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Bellyhold operations at risk as airlines look to government aid
Aviation associations have urged governments to financially assist airlines on the brink of bankruptcy as they report significant losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.Throughout the outbreak, supply chains have been maintained largely thanks to airlines' cargo divisions. In particular, essential cargo such as food and medical supplies has been continuously ...
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IATA: Governments must 'cut red tape' to bridge capacity shortfall
In its latest air cargo analysis, IATA has drawn attention to the capacity crunch — a knock-on effect of the coronavirus pandemic — and it has urged governments to "cut the red tape" when it comes to measures being taken to reduce the capacity shortfall.Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s director general ...
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Turkish Cargo achieves all three IATA CEIV certifications
Turkish Cargo has become the first cargo airline to achieve all three of IATA's CEIV certifications: Pharma, Fresh, and Live Animals.The certifications, which are valid for a three-year period, reflect Turkish Cargo's capability of handling pharmaceutical cargo, perishables and live animals at its facilities and on its flights, to IATA's ...
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NewsIATA welcomes SVP of member and external relations
IATA has announced its new senior vice president of member and external relations, Sebastian Mikosz, effective June 1.Mikosz will lead the organisation’s global advocacy activities and aero-political policy development, along with managing the association’s strategic relationships. This includes IATA’s 290 member airlines and governments, international organizations and stakeholders in the ...
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IATA renews call to keep air cargo flowing
IATA has renewed its calls for a coordinated approach among governments to keep air cargo flowing.The association said that delays in permit approvals, quarantine measures for air cargo crew and not enough support on the ground continue to hamper the movement of cargo flights carrying vital medical supplies and other ...
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IATA welcomes Brussels guidance on air cargo during coronavirus
IATA has welcomed the European Commission’s (EC) Guidelines on Facilitating Air Cargo Operations During the Covid-19 Outbreak.IATA said that the EC has understood the industry’s challenges and provided comprehensive and practical guidance to ensure that permissions to operate are quickly granted and that air crew are able to operate efficiently ...
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IATA expects cargo traffic to drop by more than 15% in 2020
IATA is projecting that cargo demand could drop by more than 15% in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.IATA global head of cargo Glyn Hughes said that figures set to be released in the coming days show that global demand in freight tonne km terms (FTK) was down ...
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IATA highlights airfreight's importance in fight against coronavirus
IATA has highlighted the importance of airfreight in the global fight against the coronavirus outbreak and has called on governments to take "urgent measures" to ensure that supply chains are maintained in the global fight against COVID-19.The Association noted that the airfreight industry has so far helped to deliver essential ...
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Singapore Airlines Cargo receives CEIV Pharma renewal
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo, the first airline in the Asia Pacific region to be gain CEIV Pharma certification in 2017, has received renewed certification from IATA.The renewed certification comes after SIA expanded its cool chain corridor with the addition of pharma-handling hubs in Copenhagen, Osaka and Stockholm.The new cool chain ...
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NewsIATA: Cargo declined in January but COVID-19 impact yet to be felt
IATA has warned that the full extent of the coronavirus' impact on the airfreight sector is yet to be determined, while demand declined by 3.3% year on year in January.IATA suggested that the timing of the Chinese New Year Holiday, which took place in late January, as well as eased ...
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NewsBreaking news: IATA postpones World Cargo Symposium
IATA has postponed this year's World Cargo Symposium as a result of coronavirus-related cancellations.The three-day event has become the largest annual event in the air cargo calendar, attracting more than 1,000 attendees and 40 exhibitors.The show had been due to take place next week in Istanbul, but the airline association ...
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IATA calls for suspension of airport slot rules
IATA has called for airport slot rules to be suspended immediately and for the 2020 season in response to the coronavirus.The airline group said that it is contacting aviation regulators worldwide to request suspension of rules governing use of airport slots.At present, the rules for slot allocation mean that airlines ...
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IAG Cargo: Decline in revenues reflects market conditions
IAG Cargo has reported a 7.2% year-on-year decrease in revenues in its full-year results for 2019.From January 1 to December 31 last year, the carrier listed revenues of €1,117 m.IAG Cargo also reported a 2.4% decrease in volumes and a 1% increase in capacity. Meanwhile, the company's yield last year ...
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Airlines' revenues set to take a $30bn hit due to coronavirus
Airline revenues could take a $29.3bn hit as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, according to IATA’s latest assessment.IATA said that the coronavirus could cause demand for air travel to fall for the first time since the global financial crisis, with operators in Asia-Pacific hardest hit.Based on a scenario where ...
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IATA and IPC team up on e-commerce shipments
IATA and the International Post Corporation (IPC) will step up their efforts to promote the development and expansion of safe, secure, accessible and high-quality airmail and air cargo services.The two organisations said they had today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to reinforce their co-operation and have identified seven specific ...
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NewsIATA: Worst year for air cargo since 2009 financial crisis
Recent airfreight trends have been maintained, IATA's latest market analysis detailing full-year results for 2019, has reported. Meanwhile, the impact of the coronavirus on the aviation sector continues to cause uncertainty for the future.Industry-wide freight tonne kms (FTK) for the year declined by 3.3% year on year, while available freight ...
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NewsIATA: Pressure appears to have eased on declining airfreight market
IATA's latest airfreight market analysis, which details figures for November 2019, noted that industry-wide freight tonne kms (FTKs) dipped by 1.1% year on year. This marked the 13th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in airfreight volumes.However, November's performance was also the best in eight months, because it showed the slowest ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo receives CEIV Fresh certification
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has been awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Perishable Logistics (CEIV Fresh) by the airline trade association.It is the first Middle East airline to hold both IATA’s CEIV Fresh and CEIV Pharma certifications, and one of only two carriers around ...
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IATA launches audit certification for general cargo
Air transport association IATA has launched an initiative to reduce audit complexity and duplication for cargo handling facilities, in the same way that its CEIV progamme has for specialist cargo.It is estimated 360,000 days per year are wasted on redundant cargo handling audits. A new Smart Facility Operational Capacity Audit ...
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IATA: Air cargo set to return to growth in 2020
Airline association IATA has predicted that the cargo sector will return to growth next year, while airlines are also expected to improve their profitability.In its annual outlook, IATA said that freight volumes are expected to increase by 2% year on year in 2020 to reach 62.4m tonnes following on from ...