Policy – Page 17
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US airport limitations hurt cargo industry
One international carrier has had to rethink its plans for the US market. Its ambitions for a freighter service to a major gateway had to be scrapped owing to a crucial detail: The cargo terminal’s cooler can accommodate only four or five pallets.Speaking privately, the airline’s head of cargo was ...
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Cargo airports fly with e-commerce
Montreal’s Mirabel airport is gearing up for some infrastructure improvements.Canada’s federal government and the local airport authority have pledged to contribute altogether C$107m ($81.24m) to the project, which will go towards the construction of a 20,000 sq m cargo terminal, new parking positions for 13 freighters and improvements in road ...
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NewsRapiscan’s RTT110 gets the nod from TSA
Rapiscan Systems’ RTT110 cargo and baggage scanner has become the first high-speed Computed Tomography Explosive Detection System (EDS) to be approved according to the US Transportation Security Administration’s Air Cargo Screening Technology List (ACSTL).Certification was achieved last month (November) following what Rapiscan described as a “thorough testing process” with TSA.However, ...
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NewsHeathrow confirms minimum 12-month delay on third runway
Earlier this week, the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which regulates the country’s aviation industry, released details of a new consultation document (CAP 1871) that provides further information on costs that Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) expects to incur in advance of receiving a development consent order (DCO) under the Planning ...
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USMCA clears House of Representatives hurdle
The US House of Representatives has given its approval to the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that represents a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).It still needs to pass through the Senate but, according to the Executive Office of the President of the United States, “When finalized ...
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NewsSilk Way West invests in covers for safe movement of lithium ion batteries
Silk Way West Airlines has invested in Mantle fire containment covers (FCCs), manufactured by AmSafe Bridport, to maximise safety during the transportation of "volatile cargo, such as lithium ion batteries and related products".Jason Abbott, president, AmSafe Bridport, explained: "The industry has witnessed recent incidents where two main carriers effectively contained ...
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BIFA urges new government to deliver on election promises
British International Freight Association (BIFA) has responded to the restults of the UK's general election yesterday (December 12).Robery Keen, director general of the organisation, has said that members of his trade association hope that the newly-elected government will deliver on its promises regarding Brexit, the withdrawal agreement with the EU, ...
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NewsEuropean Green Deal sets out ambitious targets
Aviation is one of the many areas facing changes under the European Green Deal launched by new European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.The deal sets out the goals of “no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use”, a strategy von ...
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NewsAir Partner plc acquires Redline Worldwide
Global aviation services group Air Partner plc has acquired Redline Worldwide Ltd, a leading global aviation security solutions and training company.Established in 2006, Redline delivers government-standard security training and solutions to international airports, airlines and aviation sector related companies, critical national infrastructure, stadia and event managers, and corporates.Employing 100 people, ...
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Powerful air cargo alliance takes aim at rogue lithium batteries
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Global Shippers Forum (GSF), the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) and the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) are teaming up to increase their efforts to ensure the safe transport of lithium batteries.The partners will target three areas to reduce the incidents ...
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Hong Kong Airport exporters to benefit from cargo concession
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) will support airlines to introduce a terminal charge concession scheme from April 1 next year to help offset increased cargo screening costs and reinforce the hub's competitiveness.Under the Scheme, AA will contribute 20% of the terminal charge concession amount offered by an airline to freight ...
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Boeing fined $3.9m for 'installing faulty parts on 133 aircraft'
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued Boeing a penalty fine of $3,916,871 for allegedly installing faulty slat tracks on some of its planes.In a statement, the FAA explained: "Slat tracks are located on the leading edge of the wings of a Boeing 737 and are used to guide ...
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NewsEMEA cargo crime on the up as losses hit the €80m mark
Cargo worth more than €80m was stolen from supply chains in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region in the first nine months of 2019, according to the latest data from the Transported Asset Protection Association’s (TAPA) Incident Information Service (IIS).Cargo thefts were recorded from all modes of transport ...
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NewsAirfreight leaders unveil first-ever A4E Air Cargo Policy Manifesto
Yestesrday at A4E’s (Airlines for Europe) Air Cargo: Europe’s Bridge to the Global Economy event in Brussels, Europe’s leading airfreight chief executives unveiled the first ever A4E Air Cargo Policy Manifesto.The manifesto outlines ways that European Union (EU) policymakers, up to the year 2024, can support air cargo carriers as ...
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Four more airports sign declaration against illegal animal trafficking
Four airports – Hong Kong International Airport, Munich International Airport, Sydney Airport and Toronto Pearson International Airport – have joined the fight against illegal wildlife trafficking by signing the United for Wildlife (UFW) Transport Taskforce Buckingham Palace Declaration.The illegal wildlife trade is, according to the United Nations, worth up to ...
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Lufthansa hit with $6.4m fine from US FAA
Lufthansa has been issued a $6,428,000 penalty fine by the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for "allegedly conducting almost 900 flights that were not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations".In a statement, the FAA explained: "The FAA alleges Lufthansa operated the flights into and out of San ...
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DHL adds New York to its list of active foreign trade zones
DHL Global Forwarding, the freight division of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has added a new foreign trade zone (FTZ) location in the US – at JFK Airport in New York.FTZs are secure areas, in which shipping goods are handled, that are supervised according to US Customers and Border Protection regulations. ...
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NewsForwarder group WCA launches pharma GDP training
(L-R) Michel Sharoubim, Sales Manager, Lift Freight Services, Erwin van der Werff, Operations, Lift Freight Services, and Erwin van der Genugten, Regional Manager – Europe, WCA, successfully completed the courseWCA Pharma Academy has launched a Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Compliance training programme for freight forwarders in the pharmaceutical logistics industry.The ...
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NewsDHL Global Forwarding benefits from MSA Security’s canine screening
DHL Global Forwarding is working with MSA Security, a New York, US-headquartered global security firm, in a partnership that sees the latter provide explosive detection canine screening of air cargo.The formal partnership has developed out of a small pilot dating back to 2016, one that anticipated the US Transportation Security ...
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Turkish Cargo gains TAPA security certification
Turkish Cargo's facilities in Istanbul have been certified to Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) standards.The airline said that it had achieved the Group A TAPA certificate at Istanbul and Atatürk Airports.TAPA said that FSR was establish to address the nature by which the theft sensitive products are handled in facilities, ...