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Electronic AWBs nudge up but it’s too little, too late for IATA target
Electronic-air waybill (e-AWB) usage ticked up slightly in August but still seems set to miss IATA’s end of year target. Penetration reached 40.5%, up 0.9% on July’s 39.4%, but still a long way short of the 56% goal set by the industry association.The e-AWB movement has been dogged by frustratingly ...
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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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IATA urges governments to sign up to aviation carbon offset scheme
IATA has urged governments to sign up to a newly proposed aviation carbon offset agreement at ICAO’s annual meeting later this month.IATA said the Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) draft negotiating text, published earlier this month, “broadly aligns” with the aviation industry’s call for a mandatory ...
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Tighten up enforcement or face battery ban, says freight industry
Freight industry and manufacturing groups have written to governments worldwide to demand stricter enforcement of international regulations on the transport of lithium batteries.The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Global Shippers Forum (GSF) and the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), together with the US Rechargeable Battery Association (PRBA), the European ...
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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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Airfreight demand on the increase but still outpaced by capacity rise
Global airfreight demand in June saw a 4.3% year-on-year rise in freight tonne km (FTK), the fastest pace of growth in 14 months.However, freight capacity measured in available freight tonne km (AFTKs) increased by 4.9% year-on-year, keeping yields under downward pressure.According to the latest monthly market analysis by airline association ...
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IATA and FIATA hail partnership of equals in new-look agency programme
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) have unveiled long-awaited reforms to the IATA Cargo Agency Program, promising to treat forwarders as equals alongside airlines.Following a review initiated in 2012, the new IATA-FIATA Air Cargo Program (IFACP), signed today by IATA director ...
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Air industry to raise its game in Africa
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and The African Union Commission (AU) have agreed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to improve air transport.Signed in Geneva by IATA director genera and chief executive, Tony Tyler and the AU’s commissioner for infrastructure and Energy, Dr. Elham Mahmoud Ahmed Ibrahim, it aims to ...
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E-AWB penetration continues to rise in May
Electronic-air waybill (e-AWB) usage remained on a growth trajectory in May, after the surprise drop-off in penetration in March.Figures from IATA show that in May e-AWB penetration reached a new record of 39%, compared with 38.3% in April.While there was an increase, question still remain as to whether usage levels ...
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Venezuela blocking $3.8bn in airline funds says IATA
Venezuela and Nigeria top an IATA list of five countries blocking the repatriation of airline funds, a global problem which exceeds $5bn in total.IATA has called on governments to respect international agreements obliging them to ensure airlines are able to repatriate their revenues.According to statistics issued by IATA, Venezuela is ...
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IATA urges greater co-operation to counter terror threat
IATA, at its 72nd Annual General Meeting (AGM), has unanimously adopted a resolution that denounces terrorism and calls for intensified cooperation among governments as well as with the air transport industry.The resolution calls on governments and the air transport industry to work in partnership among themselves and with airlines to ...
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IATA chief addresses the industry in Brussels
Tony Tyler, director general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), recently addressed the European Aviation Club in Brussels, the Belgian capital that is still finding its feet in the wake of the terrorist attack on the city’s airport last month (March).But, said Tyler: “Crises bring out the ...
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ABC achieves Cargo iQ certification
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has gained Cargo iQ, formerly Cargo 2000, certification for meeting the IATA organisation’s quality standards.Following a two-day inspection, ABC’s quality certificate is valid for two year and acknowledges the airline’s conformance to Cargo iQ’s quality requirements.The audit process reviewed ABC’s quality management programme, data analysis, customer service ...
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AF-KLM's de Juniac to lead IATA from June
Another high ranking Air France-KLM executive is leaving the airline as boss Alexandre de Juniac has been announced as the successor to IATA chief executive and director general Tony Tyler, who is retiring.After confirmation by the IATA annual general meeting in June, de Juniac will take up his duties after ...
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Growth in e-AWB usage continues to slow
Growth in the use of electronic air waybills (e-AWB) continued to slow in February, with an increase in useage of just 0.3 percentage points compared with January.The latest figures from IATA show that e-AWB penetration reached 37.5% in February compared with 37.2% in January.The increase in usage of just 0.3 ...
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NewsCargo 2000 reveals Cargo iQ rebranding and expanded data project
Cargo 2000 is to get a new identity and will launch a new data project and certification scheme as part of a revamp of the organisation.At the World Cargo Symposium, the IATA organisation revealed that it would now go by the name of Cargo iQ as part of a strategic ...
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The value of safety at IATA's World Cargo Symposium
While the value of air cargo was the leitmotif of IATA’s World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Berlin, safety was also to the fore, focused on the lithium-ion battery debate and on how to prevent damage to ULD containers.At the end of the four day event, Glyn Hughes, IATA’s global head ...
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Tyler addresses issues of German efficiency
Speaking at IATA’s World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Berlin today, the association’s director general and CEO, Tony Tyler, considered the host nation’s aviation transport policy and how the German Government can offer some valuable assistance to the industry by improving its international competitiveness.By way of background, he noted: “Aviation supports ...
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Changi airport launches CEIV pharma community for air cargo firms
Changi Airport Group (CAG) has revealed plans to launch an IATA Center of Excellence for Independent Validators Pharmaceutical Handling (CEIV Pharma) community that will work together to achieve the certification.Under the community programme, companies will have to undergo training, as well as an assessment of their facilities and processes by ...
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Slow start for e-AWB take-up in January
Electronic air waybill (e-AWB) penetration got off to a sluggish start in January, with a 0.8% increase on December 2015.Latest IATA statistics for January 2016 show that the use of e-AWB among its member airlines stood at 37.2%, versus a 56% target for the end of this year.Despite missing the ...