All Policy Articles – Page 10
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Balancing capacity and demand — TIACA looks ahead to 2018
TIACA chairman Sebastiaan Scholte has presented his New Year outlook for 2018 which sees continued revenue growth as e-commerce drives volumes.He also observes that, while perishables and pharma products have lagged behind other airfreight sectors, they both retain a stable growth profile because future demand for them is based mainly ...
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ITC report calls on the UK Government to prioritise aviation industry post Brexit
Think tank the Independent Transport Commission (ITC) has called for the UK's aviation industry to be a priority for Government thinking in regards to any post-Brexit world.The ITC-commissioned report – ‘The Strategic Challenges Facing UK Aviation: Assessing the future of UK air connectivity’ – was written by a former Bank ...
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TIACA think tank to focus on new strategy
New TIACA chairman Sebastiaan Scholte has set up a ‘think tank’ of 15 high-standing individuals in the industry — most of them members — to help improve the association’s links with the air cargo sector.He said that TIACA still faced “a collective challenge to make TIACA more relevant for the ...
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Scholte takes up lead TIACA role
The new chairman of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), Sebastiaan Scholte, has taken up his position at the head of the airfreight industry trade body.So too has TIACA’s new vice chairman, Steven Polmans.Polmans is head of cargo and logistics at Brussels Airport Company (BAC), while Scholte is chief executive ...
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Qatar Airways joins partnership to combat wildlife trafficking
Qatar Airways has joined a group of private sector, non-government organisations and government agencies to combat wildlife crime across transportation networks.As a partner in the USAID Reducing Opportunities for Unlawful Transport of Endangered Species (ROUTES) Partnership, Qatar Airways has increased its commitment as a signatory to the United for Wildlife ...
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MAG urges UK-wide aviation strategy
As the UK Government prepares its aviation strategy for the next 30 years, Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is calling for “a strategy that is national in scope which seeks to maximise the economic and social benefits of aviation”This would include a focus on better connectivity with the country’s rail and ...
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Schiphol freighter sector dealt blow as 'local rule' for slots is rejected
Low-cost airlines have rejected proposals for a ‘local rule’ at Schiphol airport that would have given priority to freighter operators as the hub faces a shortage of slots.The airport is nearing its slot limit for the year of 500,000 and as a result is having to limit the number of ...
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FTA: ‘no deal’ Brexit checklist
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has issued a checklist of conditions that it believes are essential to keep Britain trading in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit outcome.Following the publication of the UK Government’s White Papers on trading and customs agreements in such a scenario, the FTA’s list ...
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European airlines call for air traffic control strikes to be made illegal
The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) is calling on the European Union (EU) and national governments to put an end industrial action by air traffic controllers, which it says is hugely disruptive and costly to the industry.Its call comes after industrial action by air traffic controllers disrupted operations at several ...
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Air cargo group Tiaca looks to add fourth pillar
Air cargo association Tiaca is planning to add consultancy services as its fourth pillar, while it will also continue to push for greater membership from across the globe and improve revenues.Speaking to Air Cargo News ahead of the Caspian Air Cargo Summit taking place in Baku over the coming days, ...
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Shipper chief predicts information breakthrough
Breakthroughs in air cargo quality assessment will help cargo users better select the best suppliers, said the head of the main shippers’ group in Europe.Writing in the latest TIACA newsletter, European Shippers' Council chairman and TIACA board member, Denis Choumert, said that until quite recently, “the information available to shippers ...
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US bans drones from historic sites
The US Federal Aviation and Department of the Interior (DOI) have banned drone flights over ten historic sites such as the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore.The unmanned craft will no longer be allowedThe FAA and DOI have agreed to restrict within 400 feet of sites including the Hoover and ...
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They’re listening to us at last on Brexit, says UK freight body
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed moves by Prime Minister Teresa May to persuade the European Union to grant a transition period for the country’s exit from the European Union, scheduled to take place in March 2019.With the latest round of ‘Brexit’ negotiations now underway, FTA says that ...
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Freight group BIFA updates trading conditions
UK freight forwarder association BIFA has announced that it will launch updated Standard Trading Conditions (STC) for the first time since 2005.The new STC will be launched on October 1 and follows an extensive review of the existing conditions by the BIFA Legal and Insurance Policy Group, taking advice from ...
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Schiphol Airport braces for loss of 10.5% of freighter slots
Schiphol Airport is bracing itself to lose as much as 10.5% of its freighter slots next year unless a limit on the number of aircraft takeoffs and landings is changed.Under a covenant agreed on in 2008, the airport is limited to a maximum of 500,000 air traffic movements per year ...
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Freight forwarders want more detail on post-Brexit Customs proposal
UK freight forwarders would like to see more detail on the government's post-Brexit trade and customs arrangements.Earlier today, the government issued a position paper suggesting that the UK could ask Brussels to establish a “temporary customs union” after it leaves the EU in March 2019.The British International Freight Association (BIFA) ...
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UK's post-brexit trade and customs plans a step in the right direction, says FTA
The UK's Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed the UK government’s position paper on post-Brexit trade and customs arrangements as a “step in the right direction”.However, the association added that the ambitions laid out in the document are far from guaranteed, and will require some careful negotiation in order to ...
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Qatar dispute goes to World Trade Organisation
Qatar is reported to have filed an official complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) in its ongoing dispute with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt.The three neighbouring countries have accused Qatar of destabilising the region through its support of extremist group, which it denies.This has led ...
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UK launches aviation strategy consultation
The UK government has launched plans to develop a new aviation strategy to “help shape the future of the aviation industry to 2050 and beyond”.The public are being asked to have their say on how the aviation sector should respond to a range of “technological, security, environmental and customer service ...
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IAG says no long term material impact from Brexit
International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), which includes British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, believes that the UK vote to leave the European Union will "not have a long term material impact on its business".In the short term, however, in the run up to the UK referendum during June, IAG experienced ...