All Tiaca Articles – Page 6
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Céline Hourcade looks to the horizon
When Céline Hourcade announced in June that she was leaving IATA Cargo after 11 years at the forefront of airfreight innovation, there were two unanswered questions: why and what next?Hourcade, who originally joined IATA on the passenger side and was part of the successful e-ticketing team, acknowledges that it was ...
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CHAMP reveals details of project to monitor animal health during transport
Animal transportation is not the first thing you associate with air cargo software firm CHAMP Cargo Systems.However, in September of this year, the company joined the Animal Transport Association.At the Air Cargo Americas event, Fred Werginz, head of commercial operations – Americas, explained that the membership is part of an ...
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TIACA announces finalists for its first Sustainability Award
TIACA has revealed the three finalists of its first ever Sustainability Award, which was established to recognise and reward organisations that are addressing CO2 emissions, waste reduction, recycling, weight reduction for ULDs and packaging, humanitarian aid, staff wellbeing and retention and animal welfare.The nominees are:M&G Packaging Corp with BioNatur Plastics ...
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NewsTIACA's sustainability program adds four strategic partners
Four new strategic partners, including Brussels Airport, Flexport, Oman Aviation Services, and Turkish Airlines, have signed up to back The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)’s new Sustainability Program.They join CHAMP Cargo Systems, sponsors of TIACA’s inaugural Sustainability Award, which is a key part of the project.The program, headed by Celine ...
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NewsTIACA selects Hourcade to join transformation team
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has appointed Celine Hourcade as a project manager. From September, in her new role, Hourcade will support the Association's transformation programme.The first two priorities for Hourcade are to lead the development of TIACA’s sustainability programme and sustainability award, as well as the delivery of ...
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NewsTiaca to take an industry-wide approach to air cargo innovation at executive summit
Tiaca executive Summit 2017 Round tableTiaca Board members will host a series of executive working sessions to discuss innovation and challenges to improve cross-discipline collaboration at TIACA’s Executive Summit (ES), which takes place from November 19 to 21 in Budapest.Day one of the event will feature Turhan Ozen, Turkish Airlines, ...
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NewsEntries open for TIACA's new Sustainability Award
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has announced that it will host its first ever Sustainability Award, as part of its Sustainability Program, supported by CHAMP Cargosystems. Entries are now open for applicants’ submissions.The Sustainability Award will recognise achievements in noise reduction, the development of sustainable warehouses and handling buildings, ...
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NewsTIACA and CHAMP team up to launch sustainability programme
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) is establishing a new working group to define and deliver a sustainability programme for the air cargo industry.To support the initiative, TIACA has signed a long-term partnership agreement with CHAMP Cargosystems.One of the highlights of the project is launching a yearly Air Cargo Sustainability ...
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NewsPolmans and Gadhia to take the reins at TIACA
Source: TIACASteven Polmans, Director Cargo and Logistics at Brussels Airport Company will take over as Chairman of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), with Sanjeev Gadhia, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Astral Aviation, as Vice Chairman from next month.Polmans, who joined the TIACA Board in 2016, and has ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo's Özen the latest to join Tiaca board
Turhan ÖzenTurhan Özen, chief cargo officer of Turkish Airlines and the head of the Turkish Cargo, has been elected to the Board of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA).Özen has an extensive knowledge of the territories surrounding Turkey, having overseen business development in the Balkans, Middle East, and African regions.“With ...
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NewsMiami airport’s Pineda to join Tiaca’s board
Emir PinedaMiami airport’s Emir Pineda has been elected to the board of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA).Pineda is trade & logistics manager for the marketing division of the Miami-Dade Aviation Department, which operates Miami International Airport (MIA).Pineda started his career as an intern at MIA in 1988 before embarking ...
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NewsECS becomes the first GSSA to join Tiaca board
Bertrand SchmollChairman of ECS Group Bertrand Schmoll has been elected to the board of Tiaca - the first time a GSSA has been represented.Bertrand Schmoll, who joined the ECS Group in 2000, was elected at a TIACA Board meeting in Singapore last month as part of ongoing plans to grow ...
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Brussels Airport signs up to quality rating tool
Brussels has become the first European airport to sign up to TIACA’s Cargo Service Quality (CSQ) tool which allows forwarders to rate handlers via a comprehensive questionnaire developed by a TIACA taskforce.The online rating tool covers every aspect of air cargo processing, including physical and document handling, technology, facilities, regulators ...
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Lars Droog: TIACA's shipper committee chairman says we need to talk
A lot is said in the air cargo industry about the importance of understanding shippers’ needs, but how closely have they actually been listened to?Not closely enough, according to TIACA, which has set up a new Shippers’ Advisory Committee to “review all elements of the supply chain in order to ...
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Vladimir Zubkov of TIACA
Co-operation is a word that is bandied around a lot in the cargo transport arena, perhaps because there are so many different parties involved in the industry, each with varying priorities.It is therefore unsurprising that the new secretary general of TIACA − an organisation that was created to bring together ...
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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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ICAO and TIACA set for African conference in June 2017
Air cargo supply chain association TIACA is collaborating with UN aviation body ICAO to hold an African air cargo conference in Addis Ababa in June that will coincide with the official opening of Ethiopian Airlines’ new airfreight terminal.Air Cargo Development in Africa, the second such ICAO event but the first ...
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TIACA encourages tomorrow’s airfreight leaders
Young professionals from six logistics companies in the Netherlands have taken part in a new programme aimed at developing talent and improving collaboration across the airfreight supply chain.Each of them – from Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, Jan De Rijk Logistics, Tosoh Corporation, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Agility and Swissport – ...
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Vladimir Zubkov is TIACA’s new secretary general
Vladimir Zubkov will be TIACA’s new secretary general, replacing Doug Brittin, who retires at the end of the year.Zubkov has more than 40 years’ experience in the air transport industry, including senior roles with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and, most recently, as vice president of the Volga-Dnepr group ...
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TIACA set to open the Air Cargo Forum 2016
TIACA’s biennial Air Cargo Forum (ACF) in Paris will open on October 26 and is expected to welcome more than 3,000 industry decision makers and more than 200 exhibitors to network and discuss current industry trends and challenges.As well as the wide range of exhibitors, the event also features a ...