FTA demands government focuses on airfreight

The Freight Transport Association is demanding for a dedicated freight chapter in the UK government consultation Aviation 2050 – the future of UK aviation. Stressing that airfreight will play a pivotal role in achieving post-Brexit trading ambitions, the association says the government must set out a clear and ambitious vision for airfreight. Alex Veitch, head […]

GSF expresses disappointment at disruptive battery ban

The Global Shippers Forum (GSF) has expressed its disappointment at banning lithium ion (li-ion) batteries on passenger aircraft, which it says will cause major disruption. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has imposed an interim ban on shipping li-ion batteries from 1 April 2016, which is expected to be lifted when a package performance standard […]

FTA launches airfreight working group

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has launched an Air Freight Working Group to look at issues affecting the sector. The working group will report to the FTA’s British Shippers’ Council and so far three meetings are planned for 2016, with the first one scheduled for April. The FTA says the group is open to all […]