Turkish Airlines opened up sensational new daily service connecting Miami to Istanbul October 25, and also went live last month with its new generation iCargo system, delivering software solution COMIS (Cargo Operations Management and Information System) to the carrier’s global offering.
     The company reports that initial results are immediate and dramatic.
     “It’s a new era for air shippers,” Halit Anlatan, Turkish Airlines Vice President Cargo told FlyingTypers.
     “Now we can offer Southeast USA and Latin American shippers exceptional service and super fast connections via Gateway Istanbul to Europe, India, The Middle East and Africa, our Mr. Anlatan added.
     From Istanbul, iCargo is designed to fulfill the business needs of Turkish Cargo, which have been increasing alongside the global growth volume of the company. The transition of sales, accounting, and operation modules has gradually been taking place since the start of second quarter 2015.
     iCargo, a product of IBS company, was developed  specifically to meet the needs of Turkish Cargo.
     “One of the most advanced technological solutions, iCargo provides quicker adaptation to sectoral developments coupled with remarkable ease of operation thanks to its community-based product function.
     “iCargo immediately enhances our service quality and operational efficiency at Turkish Cargo .
     “We also see increased ability to move capacity where [it’s] needed in a more rapid fashion, adding to our competitive advantages, which include Gateway Istanbul’s location and advanced air cargo handling facilities development."

By The Numbers

“The advanced abilities ushered into operation with COMIS are numerous,” Turkish Cargo said.

• Price information can be determined and displayed in synchronization during the reservation process.
• International stations now have ability to manage their flights and enter reservation information from departure station to arrival station at point of origin.
• The system will determine approved or reserve status for a reservation on the basis of certain parameters.
• Errors will be minimized by ensuring automatic price control with “Rate Audit.”
• All transactions of cargo in warehouse and ramp site will be carried out with hand terminals, adding greater information control whilst curbing losses and errors.
• Cargo locations are now tracked and viewed by warehouse management system instantly along with transaction history.
• All operations from the acceptance of cargo to loading the cargo to aircraft, from unloading the cargo to delivery to customer are performed with automatic business orders.
• Many manual transactions such as calculation of storage charge, printing NOTOC, issuing import manifest after check in (break down) transaction are performed automatically.
• Errors arising from manual entries and their effects on business processes will be decreased.
• Reports will be more correct as data quality increases.
• It will be possible to regulate the capacity with EDI messages to be sent by postal services and send replies to postal services to indicate the status of mails as a reply to EDI messages.
• ULD messages will be created during takeoff and landing automatically and station stock will be updated, providing more effective stock monitoring.
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  Castles In The Air . . .    A cyclist rides past the world's tallest sand castle, Oct. 26, 2015, on Virginia Key Beach in Miami.    The castle, rising to a height of 45 feet, 10.25 inches, was commissioned by Turkish Airlines to highlight their new non-stop service from Miami to Istanbul.