All Policy articles – Page 13

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    Aviation: don't tax us to fund non-aviation related environmental programmes

    2015-11-25T09:47:15Z

    The International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) governing council has urged regulators not to use taxes raised from the aviation industry for non-aviation related environmental schemes.At a recent meeting, the 36-state governing council adopted a formal declaration calling on the overall ICAO group and member states to express a serious concern, ...

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    TIACA continues to push for uniform approach to advanced data

    2015-11-23T13:56:57Z

    TIACA is continuing to push for regulators from various countries to implement aligned advanced data requirements to avoid a patchwork of regimes.The association, which represents members from across the supply chain, has been working with Europe’s DG Mobility and Transport on its advanced-data requirement, which goes into effect in May ...

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    Lufthansa pilots announce Tuesday strike

    2015-09-07T10:59:19Z

    Lufthansa pilots have announced they will launch strike action on Tuesday which they say will affect all cargo flights from Germany.The Vereinigung Cockpit union today announced that all Lufthansa departures from Germany with Airbus 380, A330 and A340 aircraft and Boeing 747 aircraft would be affected, as would all flights ...

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    Qatar extends hunting trophy ban

    2015-08-10T09:37:40Z

    Qatar Airways is the latest airline to adjust its ethical cargo policy in the wake of the Cecil the lion outcry.The Middle Eastern carrier today announced that its existing embargo on transporting hunting trophies would be extended to encompass all species identified by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered ...

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    Virgin Atlantic Cargo calls for ethical standards for airfreight

    2015-08-05T15:59:48Z

    Virgin Atlantic Cargo has called for the creation of an industry-wide ethical cargo policy that will identify shipments not acceptable for carriage in the aftermath of the killing of Cecil the lion.The UK airline, which already has an ethical cargo policy in place, called for an industry-wide agreement that would ...

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    Brussels launches probe into FedEx’s proposed TNT takeover

    2015-08-03T08:14:44Z

    The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into FedEx’s proposed $4.8bn takeover of TNT Express over concerns the deal could reduce competition and push up prices.The Commission said it had concerns that on a number of European markets for international express and regular small package deliveries, the merged entity ...

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    Cooperation takes away the pain of new security rules

    2015-07-07T13:19:18Z

    The International Air Cargo Organisation (TIACA) has welcomed new World Customs Organisation rules on safer and easier international trade.WCO has formally adopted the so–called ‘7 + 1’ data set for risk data analysis, helping to standardise basic Pre-Loading Advance Cargo Information (PLACI) processes.It forms part of WCO’s SAFE Framework of ...

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    Emirates hits back at US carriers in subsidy row

    2015-07-02T09:58:16Z

    Emirates Airline has issued a detailed response which aims to "debunk" a report from three major US carriers which accuses them of receiving subsidies which create unfair competition.The 193 page point-by-point response to the Delta, United and American's report claims that Emirates does not receive subsidies, that the US carriers ...

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    Heathrow backed by Airports Commission report

    2015-07-02T08:43:02Z

    The Airports Commission has backed expansion at Heathrow airport over Gatwick in its long awaited recommendation to the government.The Commission considered three schemes for expansion: a new 3,500 m runway at Heathrow, an extension of the existing northern runway at Heathrow, or a new runway at Gatwick Airport.But in the ...

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    New bill to tame US dockers

    2015-06-30T09:52:52Z

    A US senator has introduced legislation to reduce the risk of seaport strikes similar to the one that shut down maritime operations on the West Coast for several months earlier this year. A bill by Senator Cory Gardner would extend the federal Taft Hartley Act, which limits labour unions’ powers, ...

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    Etihad and Emirates: no contact from Netherlands over Schiphol landing rights

    2015-05-27T10:56:06Z

    UPDATE: Etihad Airways and Emirates have claimed they have yet to be informed of any changes related to operations in the Netherlands, as the Dutch government introduces a temporary ban on extra landing rights being issued to Gulf airlines calling at Schiphol.The Dutch government has blocked Gulf airlines from obtaining ...

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    TIACA aims to drive the airfreight agenda

    2015-05-21T08:52:57Z

    TIACA’s new leadership team have outlined their vision for the group to members at a meeting in Miami.Speaking at the association’s executive summit and annual general meeting in Miami, new chairman, Sanjiv Edward, and vice chairman, Sebastiaan Scholte, said TIACA should aim to drive the airfreight advocacy agenda, boost the ...

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    Industry set for air conference debates

    2015-05-04T10:41:33Z

    The Air Cargo Europe Conference will this year take place on the Wednesday morning.Opening the event at 10am , will be Lufthansa Cargo’s board member products & sales Alexis von Hoensbroech who will offer an outlook on the future of air cargo.At 10.15am, a group discussion will take place that ...

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    The spectre of further rate wars...

    2015-03-31T10:56:45Z

    AIR CARGO operators are warning against knee-jerk rates wars amid Eurozone stagnation in the second quarter impacted by deepening global political unrest, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.“The main concern is that political instability, mainly between Russia and Europe/USA will escalate further and subsequently will affect the already fragile economic recovery,” ...

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    Aviation leader Dr Assad Kotaite dies

    2015-03-21T07:41:31Z

    UNIVERSALLY recognised as one of the most prominent and respected figures in the world of civil aviation, Dr Assad Kotaite, council president emeritus of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), has died at the age of 89.A respected leader and visionary who devoted his life to the safe and orderly ...

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    Columbia excites Canadian exporters

    2015-03-21T07:14:18Z

    THE NATION of Columbia is turning into a growing trade ally with Canada, with companies such as McCain Foods, Red Eagle Mining and Mansour Mining embracing the Latin American country as an exports partner.The Canada/Colombia Free Trade Agreement that came into force in August 2011 has lowered trade barriers and ...

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    Infrastructure issues hold back Latin America

    2015-03-20T16:44:25Z

    INADEQUATE airport, road and rail infrastructure is threatening the promising economic growth Latin America has enjoyed in recent years.The continent should be building on those gains by augmenting its competitiveness across international markets and global supply chains – but instead it is plagued by excessive internal transport and logistics costs.Average ...

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    Thames estuary airport plan dropped

    2015-03-20T15:17:46Z

    Plans for a new Thames estuary airport to the east of London – favoured by London mayor Boris Johnson - have been dropped from a shortlist of options for providing additional UK airport capacity by 2030.The so-called “Boris Island” proposal was rejected by the government-sponsored Airports Commission following a detailed ...

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    Air cargo leaders call for collaboration

    2015-03-20T14:56:44Z

    Greater collaboration between the air cargo industry and regulators is essential to deliver safe, reliable and efficient global trade, according to the Chairman of The International Air Cargo Association, Oliver Evans.Speaking at the opening of TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum at Seoul’s Incheon Airport on October 7, Evans told delegates that ...

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    Pistole: cargo security must not slow the flow

    2015-03-20T14:51:06Z

    The air freight industry has a collective responsibility to maintain the highest standards of security. But this is “not mutually exclusive” with the free movement of goods, insists John Pistole, administrator for the US Transportation Security Administration.In a keynote speech at the Air Cargo Forum in Seoul, Pistole said passenger ...