American Airlines Cargo and cargo.one deliver instant digital booking for US domestic capacity
- American Airlines Cargo expands its partnership with cargo.one to offer its vast domestic connectivity to thousands more US freight forwarders
Forth Worth, Texas | Berlin, Germany, August 1, 2024 – American Airlines Cargo and cargo.one today expand their global partnership to bring the carrier’s entire domestic cargo capacity to the leading platform for digital air cargo bookings. As part of cargo.one’s growth in regional and domestic air freight, US forwarders now gain improved digital access to American’s domestic network that spans more than 115 US destinations. In combination, cargo.one and American Airlines Cargo can offer customers a truly seamless and efficient digital experience.
From today, thousands of US-based freight forwarders using the cargo.one platform can effortlessly discover, quote and book confirmed capacity end-to-end, around the clock, using American Airlines Cargo’s extensive domestic capacity. The added connectivity spans the entire US market and includes all American flights and trucks that can accept cargo bookings.
cargo.one offers US customers the highest quality and most user-friendly marketplace in the industry. The combined strength of American’s network and cargo.one’s innovative tools for quoting and winning shipments offers forwarders a powerful proposition.
“Partnering with cargo.one remains a cornerstone of our digital distribution strategy, and the platform offers us an innovative means to bring our domestic services to thousands more forwarders across our footprint,” says Greg Schwendinger, President of American Airlines Cargo. “This expansion marks a strategic step in our effort to provide more options for customers to do business with us digitally.”
Moritz Claussen, Founder & Co-CEO of cargo.one, adds, “We are thrilled to bring Americans Airlines Cargo's extensive domestic network to cargo.one. US forwarders now have a combination of American’s domestic services and the market’s best digital quoting and booking experience.”
Since 2021, cargo.one has played an active role in American Airlines Cargo’s digital sales success. The strategic partnership reflects a shared mission to drive excellence in digital air freight. As innovative leaders within the industry, the teams combine forces to deliver forwarders enhanced booking efficiencies and experiences.
Available today, freight forwarders on cargo.one can now quote and book general cargo for a US origin or destination on American Airlines Cargo, using ConfirmedFS and ExpediteFS products.
American Airlines Cargo transports cargo daily between major cities in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia. Offering a variety of products and handling capabilities, American Airlines Cargo supports shipments from life-saving pharmaceuticals to mail and e-commerce on the world’s largest passenger network. Learn more at aacargo.com
About American Airlines Group
American’s purpose is to care for people on life’s journey. Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AAL and the company’s stock is included in the S&P 500. Learn more about what's happening at American by visiting news.aa.com and connect with American on Twitter @AmericanAir and at Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines.
Founded in 2017, cargo.one (Cargo One GmbH) is a platform for booking and marketing air freight capacity. Trusted by over 20,000 freight forwarders in 121 countries, cargo.one offers instant booking for airline and forwarders’ rates across more than 60 airlines, and was the first platform of its kind.
cargo.one pro equips forwarders to compare, book and track shipments, leveraging thousands of live and static rates, while importers can book instantly using other verified forwarding partners 24/7. cargo.one for enterprise offers an extensive range of API suites, delivering the strongest quality real-time market content through one endpoint. Leading forwarders worldwide rely upon cargo.one’s enterprise-ready solutions for instant customer quoting, pricing, and sales.
cargo.one has raised significant funding from internationally prominent investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, Index Ventures, Creandum, Next 47, Point Nine Capital and Lufthansa Cargo.
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