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NewsAirforwarders Association calls for urgent investment in air cargo at US airports
Brandon Fried, executive director, Airforwarders Association. Photo: AfAThe Airforwarders Association (AfA) and the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) are calling for a State or Federal-backed ‘Air Cargo Support Fund’ to tackle the infrastructural crisis facing the US air cargo industry.The recommendations form part of a whitepaper ...
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Supply chain spotlight: Air cargo still matters
Logistics UK is delighted to welcome a new Prime Minister, a new Cabinet, and a new Secretary of State for Transport - Anne Marie Trevelyan MP.In our welcome letter to Ms Trevelyan, we highlighted the essential role that the logistics sector performs.We employ 2.6m people in the UK, either directly ...
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NewsAlice springs: maiden flight for all-electric aircraft
Source: DHL, Eviation AircraftThe first-ever fully electric commuter plane, ‘Alice’ built by Eviation Aircraft, has completed its maiden flight as part of DHL Express’ programme for 12 e-cargo aircraft to electrify its global aviation network.Alice lifted off yesterday from Grant County International Airport (MWH) in the US, flying for a ...
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NewsAirforwarders Association represents industry on US security committee
Source Meantime CommunicationsUS freight forwarders will see continued support from the Airforwarders Association (AfA) through its work on the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC).AfA will advise the TSA on the commercial concerns and requirements of US freight forwarders as it enters the second year of its ...
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UK customs offers continued use of CHIEF in urgent cases
UK customs (HMRC) will allow companies to continue using the CHIEF declaration system if they have a valid reason beyond the planned switchover date.The existing CHIEF declaration system will be switched over to the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) on September 30, but HMRC said that companies will given the opportunity ...
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NewsAwery aids dangerous goods documentation compliance
Tristan Koch, chief commercial officer, Awery. Photo: AweryAwery Aviation Software will incorporate DGOffice's Notification to Captain (NOTOC) module into its platform, providing customers with instant dangerous goods documentation compliance.DGOffice software provides users with the required information to prepare shipments in accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the ...
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Technology key for air cargo to prosper
Technology and digitalisation development are key to making sure the air cargo industry prospers and keeps up with demand in the future, a new briefing paper has said.The Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics UK Aviation Policy Group paper said that the sector has "perhaps not" kept pace with available ...
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EU ends approval of cargo-in-the-cabin flights
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has ended its approval of cargo-in-the-cabin flights.Use of the passenger cabin for cargo, known as cargo-in-the-cabin flights, has been authorised since 2020, after the EASA issued approvals and exemptions for the transport of cargo in passenger cabins on a case-by-case basis.However, these approvals ...
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NewsSenator International Chile signs up for LATAM Cargo's offset programme
Source: LATAM CargoForwarder Senator International Chile has signed up to LATAM Cargo's carbon reduction programme as part of efforts to reduce its environmental impact.The cargo carrier's Let's Fly Neutral programme aims to encourage customers to offset emissions by matching every ton of CO2 offset by customers.Senator International Chile commercial manager ...
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BIFA urges traders to prepare for UK's new customs system
UK freight forwarders association BIFA is urging traders to make sure they are prepared for the switchover to the new UK's new customs declaration system in the next couple of months.The association said it is confident that freight forwarders are ready for the change from the current CHIEF system to ...
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Logistics UK welcomes government's SAF requirements
Supply chain group Logistics UK has welcomed the government's plan to require 10% of jet fuel to be sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030 as part of its Jet Zero strategy.The UK government launched the new strategy yesterday at the Farnborough Air Show. Also included is a £165m kick starter ...
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European Commission urges air cargo to prepare for new security requirements
The European Commission (EC) is urging the air cargo industry to prepare for new rules that from March next year will require the submission of advanced shipment information before air cargo is loaded.The EC said that the new rules mean that all freight forwarders, air carriers, express couriers, and postal ...
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Supply Chain Spotlight: Logistics UK - airfreight's route to net zero
In 2021, Logistics UK launched its Route to Net Zero Commitment, with the aim of supporting its members to decarbonise their operations as quickly and effectively as possible.This pledge comes in response to the need to speed up the UK’s path to net zero by 2050, with many of the ...
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Qatar Cargo launches next stage of its WeQare charitable initiative
Qatar Airways Cargo has launched the latest "chapter" in its WeQare charitable initiative.The third part of the carrier's initiative is titled Let's Stand Together and will include a donation drive that seeks to gather donations in kind for children, from April 26 to May 10.The donation drive focuses on three ...
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EU to end cargo-in-the-cabin flights
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will put a stop to cargo-in-the-cabin flights beyond July 31.The use of the passenger cabin for cargo, known as cargo-in-the-cabin flights, have been operating since 2020, after the EASA issued approvals and exemptions for the transport of cargo in passenger cabins on a ...
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NewsATSG publishes first sustainability report
Source: ATSGAir Transport Services Group (ATSG) has published its first sustainability report, showing how its technology investment is aiding decarbonisation.The inaugural sustainability report from the global lessor of freighter aircraft highlights progress in the company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices and initiatives, and covers achievements in key focus areas ...
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NewsAir New Zealand cargo flights backed by government
Air New Zealand has been awarded a further twelve months of support for cargo flights under an extension of the government’s Maintaining International Air Connectivity scheme (MIAC scheme).This contract is for freight capacity operating from April 1 2022 to March 31 2023.Under the most recent extension, the airline has been ...
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US Airforwarders back ocean shipping reform bill
The US Airforwarders Association (AfA) is backing the proposed Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 that it claims will address ongoing port disruption.The association has signed a stakeholder letter that backs the implementation of the reform act as many of its members are full-service freight forwarders offering a variety of ...
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NewsRussian fleet sanctions squeezing capacity
Photo: AntonovSanctions imposed on Russian aircraft fleets are further squeezing air cargo capacity in an already constrained market.Pierre Van Der Stichele, vice president of global freight at aviation services group Air Partner told Air Cargo News that airspace bans on Russian aircraft imposed by the EU, US and others have ...
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NewsAir cargo has a "long way to go" on sustainability as resources remain scarce
Air cargo supply chain companies are ramping up their focus on sustainability but there is a "long way to go" as resources remain scarce, according to TIACA's latest sustainability survey.The latest annual TIACA Air Cargo Industry Sustainability Survey, organised in conjunction with consultancy Change Horizon, revealed that 55% of the ...