Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong's flagship carrier, announced Tuesday that it has implemented the rollout of electronic air waybills (e-AWB) in Hong Kong, marking an important step towards creating a paperless environment in the airfreight industry.
The Hong Kong-based carrier said it has fully switched to e-AWB since Jan. 1 by eliminating the need for all paper documents when issuing air waybills, or shipping documents used for the transportation of airfreight.
Cathay Pacific is the first airline in Hong Kong operating with e-AWB, which helps shorten the shipping cycle, cut costs, fasten customs clearance, and reduce paper usage, the company said.
The e-AWB initiative covers all online destinations from Hong Kong to which Cathay Pacific and its sister airline Dragonair fly. The airline plans to implement 100 percent e-AWB from all its overseas stations by the end of 2012.
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