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The Challenge

Sourcing European and US-origin parts to Addis Ababa traditionally routed through third-party freight forwarders and interline cargo agreements, adding intermediary cost that scaled with volume rather than shrinking with it.

The Solution

Stracker books available cargo capacity directly on Ethiopian Airlines' own ET-operated flights instead of a third-party freight service.

  • Parts move as belly cargo on scheduled ET flights, removing a layer of interline freight cost.
  • Stracker coordinates directly with origin handling agents in Europe and the US.
  • Shipment visibility runs through Stracker360 end-to-end.

The Result

-22% cost/shipment Routing onto Ethiopian's own ET flights cut per-shipment freight cost by 22% while maintaining delivery timelines to ADD.

Ethiopian Airlines

Flying parts home on the airline's own aircraft, cutting the intermediary cost between Europe, the US and Addis Ababa
Industry
Commercial Aviation / MRO
Headquarters
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Use Case
Belly-cargo parts logistics on ET flights

Summary

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The Challenge

Sourcing European and US-origin parts to Addis Ababa traditionally routed through third-party freight forwarders and interline cargo agreements, adding intermediary cost that scaled with volume rather than shrinking with it.

The Solution

Stracker books available cargo capacity directly on Ethiopian Airlines' own ET-operated flights instead of a third-party freight service.

  • Parts move as belly cargo on scheduled ET flights, removing a layer of interline freight cost.
  • Stracker coordinates directly with origin handling agents in Europe and the US.
  • Shipment visibility runs through Stracker360 end-to-end.

The Result

-22% cost/shipment Routing onto Ethiopian's own ET flights cut per-shipment freight cost 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.”
Supply Chain & Procurement Manager, Ethiopian Airlines