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Agility settles US government military supply contract case
Logistics firm Agility has now fully settled criminal and civil cases over allegations it defrauded the US government on a military supply contract.In the criminal portion of the case, Agility announced earlier that it has agreed to plead to a misdemeanor in connection with a single invoice valued at $551.In ...
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Hyderabad gets into mango exports
GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIA), which operates Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad, has entered the Indian mango export market for the first time, with a consignment of 2.5 tonnes of the exotic fruit bound for South Korea passing through its cargo terminal (operated by Hyderabad Menzies Air Cargo ...
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IATA calls for cargo transformation
At the 73rd IATA General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit in Cancun, Mexico, a resolution has been adopted to “accelerate the modernisation and transformation of the air cargo industry” through a customer-centric approach.Measures covered by the resolution include digitisation of the supply chain for instant information sharing to improve ...
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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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EU and TSA agree air cargo security partnership
The European Commission and US Transportation Security Administration have announced an “unprecedented” air cargo security partnership between the TSA, the EU and Switzerland.The agreement, which took effect on 1 June, sees the TSA and EU mutually recognising each other’s air cargo security procedures as being of an equivalent high standard ...
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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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Oz funding to develop advanced data analytics
Information technology company Unisys and Data61, Australia’s largest data innovation group, are to develop an advanced data analytics solution for automated security risk assessment of travellers and cargo at air, land and sea borders.Under the collaboration, Unisys will fund joint research with Data61 to develop an advanced data analytics solution ...
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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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Dubai Customs calls for greater collaboration on trade and security
Dubai's top customs official has said that greater co-operation is needed between local, regional and international authorities to facilitate trade and sustain high levels of security.“With the UAE’s positioning as a world-class transport and integrated logistics hub, it has become more important than ever to deploy effective screening and detection ...
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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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Another boost for IATA's Cargo-XML messaging standard
IATA’s Cargo-XML messaging standard has taken another step towards becoming the industry standard after being integrated into a United Nations (UN) automated customs management system.The integration of Cargo-XML into the UN Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) ASYCUDAWorld customs system standardises electronic communications between airlines and customs authorities in the ...
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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 ...