We are excited to introduce the Griffin Air, a rugged GPS asset tracker purpose-built for air freight and global supply chain operations.Air freight is one of the most regulated and operationally complex environments in supply chain logistics. Assets move across cargo holds, warehouses, trucks, hangars, and maintenance facilities, often on multi-leg routes spanning multiple carriers and countries. The devices tracking those assets need to handle all of it: staying compliant in the air, maintaining visibility on the ground, and doing both without requiring constant attention from the teams relying on them.
Most air freight trackers last a few weeks to a few months. That means retrieval, recharging, and redeployment between trips. And most aren't built to handle the multi-environment, multi-leg reality of global supply chain assets, so visibility breaks down exactly when it matters most.
The Griffin Air handles the full journey — no gaps, no returns, no trade-offs.
Aviation regulations prohibit cellular transmissions in aircraft cabins and cargo holds. A non-compliant tracker doesn't just get flagged, it can get a shipment refused or off-boarded by the carrier.
The Griffin Air uses smart sensing to detect takeoff and landing automatically, disabling cellular transmissions in flight with no manual input required. No geofences. No per-flight commands. The device handles compliance on its own, every time.
And while in the air, the Griffin Air continues to log impact events, mishandling alerts, and sensor data throughout the flight. The moment the aircraft lands, everything uploads automatically.
The Griffin Air is airline certified and approved across 40+ global carriers, with more being added. That means it can move across international air cargo networks without per-shipment certification requirements.
"Air freight tracking has historically forced organizations to choose between compliance, visibility, and operational practicality," said Ilan Gluck, EVP and Head of GTM, North America at Digital Matter. "By combining intelligent flight-aware tracking with multi-year battery life and a rugged deploy-once design, the Griffin gives global logistics operators a scalable way to maintain visibility across the entire asset journey without adding operational complexity."
Three user-replaceable AA batteries power the Griffin Air for up to 7+ years at daily pings, and up to 2.5+ years at 4x pings per day. When the batteries eventually do need replacing, a field technician can swap them on-site. No shipping the device back. No scheduled service visits.
For logistics operators managing fleets of high-value assets across global supply chains, this changes the operational model. The overhead of retrieving, recharging, and redeploying short-life trackers between trips adds up quickly. The Griffin Air removes that cycle entirely.
On the ground, the Griffin Air delivers full GPS and cellular reporting with configurable location and condition data. In the air, smart sensing handles compliance automatically while the device continues logging. Indoors, in warehouses, hangars, and maintenance facilities, Wi-Fi access point scanning provides accurate positioning where GPS can't reach.
A built-in Bluetooth 5.2 gateway extends visibility further, capturing data from connected BLE tags and sensors for temperature monitoring, humidity, condition data, and asset identification. Configurable impact, tip, and rotation alerts help identify potential mishandling events during transit before they become damage claims.
The Griffin Air also operates on 4G Cat 1bis with 2G fallback, with flash memory to store records when out of coverage, so there are no data gaps on global routes.
The Griffin Air is built for the full asset lifecycle across a range of industries and use cases:
Air freight and cargo tracking: Compliance-first visibility across ULDs, containers, and cargo equipment on multi-carrier international routes.
High-value asset transport: End-to-end tracking across air, road, and ground legs, with impact and mishandling alerts for accountability in transit.
Aerospace and MRO supply chains: Indoor Wi-Fi location and custody records for tools, rotables, and equipment across hangars and maintenance facilities.
Condition-sensitive logistics: Full cold chain visibility via BLE sensor integration for pharmaceutical shipments, biological samples, and high-value perishables.
For more information about the Griffin Air or to explore how it can support your operations, contact our team today.