Digitalisation, cargo security key focus areas in Uzbekistan

Focussing on the current trends, opportunities and challenges in Central Asian nations, Rizwan Siddiqui, Country Manager Central Asia, IATA, informed, “One of the major issues in Central Asia is very high jet fuel prices.” He was speaking at the ongoing Central Asia Air Cargo Summit in Uzbekistan. “This creates a lot of pressure on the freight forwarders,” he added. Another important issue is slow adoption of technology. IATA is struggling to have complete air cargo data from Central Asian. “So far, we have four IATA-accredited airline agents in Uzbekistan. We have launched Data Sharing initiative to improve market intelligence, airlines competency, and overall operational efficiency through our apps, such as BPS and CAAS. We are discussing this with 25 airlines. These initiatives have many benefits and improve standard data submissions.”