Evaluating eAWB Readiness

The eAWBs can help carriers be more competitive and result in operational efficiencies. However, when rolling out the eAWB in a practical sense, airlines should perform a quick analysis with a series of questions to identify capabilities and needs. The assessment should include a review the basic readiness of one’s own company as well as the technological capabilities of partners and regional operators. Some questions include:

• How are you currently receiving airway bill information from forwarders?
• When paper is required, are there processes in place to print hard copies on-demand?
• In regard to security filings, does your technology have room for you to expand into other regions?
• How much time do you spend re-keying information into your back office system?
• Have you considered joining a network with multiple stakeholders and partners already connected?
• If already using the eAWB, have you considered the Single Process Approach? If so, how will you gather and translate data received from carriers?
• Have you started to evaluate the capabilities of regional partners?
• How robust are the reporting capabilities within your existing technology?
• Have you considered partnering with a technology provider to enable the eAWB?