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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 ...
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Brexit: UK shippers call for negotiations "to keep goods moving"
After Britain voted 52% in favour of leaving the European Union (EU), UK shippers have warned that exit negotiations must ensure “the goods keep moving”.Following the announcement of a ‘leave’ result in the EU referendum, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) says that coming out of union “risks new costs, restrictions ...
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Heading for the Brexit, UK aviation considers its options
What does the referendum result for Britain to leave the European (Brexit) mean for UK aviation and its air cargo industry?Without a clear idea of the rules of the game for negotiations between the UK and the European Union (EU), it is hard to paint a proper picture of what ...
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ACI welcomes Heathrow decision – but will it come soon enough?
Airports grouping ACI Europe said it welcomed the UK government’s “tentative” approval for an extra runway at London-Heathrow — subject to another public consultation and parliamentary vote — but pointed out that final approval could stretch on into late 2017.It welcomed the government’s final clarification of its position on expanding ...
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Software boss to lead Brexit think tank
Airfreight software company boss Peter MacSwiney is to lead a new working group looking at the impact of the UK’s exit from the European Union on the industry. The chairman of Agency Sector Management, which provides software solutions and representation for the UK freight forwarding is to co-chair a Joint ...
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ACI Europe urges Brexit negotiators to prioritise aviation
Airport trade association ACI Europe has warned of “ongoing uncertainty” over the shape of future rules governing aviation between the UK and the remaining European Union member states (EU27).As British prime minister Theresa May prepares to trigger Article 50 on March 29, launching two years of complex negotiations over the ...