Bremen, Germany | Paris, France – October 2024: Leschaco France SARL proudly announces that it has obtained the International Air Transport Association (IATA) license, reinforcing its position as a reliable logistics partner. This milestone further strengthens the company’s commitment to delivering seamless air freight solutions of the highest quality and safety standards to its customers worldwide.
The IATA license positions Leschaco France as an IATA cargo agent, enabling the company to directly negotiate and collaborate with airlines for the efficient and timely transport of goods worldwide. This recognition strengthens its role in the air freight industry, ensuring compliance with international standards and offering customers more flexibility, speed, and reliability in their supply chain solutions.
Leschaco France is also authorized to issue documents like air waybills (AWB) on behalf of airlines and benefit from initiatives like the e-freight project, which aims to digitize the industry, including the adoption of electronic air waybills (e-AWB).
IATA serves as a global trade association for the aviation industry, representing around 330 airlines and covering over 80% of global air traffic. The association plays a key role in supporting various aspects of aviation operations and contributes to shaping industry policies on major issues affecting air transport – always with promotion of safe, secure, efficient, and economical air travel.
About IATA: The International Air Transport Association is a global trade organization for the airline industry, founded in Havana, Cuba in April 1945. IATA sets international standards for aviation safety, security, efficiency, and sustainability. It also works to simplify processes, promote best practices, and help formulate policies that address critical issues within the aviation sector. For logistics providers, IATA certification is a mark of trust, as it guarantees adherence to stringent guidelines, including the handling of dangerous goods and compliance with customs regulations.
Company information: The Leschaco Group is an independent and global service provider for integrated logistics solutions offering sea and air freight, contract logistics, tank container and innovative LLP & 4PL Solutions as well as local services. The company serves leading industries and global players and is specialized in dangerous goods and chemicals as well as pharmaceuticals, automotive, plant construction, mechanical engineering and consumer goods. It offers customized supply chain solutions with economically efficient, ecologically responsible, and high-quality business solutions from a single source to meet customer needs anytime, anywhere. Founded as Lexzau, Scharbau in Hamburg in 1879, Leschaco is still family-owned operating today in more than 24 countries with its dedicated subsidiaries and a close network of selected agents all over the world. Based in Bremen, the Leschaco Group has a total staff of around four thousand employees and an annual gross revenue of one billion euros.
