One Record Hackathon in Doha ends on high note

by Payload Asia

Qatar Airways Cargo and IATA proudly concluded the first ever One Record Hackathon in the Middle East on 26 November.

Seventeen teams from around the world came together in Doha, Qatar for a thrilling 28-hour competition to submit innovative solutions surrounding the IATA ONE Record data-sharing standard to showcase air cargo use cases.

Six core challenges were given to developers to deep dive into the aviation environment and find solutions for the cargo industry, including AI-powered tools, enhancing safety and compliance measures in operations, and pre-validation on documentation to expediate processes.

These solutions were presented to a jury and after much deliberation the following projects were announced as winners:

  • Qatar Airways Cargo Prize for team CheckSync by Swissport, Lufthansa Cargo, and Lufthansa Industry Solutions, improves cargo check processes with AI, utilizing ONE Record for accuracy and efficiency.
  • ONE Record Prize for team NE:ONE automate by Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa Industry Solutions and Fraunhofer automates ONE Record digital cargo ‘Change Requests’, enhancing efficiency and customer experience with AI and a user-friendly interface.
  • Cargo iQ prize for team OnePiece by Turkish Cargo, inspired by Turkey’s 2023 earthquake, focuses on efficient, individual piece level cargo management for better response and communication.
  • Developer Prize for team OneAI by Unisys, leverages Generative AI for air cargo booking compliance, streamlining pet shipment processes with AI and IATA regulations.
  • AWS Prize for team QPay by Awery, a quick book and pay tool, integrates various payment methods with ONE Record, using Qatar Airways API to enhance airline revenue, customer experience, and transparency.

IATA’s hackathon program was launched in 2015, initially focusing on airlines’ retailing capabilities. The scope has since evolved to address other areas, including environment, payment, cargo and accessibility.