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Swissport joins IATA Africa initiative
Cargo handler Swissport International has announced its participation in the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) "Focus Africa" initiative.The initiative is a major commitment to support the transformation and growth of aviation in Africa.As a partner of the IATA "Focus Africa" initiative, Swissport will aim to improve connectivity, safety, and sustainability ...
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InsightsTop 25 air cargo carriers: Cargo airlines tackle tough times
Cargo carriers faced multiple challenges to business growth in 2022, a year that presented a dramatically different operating landscape to 2021 (full chart at end of article).2022 proved to be a testing year for air cargo carriers following the boom years of the pandemic.The start of the Ukraine-Russia war had ...
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NewsIATA: First air cargo demand growth in 19 months
IATA has delivered some positive news for the airfreight industry with new data that shows year-on-year air cargo demand grew for the first time in 19 months, but it said the trajectory of global trade is a concern.As part of its air cargo market analysis for August, the industry body ...
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Mexico regains category one aviation safety status from FAA
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has delivered good news for air cargo operators in Mexico as it returned Mexico’s aviation safety rating to the highest level after the country was downgraded more than two years ago."With a return to Category 1 status, Mexico can add new service and routes ...
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Röhlig Logistics achieves CEIV lithium batteries
Röhlig Logistics' US business has achieved IATA Center of Excellence for Independent Validators Lithium Batteries (CEIV Li-batt) certification for its branches in Chicago and New York.Röhlig USA said that to achieve the certification it had to pass a lengthy certification process consisting of in-depth employee training, on-site assessments and a ...
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NewsAir cargo declines continue to narrow in July
Declines in air cargo volumes narrowed to their lowest level of the year so far in July as the market continued to show signs of bottoming out.The latest figures from IATA show that in July air cargo traffic in cargo tonne km (CTK) terms fell 0.8% year on year - ...
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Avianca Cargo nets fourth CEIV certification
Avianca Cargo has achieved IATA Live Animals certification to add to its existing three CEIV accreditations.The carrier said that by achieving CEIV Live Animals - in addition to Fresh, Phrama and Lithium Batteries - it had become the first airline in the Americas to achieve all four of the certifications.Leonel ...
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NewsSwissport gains IATA pharma standard in Liege and Toronto
Photo: SwissportSwissport’s cargo facilities at Liège Airport in Belgium and Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada have obtained IATA’s CEIV Pharma certificationThis marks the company’s 16th and 17th certifications for pharma warehousing. Liège is Swissport’s second CEIV Pharma-certified facility in Belgium after Brussels.Toronto is also the second certified cargo location ...
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DHL Global Forwarding calls for more SAF with shipper demand rising
DHL Global Forwarding has called for a "substantial" increase in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production as it reports rising demand for sustainable solutions from customers.The freight forwarder said a growing number of customer tenders and discussions included greenhouse gas transparency.Customers are also willing to explore the use of sustainable solutions ...
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NewsIATA reports improving air cargo market in June
Air cargo volume declines narrowed to their lowest level of the year in June with hopes that lower levels of inflation could aid economic recovery.The latest figures from IATA show that in June air cargo demand decreased by 3.4% year on year, while capacity was up 9.7% and the average ...
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NewsCathay Cargo receives IATA’s CEIV Lithium Batteries accreditation
Cathay chief customer and commercial officer Lavinia Lau (right) and director cargo Tom Owen (left) receive the IATA Center of Excellence for Independent Validators Lithium Batteries (CEIV Li-batt) certification from IATA regional vice president Xie Xingquan. Photo: Cathay PacificCathay Cargo and the Cathay Cargo Terminal have received the IATA ...
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IATA hits out at proposed Brussels night flight ban
Airline association IATA has labelled plans to introduce a night flight ban at Brussels Airport as premature.In mid-July, Belgian mobility minister Georges Gilkinet proposed a ban on night flights at the airport between 11pm and 6am from October 2024.IATA said the curfew would predominantly hit cargo flights, which would in ...
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NewsAFKLMP achieves IATA lithium battery certification
Source: AFKLMPAir France KLM Martinair Cargo has achieved IATA Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators Lithium Batteries (CEIV Libatt) certification for its Air France Cargo hubs at Paris Charles de Gaulle and Chicago O'Hare.The airline group said that a strict assessment confirmed that it held the highest safety standards to ...
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Qatar Aviation Services Cargo adds another IATA certification
Qatar Aviation Services (QAS) Cargo has received IATA’s Smart Facility Operational Capacity (SFOC) certification for its cargo facility at Hamad International Airport in Doha.QAS Cargo, Qatar Airways Cargo’s ground handling agent, is the first cargo ground handing agent in the Middle East and Africa region to attain the SFOC certification.The ...
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NewsAir cargo declines continue to narrow in May
Air cargo demand declines are continuing to narrow as the year progresses but still remain down on 2019 levels.The latest statistics from IATA show that air cargo traffic in cargo tonne km (CTK) terms declined by 5.2% year on year in May and by 7% compared with 2019 levels.Meanwhile, capacity ...
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Putzger Perspective: The rising cost of supply chains
The spectre of serious supply chain disruption has loomed large over the logistics industry. By mid-June beneficial cargo owners were looking anxiously for updates on labour contract discussions. UPS was negotiating with the Teamsters union, which had signalled its intention for a tough fight. On the North American west coast, ...
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NewsIATA ONE Record Hackathon winners announced
Source: IATASix teams won a prize at IATA's latest ONE Record Hackathon event which brings together teams of developers to work on innovative solutions that address an industry challenge.This year's event was held in Frankfurt and hosted by Lufthansa Cargo, with 20 teams working around the clock to develop a ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo to host IATA Cargo Hackathon
Source: Qatar CargoQatar Airways Cargo will host the next IATA One Record Hackathon to be held from November 24 to 26 in Doha.The hackathon is an around-the-clock event that brings together teams of developers to work on innovative solutions that address an industry challenge.Solutions are presented to a jury, and ...
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Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics aims for IATA CEIV Live Animals certification
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics has committed to work towards achieving IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Live Animals certification.Ethiopian Airlines Group signed an CEIV Live Animals "Project Initiation" agreement at the IATA Focus Africa Conference hosted by Ethiopian Airlines Group on June 20.The airline said the signing of ...
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Qatar Aviation Services becomes first ground handler to gain IATA environmental certification
Qatar Aviation Services (QAS) has become the first ground handler in the world to receive IATA's environmental management system certification – the IATA Environmental Assessment programme (IEnvA)The IEnvA for Ground and Cargo Handling Service Organisations certificate, which is an expansion of the IEnvA for Airlines programme, was launched last year.QAS ...