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E-commerce growth creates regulatory challenges
The growth of e-commerce may have provided the air cargo industry with a boost but also presents many challenges on the regulatory front.At the TIACA Air Cargo Forum event in Paris, speakers from the World Customs Organization (WCO) and Tiaca outlined the problems created by shipments coming from unknown shippers.WCO ...
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New runway price must be right, says IATA
IATA said it fully supported the UK government’s decision to build a new runway at London Heathrow airport but it needed to be affordable to airport users.It said that to maximize the potential of the new capacity, “Heathrow costs must become even more competitive and cost effective. The government's desire ...
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Business leaders welcome Heathrow runway verdict
UK employers’ organisation the CBI has responded enthusiastically to the UK government's approval of a third runway at Heathrow Airport .President Paul Drechsler, said it came “as an enormous relief to firms in every corner of the country.” He described the plan as “fantastic news”, especially as the country had ...
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IATA draws up security blueprint
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has drawn up a list of four principles to find “durable solutions to aviation’s security challenges”. They cover areas such as overflying conflict zones, landside security at airports, insider threats, cyber security and harmonisation of information requirements and airport checkpoints.Director general and chief executive, ...
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ICAO agrees ‘historic’ pact to cut emissions
The 191 member states of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) agreed on a new measure to control CO2 emissions from international aviation on 5 October.The Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), hammered out at the UN aviation agency’s assembly in Montreal, will complement mitigation measures the ...
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Canada brings in known shipper system
Transport Canada has issued new requirements for cargo loaded on passenger aircraft from October 17, including two new shipper categories.Under the Air Cargo Security Program, existing registered shippers with updated Air Cargo Security (ACS) files will automatically gain Account Consignor status. Air cargo originated by Account Consignors will be screened ...
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FAA issues battery ban on Florida firm
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has slapped a ban on untested products from Florida company, Braille Battery.It said that the Sarasota-based firm had failed to comply with Hazardous Materials Regulations and International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) technical instructions on the transport of lithium ion batteries.FAA said that despite FAA ...
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IATA joins the clamour for progress on emissions
In the wake of news from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that it expects to see the adoption of a global market-based measure, or GMBM, relating to carbon dioxide emissions created from international activity (http://www.aircargonews.net/news/policy/single-view/news/icao-assembly-opens-with-expectations-of-landmark-deal-on-aviation-emissions.html), IATA has added its voice to the hope that significant progress can be made ...
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ICAO Assembly opens with expectations of landmark deal on aviation emissions
The 39th triennial Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was officially opened in Montreal yesterday (27 September), with there being clear indications that it will adopt the first-ever global market-based measure, or GMBM, by any industry relating to carbon dioxide emissions created from international activity.ICAO Council president Olumuyiwa ...
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ICAO World Aviation Forum looks forward
The second International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) World Aviation Forum (IWAF), which was held at the UN agency’s Montreal headquarters and which concluded yesterday (26 September), brought together over 800 senior government, air transport industry, UN, finance, development, and various other aviation industry leaders.The objective of IWAF 2016 as laid ...
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UK runway decision, a beginning and not the end of the process
A UK government decision on a new runway to be built at either Heathrow or Gatwick will not push a magic button for extra capacity. Many more potential obstacles stand in the way.Who will pay the full cost of providing extra capacity and when are two thorny issues. Alongside those ...
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Airlines place embargo on Samsung Note 7 smartphone transport
Airlines are banning the carriage of Samsung Note 7 smartphones as cargo after of spate of recent incidents that have seen the devices burst into flames sparked a product recall.Yesterday evening, Air Canada Cargo issued a circular to customers warning that the devices would no longer be permitted as cargo ...
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New Customs declaration speeds e-commerce cargo through Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport
Dutch Customs has teamed up with the Schiphol airport cargo community in Amsterdam to launch a simplified e-commerce declaration called VENUE.The declaration has been designed to help shippers import and export items that are being purchased via e-commerce platforms - such as fashion, personal care, and homeware - throughout the ...
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Shippers strive for greater role in creation of air cargo regulations
The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) is developing a closer relationship with ICAO in order to give the UN organisation a wider view of the impact its regulations have on the whole air cargo supply chain.GSF secretary general Chris Welsh told Air Cargo News that ICAO attended its recent annual meeting ...
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AMI installs dual view X-ray scanners in the UK
AMI, the trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler, has installed a latest generation cargo X-ray scanner at its flagship London Heathrow facility.The Astrophysics XIS-1818DV is a dual view machine, as required by security regulations from January this year, with a 180 x 180cm tunnel aperture.Its 320kv generator enables it to penetrate ...
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Xiamen Airlines opts for EzyCustoms technology to support Canadian network expansion
China’s Xiamen Airlines has begun using the EzyCustoms service offered by Hong Kong’s Global Logistics System (HK), otherwise known as GLS.The carrier has successfully migrated over to the platform, which allows for integration within different Customs environments, GLS – an efreight systems specialist – notes.On July 25, Xiamen Airlines expanded ...
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UK SFO looks into Airbus dealings
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has begun an investigation into allegations of “fraud, bribery and corruption” at Airbus relating to the European manufacturer’s use of third-party consultants.Airbus Group confirmed that it has been informed by the SFO that it has launched a criminal investigation into its civil aviation business. ...
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TAPA warns of ‘big increase’ in cargo thefts
Cargo crimes in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region continue to grow in frequency, according to the Transported Asset Protection Association’s (TAPA) Incident Information Service (IIS) database.The IIS reveals that there were 598 new freight-related cargo losses recorded in the second quarter of this year, representing a 92.9% ...
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CBP to make use of IATA’s Cargo-XML messaging standard
IATA has confirmed that its IATA’s Cargo-XML messaging standard is to be used by US Customs and Border Protection (US-CBP) to collect advance data on US export shipments.The new data format will, the association said, make electronic communication between the CBP’s Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) system, airlines and other air ...
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Regulators and Customs, focused on secure airfreight without disruptions
Aviation regulators and Customs authorities are focused on implementing best practices to maintain a secure air cargo global supply chain without creating disruptions and delays.The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) have now shifted from the creation of an effective regulatory framework toward “the fostering ...