Six core challenges were given to developers to find solutions for the cargo industry
Qatar Airways Cargo and IATA recently concluded the first ever One Record Hackathon in the Middle East, in Doha, Qatar on Sunday 26 November.
Seventeen teams from around the world came together for a thrilling 28-hour competition to submit highly sophisticated and innovative solutions surrounding the IATA ONE Record data sharing standard to showcase use cases that will help shape air cargo.
Six core challenges were given to developers to deep dive into the aviation environment and find solutions for the cargo industry including AI-powered tools, enhancing safety and compliance measures in operations, and pre-validation on documentation to expediate processes.
Qatar Airways Cargo Prize for team CheckSync by Swissport, Lufthansa Cargo, and Lufthansa Industry Solutions, improves cargo check processes with AI, utilizing ONE Record for accuracy and efficiency.
QPay
AWS Prize for team QPay by Awery, a quick book and pay tool, integrates various payment methods with ONE Record, using Qatar Airways API to enhance airline revenue, customer experience, and transparency.
“We were happy to welcome so many vibrant and innovative minds from around the world to Doha this weekend and to see some amazing creativity and bespoke cargo solutions created,” remarked Elisabeth Oudkerk, Senior Vice President of Sales & Network Planning, Qatar Airways Cargo.
“These events are crucial for advancing the IATA ONE Record programme, harnessing a global community’s talent to drive digital transformation, and set new benchmarks for efficiency and sustainability in air cargo,” commented Brendan Sullivan, Head of Cargo, IATA.
