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integrated into the
company's own IT.
FAIR@Link has a modular
structure and is adapted
to the special
requirements of the
respective airport and its
logistics customers.
Depending on
requirements, customs,
security, dangerous
goods and SCM
processes are also
supported - often even
automatically.
Today, FAIR@Link already enables more
t h a n 7 0 0 c o m p a n i e s a n d
authorities—handling agents, forwarders,
truckers and airlines—to optimize and
accelerate their transport and freight
processes on the import and export side.
The platform has also been running at
Hamburg Airport since 2019.
D i r k G l a d i a t o r , D i r e c t o r C a r g o
Communications – DAKOSY AG and Max
Philipp Conrady, VP Cargo Development
at Fraport AG explains to Air Cargo
Update how FAIR@link is further
enhanced to support the digitalization
growth in their ecosystem.
FAIR@Link is a neutral and cross-industry
platform. There are open interfaces for
any company that needs/wants to
exchange data with FAIR@Link. With the
help of the interfaces, the processes can
be easily integrated into the company's
own IT.
FAIR@Link has a modular structure and is
adapted to the special requirements of
the respective airport and its logistics
customers. Depending on requirements,
customs, security, dangerous goods and
SCM processes are also supported - often
even automatically.
Software company DAKOSY’s Director for
Cargo Communications Dirk Gladiator
explains: “FAIR@Link, is used to digitalize
air cargo processes and connect the
various process partners along the supply
chain in order to speed up and foster
robust and transparent air freight
handling in export and import. It is in
general terms, a data exchange platform
that brings together all shipment
information data exchanged with the relevant process partners. This is not a trivial task,
but a basic requirement for future cargo processes and it can be transferred and
installed at various airports, On top of that data layer various applications for the various
connected stakeholder, like handling agents, freight forwarders but also truckers are
already available. These applications have local configuration settings and may
underlay certain local limitations or particularities.”
According to Gladiator, a local layer, so-called FRA-OS, was introduced
with the implementation of the newest import application at Frankfurt
Airport.
1 - FAIR@Link is currently operated in FRA and HAM
2 - FAIR@Link was developed by DAKOSY in close cooperation with the Air Cargo
Community Frankfurt e.V. and is distributed and operated by DAKOSY only.
“With the launch of FAIR@Link in Frankfurt we laid the foundation for smooth handling
processes and data exchange across the supply chain partners. The basic community
platform has been expanded since its launch 2015 for several times and further
applications are being developed continuously,” Gladiator continues.
Other milestones
With continuously growing volumes, cargo operations at Frankfurt Airport are reaching
capacity restraints. Digitalization is one major enabler to make better use of existing
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