All Policy Articles – Page 11
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European regional airlines call for status quo as UK triggers Brexit
The European Regions Airlines Association (ERA) said it would work to secure the best outcome for aviation as UK triggered Article 50 to leave the European Union.The 195-member association said that it had been campaigning to preserve the current regulatory regime for EU and UK airlines since the UK’s vote ...
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Brexit: the supply chain perspective
Britain leaving the European Union, or Brexit, will have a profound effect on UK-managed supply chains, with more paperwork, a rethink on hub locations, IT system challenges and a need to revisit existing contracts with suppliers and customers.But there are also opportunities, with Brexit providing the excuse for a totally ...
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UK logistics body champions AEO status for shippers
The UK's Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) is encouraging all companies involved in the supply chain to become an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO), in order to ensure that Britain operates "frictionless borders" after it leaves the European Union (EU) or 'Brexit'.Following the EU Referendum in the UK last ...
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FTA warns that the UK's freight sector could 'grind to a halt' without European workers
The UK's Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned that the country's freight and logistics sector could "grind to a halt" without European workers.The organisation issued the warning days after the UK government announced its approach to allowing already resident European workers to stay in the country after its exit from ...
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ICAO: Implement Lomé agreement to capitalise on air cargo
The International Civil Aviation Organization has called on African nations to implement the Lomé declaration that aims to ease the flow of goods if they are to benefit from the "tremendously promising growth in air cargo".Speaking at the UN organisation's meeting on air cargo development in Africa, president of the ...
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Qatar Airways comments on benefit of wildlife declaration
Qatar Airways was one of the 40 signatories to the United for Wildlife declaration who met on March 16 at Buckingham Palace in the presence of the Duke of Cambridge and Lord Hague to add its weight to the other carriers and cargo industry players who agree on the need ...
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Focus: Illegal wildlife trafficking - Killing by numbers
When poachers hunt, they kill in large numbers: entire elephant herds for the ivory and whole families of chimpanzees to get the babies. In the traffickers’ murderous business model, mass killing is more efficient and increases their profits.The trade in illegal wildlife is estimated to be worth at least $19bn ...
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Air cargo industry invited to online Q&A about wildlife trafficking
The authors of a new report on of wildlife trafficking in the air transport sector are hosting an online presentation and Q&A in June for members of the industry to learn more about the findings.The USAID Reducing Opportunities for Unlawful Transport of Endangered Species (ROUTES) Partnership will hold the session ...
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Europe and US in aviation security talks
European and US officials have met in Brussels to discuss the "serious evolving threats to aviation security".European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, and European Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, hosted a delegation from the US, led by Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke, to discuss ...
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European Commission updates Air Safety list of restricted carriers
The European Commission has updated the European Union (EU) Air Safety List, the list of non-European airlines that do not meet international safety standards, and are subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union.Following the update, all airlines certified in Benin and Mozambique are cleared from ...
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Two new trustees for TIACA
KLM Cargo and Icelandair Cargo have been appointed as trustee members of TIACA (The International Air Cargo Organisation).Both are long-standing TIACA members, and they will help elect the board of directors that manages the Association's affairs and establishes its policy.Icelandair Cargo serves 54 destinations in Europe and North America, including ...
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Brazil booster
The Brazilian Association of Airline Companies (ABEAR) says in an unpublished study that the air cargo and passenger industry makes a much higher contribution to the economy than official government figures suggest.In a statement released on the eve of the International Brazil Air Show in Rio de Janeiro, it said ...
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Freight industry to flock to Florida
Miami, Florida will be the venue for the TIACA 2020 Air Cargo Forum (ACF), along with Multimodal Americas and Supply Chain Americas.The biennial event brings together supply chain decision makers from across the globe for three days to network and learn from industry experts. TIACA secretary general Vladimir Zubko described ...
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New deal could cut trade red tape
The global airfreight industry has welcomed a new international deal saying that it could, if fully implemented, cut costs and delays in international trade. However, some question whether it will be fully realised, given the rise in protectionist sentiment in many countries.The International Air Transport Association (IATA) applauded the World ...
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Trump outlines priorities for US aviation
New US president Donald Trump has met with the chief executives of a large number of big US carriers, as well as senior executives of airport authorities and representatives of aviation trade bodies.The meeting took place at The White House, during which he outlined some of his thoughts on the ...
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US carrier group backs Open Skies in Middle East subsidy row
As reported in Air Cargo News at the start of this month (February), a number of US legacy passenger airlines have resurrected their complaints to the US Government that they are suffering as a result of Middle Eastern carriers being unfairly subsidised by their state authorities.American Airlines, United and American ...
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US carriers seek Tillerson meeting in Gulf states subsidy row
US passenger airline bosses have asked to meet the new US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, to discuss allegations that Middle East Gulf states are unfairly subsidising state-owned carriers.This latest move in a long simmering row has seen the chief executives of American Airlines, United and Delta Air Lines post ...
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New toolkit to help drone pilots stay within the law
The United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has launched a ‘toolkit’ aimed at ensuring that operators of unmanned aircraft systems (‘drones’) stay within the rules and avoid endangering other planes.Council president Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu said it would help drone operators of all ages “operate their aircraft safely and ...
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Antonov will move to ground Volga-Dnepr's An-124s only if support functions are moved
Antonov has moved to clarify that it has not yet asked for a ban on Volga-Dnepr flying An-124 aircraft and will only do so if the Russian airline moves support functions for the aircraft to another company.In response to press reports that the Ukrainian company will attempt to gain a ...
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Canadian transport minister 'miscommunicated' on foreign ownership rules for cargo carriers
Foreign owners will be able to take up to a 49% stake in Canadian cargo airlines, the government has confirmed after an earlier policy "miscommunication".Canada’s transport minister Marc Garneau has clarified his earlier statement that seemed to suggest that a raising of the cap on foreign ownership, from 25% to ...