All TIACA articles – Page 5

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    TIACA steps up membership drive

    2015-03-21T08:43:35Z

    TO BOOST membership numbers The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) is offering a member referral incentive scheme.Existing members will save up to 100 per cent of their membership fees in the following year if they successfully recommend an applicant.“It is the goal of TIACA to increase its membership on a ...

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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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    Tone of cautious optimism for final quarter of 2014 for global air cargo

    2015-03-20T14:41:04Z

    "The air cargo industry is seeing stability" Michael Steen, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings told attendees at Cargo Facts Aircraft Symposium in Miami. "The question to ask" he added, "Is it sustainable growth? While there is solid growth in many markets of between 3-5% ...

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    New US security rules will be a squeeze, says TIACA chief

    2015-03-20T13:47:14Z

    The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) is urging its members to pay close attention to the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA)’s new freighter security plans and to make their views known if they feel there could be any problems.With the TSA’s updated Security Programs for all-cargo/freighter aircraft not published until ...

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    TIACA launches educational workshop

    2015-03-03T16:04:19Z

    THE International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has launched an air freight-specific educational workshop aimed at attracting and cultivating the next generation of industry leaders.The first three-day course will take place near Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport between June 25-27.Around 25 students are expected to attend from a wide cross section of the ...

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    TSA jettisons air cargo screening report rule

    2015-03-02T15:14:51Z

    THE International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has welcomed the US Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) U-turn on forcing operators to provide burdensome, monthly air cargo screening volume reports.The decision comes less than a year after TIACA called for the regulation to be axed warning it was needlessly putting a strain on ...

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    Russia mulls new air cargo security rules

    2015-02-27T14:07:55Z

    Russian news agency reports suggest that Moscow is considering new air cargo security legislation aimed at European Union member states.ITAR TASS quoted a document posted on Russia’s Air Transport Agency website as saying: “We plan to develop and adopt a regulatory legal act similar to EU Regulations 185/2010 regarding cargo ...

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    One supply chain

    2015-02-27T09:19:45Z

    In a highly public demonstration that regulators are on the side of the air cargo industry, The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) brought the senior officials of the International Civil Aviation Organization and the World Customs Organization on stage for the opening ceremony of the Air Cargo Forum in Seoul.Wan-su ...

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    TIACA building next-generation skills

    2015-02-25T15:11:11Z

    Recruiting the next generation of people, and equipping them with the skills to take the industry forward, has become a major priority for The International Air Cargo Association.TIACA held a Future Air Cargo Summit in collaboration with IATA on the final afternoon of the Air Cargo Forum in Seoul, putting ...

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    TIACA calls for risk-based approach to security

    2015-02-24T15:36:13Z

    TIACA members have been advised that recently released updates to security programmes for all-cargo aircraft in the US must be implemented by February 16, 2015.The updated security programmes, issued by the US Transport Security Administration (TSA) on December 29, 2014, affect all US and non US-based freighter aircraft operators within, ...

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    TIACA looks to LatAm supply chains

    2015-02-24T15:10:50Z

    Regulatory issues and supply chain strategies for Latin America and the Caribbean will be on the agenda at TIACA’s executive summit and annual general meeting in May.The Miami meeting - May 19-21 - will also feature interactive workshops on global airfreight issues such as advanced data submission and lithium batteries.“Understanding ...