The Challenge
Sourcing parts from Europe and the U.S. for delivery to Addis Ababa has traditionally been handled through third-party freight forwarders and interline cargo agreements, resulting in intermediary costs that increased with volume rather than decreasing with it.
The Solution
Stracker books available cargo capacity directly on Ethiopian Airlines' own ET-operated flights rather than through a third-party freight service.
- Parts are transported as belly cargo on scheduled ET flights, eliminating a layer of interline freight costs.
- Stracker coordinates directly with origin handling agents in Europe and the United States.
- Shipment visibility is provided end-to-end through Stracker360.
The Result
-22% cost per shipment: Routing shipments onto Ethiopian's own ET flights reduced the freight cost per shipment by 22% while maintaining delivery timelines to ADD.
Ethiopian Airlines
Summary
The Challenge
Sourcing parts from Europe and the U.S. for delivery to Addis Ababa has traditionally been handled through third-party freight forwarders and interline cargo agreements, resulting in intermediary costs that increased with volume rather than decreasing with it.
The Solution
Stracker books available cargo capacity directly on Ethiopian Airlines' own ET-operated flights rather than through a third-party freight service.
- Parts are transported as belly cargo on scheduled ET flights, eliminating a layer of interline freight costs.
- Stracker coordinates directly with origin handling agents in Europe and the United States.
- Shipment visibility is provided end-to-end through Stracker360.
The Result
-22% cost per shipment: Routing shipments onto Ethiopian's own ET flights reduced the freight cost per shipment by 22% while maintaining delivery timelines to ADD.
“We were paying someone else to use capacity we already had. Now that capacity works for us.”