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Iraq’s Najaf looks to security with X-ray screening systems
Iraq’s Najaf International Airport has ordered a Z Portal cargo screening system and a number of parcel inspection systems from Massachusetts, US-headquartered American Science and Engineering (AS&E). The equipment will provide Najaf Airport with capability to scan incoming vehicles and baggage for weapons, vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs), drugs, and ...
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Specialist guide to lithium-ion batteries as airfreight
UK battery specialist Accutronics has released a new one-page guide about the safe transport of lithium-ion batteries as air cargo, which face tough new regulations from April 1.United Nations aviation regulator ICAO has placed a ban on lithium-ion batteries as standalone bellyhold shipments on passenger aircraft from April, although batteries ...
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Brussels Airport update on cargo and passenger services
Brussels Airport, which suffered a terrorist attack yesterday in which 12 people died, has issued the following statement: "There will be no passenger flights tomorrow. Brussels Airport and airlines are in narrow contact to find suitable solutions for all passengers."Brussels Airport is looking at the possibilities to start cargo flights ...
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The value of safety at IATA's World Cargo Symposium
While the value of air cargo was the leitmotif of IATA’s World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Berlin, safety was also to the fore, focused on the lithium-ion battery debate and on how to prevent damage to ULD containers.At the end of the four day event, Glyn Hughes, IATA’s global head ...
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Redline wins Bangladeshi aviation security services contract
UK-based Redline Assured Security has signed a two-year contract with the Bangladesh government to provide aviation security services at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.The appointment comes shortly after the UK's Department for Transport on March 9 placed an interim ban on cargo out of Dhaka's international airport to the ...
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Aviation industry gets together to combat wildlife trafficking
A total of 40 public and private sector bodies, many of them major players within the global transport industry, have signed a declaration at Buckingham Palace in the heart of London that will help tackle the illegal trafficking of wildlife products. At the palace for the signing was Britain’s Duke ...
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ICAO: ensuring global connectivity
Fragmented supply chains and infrastructure constraints are preventing local businesses and citizens in some regions from taking full advantage of the benefits of air cargo.That was a key message from ICAO secretary general Fang Liu who addressed the IATA Air Cargo Symposium in Berlin.The head of the United Nations aviation ...
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Lithium-ion shipments on freighters: More pilots speak up on safety concerns
The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) said that “more needs to be done” to address the safety of lithium-ion battery shipments on cargo aircraft.While supporting the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) decision to prohibit lithium-ion batteries as freight on passenger aircraft, IFALPA added: “Both lithium-ion and lithium-metal ...
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ASC and Socrates partner on supply chain security and compliance
ASC Pharmaceutical Logistics and risk consultant Socrates have announced a new partnership that will see the two companies offer each other’s services to clients.The partnership will see Socrates offering ASC’s regulation compliance services while ASC will offer its clients Socrates' security from theft, counterfeit and adulteration services.“There is a natural ...
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UK issues new cargo handling measures on flights from Dhaka International Airport
Recent security assessments of Dhaka International Airport found that "some international security requirements were not being met", said the UK Department for Transport on its website.It added: "As part of a set of interim measures, cargo will not be allowed on direct flights from Dhaka to the UK until further ...
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ICAO clarifies on new lithium-ion battery restrictions
ICAO has issued “additional clarifications” on new lithium-ion battery shipment restrictions as cargo on passenger aircraft, which the UN aviation agency announced last week.The 36-state ICAO Governing Council adopted a new aviation safety measure which prohibits, on an interim basis from April 2016, all shipments of Lithium-ion batteries as cargo ...
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ALPA responds to ICAO decision on lithium-ion batteries
North American pilots have called for stricter regulations covering bulk shipments of lithium-metal and lithium-ion batteries on cargo aircraft.While the US-based Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) welcomed the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) decision to adopt a temporary ban on the shipment of lithium-ion batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft, ...
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Battery ban ‘disappointing’ says Global Shippers’ Forum
Shippers have criticised as “disappointing” a total ban on lithium-ion batteries in passenger aircraft bellyholds, saying it goes against previous recommendations and “does not address the wider problem of undeclared battery shipments or low-quality counterfeits”.The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) head of policy Alex Veitch said: “The outright ban on passenger ...
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ICAO places interim ban from April on lithium-ion cargo shipments on passenger aircraft
The 36-State ICAO Governing Council has adopted a new aviation safety measure which prohibits, on an interim basis from April 2016, all shipments of Lithium-ion batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft.“Safety is always our most fundamental priority in international civil aviation,” stressed Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, ICAO Council President. “This interim ...
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US Customs seizes potentially dangerous hoverboards at JFK
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized 1,378 hoverboards with counterfeit and potentially dangerous batteries at New York's JFK airport in December.If genuine, the Chinese-manufactured hoverboards would have had a total estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price value of about $447,000, said the CBP.“CBP officers and import specialists are protecting the ...
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Queuing for Cuba: US airlines eye services as relations restored
US airlines are eyeing the launch of new services to Cuba following the thawing of relations between the two countries.Yesterday at midnight, the diplomatic missions in Cuba and the US became full embassies for the first time since diplomatic relations were severed in 1961.However, the trade embargo stopping US companies ...
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FAA urges airlines to assess lithium battery risks
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a safety alert to US and foreign commercial passenger and cargo airlines, “urging them to conduct a safety risk assessment to manage the risks” associated with transporting lithium batteries as cargo.The US aviation regulator has also issued guidance to its own inspectors “to ...
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US safety agency NTSB adds to warnings on lithium batteries in freighters
Washington’s two top safety agencies have issued fresh warnings about lithium batteries on board cargo aircraft.The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in the US issued two safety recommendations to “physically separate lithium batteries from other flammable hazardous materials stowed on cargo aircraft” and to establish “maximum loading density requirements” that ...
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CEVA serves an ACE in the US with new Customs system link
CEVA Logistics has completed the implementation of a new Customs brokerage system across its US operation.A mandate from US Customs required all forwarders to file their entries using ACE (Automated Commercial Environment) by the end of February 2016. At that time, ACE becomes the primary system through which the trade ...
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Moves for temporary lithium batteries ban welcomed by pilots
A US pilot association has welcomed moves to introduce a temporary ban on the transport of lithium batteries on passenger aircraft but said this won’t resolve risks for air cargo freighters.The Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA) has welcomed the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Air Navigation Commission’s work in ...