LATAM Cargo, Atlas Air and Changi Advance Digital Cargo Operations

LATAM Cargo has delivered 45 digital products through a transformation programme involving around 18 teams. CEO Andrés Bianchi described the effort as the company’s largest investment outside freighter aircraft. Atlas Air has developed a network decision-support tool, while Singapore Changi Airport and its partners are advancing digital systems for cargo and aircraft operations.

Key details

• LATAM Cargo CEO Andrés Bianchi estimated that the company could develop 80% to 90% of its identified technology needs in-house. Five additional digital products were planned for Q4.
• Atlas Air’s Network Decision Support Tool recommends recovery options and assesses their costs and operational consequences. The airline uses a Databricks platform to bring data together for decision-making.
• Atlas Air identified maintenance planning, aircraft routing, and integrated aircraft-and-crew scheduling as future development areas.
• Changi introduced truck-dock slot booking for cargo lodgement in 2024 and extended the system to cargo collection in 2025. Early results showed cargo-lodgement waiting times fell by about 25%, according to the airport.
• Changi is developing the truck-slot system with SATS, dnata, and technology partners. An enhanced version planned for 2027 would connect more closely with handlers’ cargo management systems and allow users to combine several slots into one trip.
• Changi is trialling Aircraft 360, which uses computer vision and AI to monitor aircraft turnaround milestones. Vice president Jaisey Yip reported early improvements in turnaround punctuality.
• SATS is trialling autonomous vehicles to move shipments between its import terminal and forwarders’ warehouses within the airport free trade zone.

LATAM Cargo’s transformation programme has delivered 45 digital products, with five more planned for Q4.

Why it matters

Cargo operators and airport partners are applying digital tools to decisions that affect aircraft scheduling, shipment movements, and truck access to terminals. Changi’s reported waiting-time reduction gives a measurable early result from its slot-booking system, while its other trials address aircraft turnaround and cargo transport within the airport.