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Miami's 'magnet site' approval for its airport free trade zone
Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) has gained final approval from the US Department of Commerce to designate Miami International Airport's (MIA) entire 3,230-acre land parcel as a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) 'magnet site'.The magnet site designation allows existing or prospective airport tenants to operate manufacturing, warehousing and/or distribution centers on airport ...
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Smart and Secure Trade Lanes gain momentum
A customs-to-customs pilot project entitled Smart and Secure Trade Lanes (SSTL) has made progress with the first airfreight shipment to move from China to the EU having successfully landed at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on an Air China Cargo flight from Shanghai in December.The shipment was booked by Yusen Logistics, one ...
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Singapore and Guyana strengthen ties with open skies deal
The Singapore Airshow 2018 was the setting for the conclusion of an Open Skis Agreement between Singapore and Guyana on February 4.The Air Services Agreement allows the airlines of Singapore and Guyana to operate any number of services between the two countries and on to any third country. There will ...
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Forwarders lose appeal against €169m fines for air cargo cartel between 2002 and 2007
The European Court of Justice has upheld the €169m in fines imposed six years ago by the European Commission on freight forwarders which participated in an air cargo cartel between 2002 and 2007.Kühne + Nagel International, Schenker, Deutsche Bahn and Panalpina World Transport have now lost their appeal regarding a ...
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Munich Airport opens Information Security Hub to fight cybercrime
Munich Airport has launched an Information Security Hub (ISH) where airport IT specialists will work with experts from the European aviation industry to defend against cyberattacks and cybercrime.With the spread of digitalisation, there has been "a massive increase in the number of attacks on the IT systems of companies and ...
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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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London airports "completely full" by mid-2030s says UK government
All five of London’s main airports will be "completely full" by the mid-2030s, and four of them within a decade, according to updated aviation demand forecasts published today by the UK government.Transport minister Chris Grayling said that the forecasts “also show us that the north-west runway scheme at Heathrow is ...
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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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IATA-WCO collaboration to improve air cargo efficiency and security
IATA’s Cargo-XML messaging standard has been fully integrated into the World Customs Organization's (WCO) Cargo Targeting System (WCO CTS), a risk assessment tool available to WCO member countries worldwide.The integration of Cargo-XML in the WCO CTS enables electronic communication between airlines and customs authorities using the IATA Cargo-XML standards format.This ...
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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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ICAO chief calls for more backing for security plan
ICAO secretary general Dr Fang Liu called on United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to promote greater international awareness and implementation of its new Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP) at the UN headquarters in New York on 28 September.Core objectives of GASeP, which is expected to be approved by the ICAO ...
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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 ...