.
“International e-commerce is growing at around 20% per year, leading to rapidly changing
market conditions for airlines and posts. Ensuring customers get their packages on time
while safety and security in postal air transport is maintained is the main priority for posts and
air transport operators alike. Cooperation across the supply chain is a must and our MoU
with IPC is an important step toward strengthening our activity in this area,” said IATA’s
Director General and CEO, Alexandre de Juniac.
“For more than 10 years, the cooperation between airlines and postal operators has
enhanced processes and increased visibility of airmail transport. With this agreement, we
want to further strengthen our ties and identify further opportunities for cooperation and joint
developments. Both of our sectors can win from a reinforced cooperation in terms of
competitiveness and quality of service. Ultimately, this agreement will benefit consumers
through more reliable and faster delivery of cross-border mail and packets transported by
air,” said Holger Winklbauer, CEO of IPC.
IATA and IPC intend to work together on seven specific areas:

1. Improving the security, handover, carriage, delivery and settlement of airmail
   between postal operators and air carriers. This includes e-commerce, economic and
   commercial matters.
2. Developing and maintaining industry standards and procedures as well as services
   and solutions for both physical flows and electronic data interchange relating to
   airmail.
3. Aligning existing services and solutions, along with developing new ones to ensure
   harmonized compatibility and efficient application of resources.
4. Finding technology-based standards and solutions for piece level tracking in airmail.
5. Addressing volumetric challenges, through initiatives such as Air Packet Box, and
   allocation and booking procedures for airmail.
6. Developing regional onboarding initiatives and global campaigns on airmail process
   optimization and standardization.
7. Improving the involvement of ground handlers and other industry stakeholders on
   matters concerning airmail.

-IATA-

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Corporate Communications
Tel: +41 22 770 2967
Email: corpcomms@iata.org
Notes for editors:
 IATA (International Air Transport Association) represents some 290 airlines
comprising 82% of global air traffic.
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About International Post Corporation
International Post Corporation (IPC) is the leading service provider of the global postal
industry that provides leadership by driving service quality, interoperability and business-
critical intelligence to support posts in defending existing business and expanding into new
growth areas. It is a cooperative association of 25 member postal operators in Asia Pacific,
Europe and North America. IPC’s solutions and services are used by over 180 posts
worldwide. Since 1989 IPC has set standards for upgrading quality and service performance
and developed technological solutions that help members enhance service for international
letters, packets and parcels. IPC engages in industry research, creates business-critical
intelligence, provides a range of platforms and programmes for member post CEOs and
senior management to exchange best practices and discuss strategy. IPC also manages the
system for incentive-based payments between postal operators.
For further information, please contact:
Eva Wouters
Communications manager, PR and media relations
International Post Corporation
+32 2 724 71 91
eva.wouters@ipc.be