Automated Air Waybill Management for Revenue Management Teams — North America

Modern air waybills for Revenue Management Teams in North America

Belli rebuilt air waybills from first principles for revenue management teams in North America — not as a bolt-on to a legacy core. The air waybill is the fundamental contract of carriage in air cargo. Belli automates the entire AWB lifecycle — from electronic creation and rating through to carrier messaging and revenue accounting. North American air cargo is dominated by the US ACAS/ACMS security regime and sophisticated customs requirements.

Operators routing through Chicago O'Hare (ORD) and Anchorage (ANC) — carriers in the class of WestJet Cargo, Atlas Air — face the same pressure: more volume, tighter slots, and zero tolerance for a load plan that leaves revenue on the ramp. Belli's air waybills targets a measurable outcome — 99% AWB accuracy — and goes live in 10 days for teams operating in North America, not 12–18 months.

The operational reality in North America

Here is what actually breaks for revenue management teams in North America.

• Monthly close taking 30-45 days with manual data pulls — compounded in North America by e-commerce fulfillment cargo growth
• Revenue leakage from manual AWB billing reconciliation — compounded in North America by canada PACT pre-load targeting requirements
• Allotment management still tracked in spreadsheets

What changes with Belli

Belli replaces that with a single platform tuned for North America's requirements:

• Revenue per available cargo tonne-km (RACTK) optimization
• Automated AWB billing with zero manual reconciliation
• Yield dashboards by route, aircraft type, and time period

Before Belli: Manual AWB entry takes 8-12 minutes per shipment. Error rates of 15-25% cause billing disputes and revenue leakage. After Belli: Automated AWB creation in under 30 seconds. Error rates below 1%. Zero billing disputes from AWB data quality.

How Belli's Air Waybills works in North America

The mechanics are built for throughput, not paperwork — whether cargo moves through Chicago O'Hare (ORD) or a dozen stations.

In practice, that means house/Master AWB management, electronic AWB creation with auto-rating, and automated tariff application and charge calculation. Belli also covers IATA e-AWB compliance and transmission against North America's specific constraints. Every step is auditable, and changes deploy continuously rather than in quarterly batches.

Built for North America's requirements

Running cargo in North America means living inside its rules, not around them. North American air cargo is dominated by the US ACAS/ACMS security regime and sophisticated customs requirements.

That shows up in the details: TSA CCSP compliance; e-commerce fulfillment cargo growth; and US ACAS mandatory pre-departure filing. Carriers such as WestJet Cargo, Atlas Air, Kalitta Air operate against exactly these conditions.

Going live in 10 days in North America

Go-live is measured in days, and the date is contractual. Your existing integrations are reconnected, not rebuilt from scratch. Cutover happens with a Belli engineer on the line, not a ticket queue. Post-launch, changes ship continuously rather than waiting for a quarterly release.

The bottom line for Revenue Management Teams in North America

The decision comes down to one question for North America operators. Every week on legacy software is revenue quietly left on the ramp. 99% AWB accuracy is the outcome Belli is engineered to deliver. Carriers like WestJet Cargo, Atlas Air, Kalitta Air already operate at this standard. The next step is a working demo, not a six-week sales cycle.