Thales to prepare France for new Schengen Area entry/exit system
In 2022 Member States of the Schengen Area will be required to have a biometric entry and exit system to register non-European citizens crossing an EU external border. Thales has been selected by the French Ministry of the Interior to deliver several hundred pre-registration kiosks at various border crossing points. France will then be equipped […]
Cathay Pacific returns to Brussels Airport
To increase links with the European vaccine production hub, Cathay Pacific Cargo has announced it is adding additional capacity to operate on the Pharma Corridor between the Belgian capital and Hong Kong. The extra cargo flights are planned until June and the schedule will be adapted to market demand and the latest developments. The airline […]
BARIG partners with Kröner Medizintechnik
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic and the safety and hygiene concepts for air traffic, that have already been successfully introduced since the beginning of 2020, the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG) is expanding its business partnerships. With the new section “Health Care,” the association creates an additional opportunity for the more than […]
Oman Air obtains IATA CEIV Pharma certification
Oman Air has been certified IATA Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators for Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma), confirming the airline’s capabilities for safeguarding the integrity of time- and temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products from point of origin to destination. In successfully obtaining the industry-wide standard, Oman Air now aims to grow its participation as an important carrier […]
Mehmet Nane elected chair of the IATA Audit Committee
Pegasus Airlines CEO, Mehmet Nane, has been elected as Chair of the Audit Committee of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) by the members of the IATA Board of Governors. Nane will serve as the Chair of the Audit Committee for a three-year term, which began on 19 January 2021. “The global aviation industry is […]
BIFA Freight Service award winners
Despite a year beset by multiple operational difficulties and uncertainties, BIFA notes that there were many outstanding entries in the BIFA Freight Service Awards 2020. In the Air Cargo Services category, which was sponsored by ASM UK, Simarco Worldwide Logistics triumphed over fellow finalists DHL Global Forwarding, Kerry Logistics and Ligentia Global. Winner of the Ocean Services Award, sponsored by […]
New edition of IATA Security Management System Manual available
By applying the principles from the IATA Security System Management Manuals (SeMS), the new edition can enhance a company’s security culture, regulatory collaboration and resource utilisation as well as improve overall performance and communication within a company. The 4th edition of the SeMS is the latest version of the manual, which was published in October […]
PayCargo and Nexshore to unveil new payment capability for IATA’s ONE Record
PayCargo and Nexshore have developed the first integrated payment solution for the ONE Record initiative, which they will demonstrate at the International Air Transport Association (IATA)’s ONE Record Hackathon next week. Users will be able to make and take payments online using different payment options and will benefit from other features such as account reports […]
ACI and IATA outline roadmap for aviation industry restart
Airports Council International (ACI) World and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have called on governments to ensure any new measures introduced for airports and airlines in the wake of COVID-19 are supported by scientific evidence and are consistent across the world. The aviation sector has been brought to a standstill and a balanced and […]
IATA postpones 2020 AGM
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has postponed the 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit. The event had been scheduled to take place on 22-23 June in Amsterdam. The 76th IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit will be held when it is both safe and practicable to do so. IATA […]
COVID-19: UK airlines won’t receive extra government help
According to BBC sources, the UK chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced that airlines will have to ‘exhaust’ all other options of help before the government will consider entering into aid negotiations with individual airlines. Sunak suggested that raising money from shareholders was at this point a more realistic option. Alexandre de Juniac, CEO of IATA, […]
IATA thanks regulators for their flexibility
The International Air Transport Associations (IATA) welcomed decisions taken by aviation regulators to provide flexibility to airlines and flight crew during the Covid-19 crisis. “Safety is the industry’s top priority. Countries have a well-established licensing system to ensure this. Airlines and their employees are facing an unprecedented challenge in coping with the business and operational […]
UPS enhances Singapore healthcare supply chain capabilities
UPS’s freight forwarding operation at Changi Airport, Singapore has received IATA CEIV Pharma Certification for pharmaceutical logistics. The certification is the first for UPS in Asia Pacific and strengthens the value proposition of UPS’s healthcare logistics offering in the region. It is a further validation of its capabilities in the safe, secure and efficient transportation […]
IATA: Air cargo is essential to fight against COVID-19
More than “185,000 passenger flights have been cancelled since the end of January in response to government travel restrictions. With this, vital cargo capacity has disappeared when it is most urgently needed in the fight against COVID-19. The world’s fleet of freighter aircraft has been mobilized to make up this capacity shortfall. Governments must take […]
oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance seek extraordinary support
Speaking on behalf of member airlines, the three global airline alliances oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance are jointly calling on governments and stakeholders to take action to alleviate the unprecedented challenges faced by the global airline industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The three global alliances, which represent almost 60 airlines around the world that contribute […]
VRR unveils the world’s first inflatable AKE Container
The world’s first inflatable AKE was officially displayed by VRR. The Air7was supposed to be unveiled at the annual World Cargo Symposium, but due to the event’s postponement, will be now showcased at a later date. “Current methods of relocating ULDs are expensive and time consuming,” explains Geert van Riemsdijk, managing director of VRR. “But […]
Breaking News: 14th World Air Cargo Symposium postponed
An official statement from the organisers of the 14th World Cargo Symposium, to be held in Istanbul, says: “Over the past few days, we have been receiving enquiries about the status of the upcoming 14th World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Istanbul due to the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19). Although there have been no reported cases in Turkey, […]
IATA makes Nairobi Airport first CEIV facility in Africa
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has awarded Swissport’s warehouse operations at Nairobi with the CEIV, IATA’s Centre for Excellence for Independent Validators, certificate for pharmaceutical logistics. The facility is the first to be CEIV certified in Africa and Swissport’s 9thto be given the status. “We are very pleased to officially open our latest CEIV […]
Coronavirus infects airlines with potential $29.3 billion loss
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that its initial assessment of the impact of the Novel Coronavirus 2019 outbreak (COVID-19) shows a potential 13% full-year loss of passenger demand for carriers in the Asia-Pacific region – with a potential hit on airlinnes’ bottom-lines of $30 billion.. With fewer passenger planes flying, cargo carried in […]
IATA: Worst year in a decade for airfreight
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released full-year 2019 data for global airfreight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), fell by 3.3% compared to 2018 while capacity (AFTK) rose by 2.1%. This was the first year of declining freight volumes since 2012, and the weakest performance since the global financial […]
IATA has high hopes for audit reduction programme
IATA hopes to expand airline endorsement of its Smart Facility Operational Capacity (SFOC) audit this year after signing up SATS Singapore and the country’s flag carrier to the project. Glyn Hughes, IATA’s global head of cargo, told Air Cargo Week: “We anticipate many airlines conducting their individual gap analyses and signing the ARC (Audit Reduction […]
Unlucky 13th month of airfreight demand decline
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased by 1.1% in November 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This marks the thirteenth consecutive month of year-on-year declines in freight volumes. Despite the decline in demand, November’s performance […]
IATA wants to reduce the complexity of audits
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) aims to reduce the complexity of audits through the Smart Facility Operational Capacity (SFOC) programme. The initiative has two components, standardising the global audit programme and the committed audit reduction. The SFOC Audit Certification provides airlines with the assurance that certified facilities are adhering to IATA’s Resolutions and Recommended […]
Industry joins forces to safely move lithium batteries
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is joining forces with other industry bodies to ensure lithium batteries are moved safely by air. By partnering with the Global Shippers Forum (GSF), the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) and The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), they are renewing calls for governments to crack down on […]
IATA: Peak season gets off to a slow start
The peak season has got off to a weak start with demand falling 3.5% in October, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports. The fall in freight tonne kilometres was the 12th consecutive month of year-on-year declines, and is not a good start to the traditional peak season. Air cargo has suffered from the effects […]
IATA: Demand falling despite pause in tariff hikes
Global air cargo demand is continuing to fall despite the pause in tariff hikes, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports. Freight tonne kilometres were down 4.5% in September, the 11th consecutive month of year-on-year declines, marking the longest period since the global financial crisis in 2008. Capacity measured in available freight tonne kilometres rose […]
ACW/IATA CEIV Live Animal webinar ‘great success’
To listen to the webinar, click here Air Cargo Week has hosted its first webinar, in conjunction with IATA. The highly successful event, which looked at CEIV Live Animals certification, was an hour-long production. Participants from around the globe joined in to hear James Graham, ACW editor, lead a panel consisting of Andrea Gruber, IATA […]
IATA: Air cargo is a victim of US-China trade war
Trade wars are having an adverse impact on air cargo, with US-China trade volumes down 14% this year, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Air freight demand measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) contracted 3.2% in July, marking the ninth consecutive month of year-on-year declines. It was impacted by weak global trade and the […]
IATA: Signs of air cargo recovery appear premature
Signs of a modest recovery for air cargo markets appear to have been premature, with IATA reporting another month of falling volumes. Freight tonne kilometres decreased by 4.8% in June, the eighth month of year-on-year declines with only Africa seeing an increase. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says capacity growth remains subdued and load […]
Global freight forwarders sign up to IATA Net Rates
Three major global freight forwarders have joined forces with IATA and its air cargo rates distribution platform, IATA Net Rates. The platform has been developed by the industry for the industry, to not only serve the airlines and GSAs to streamline the distribution of cargo rates but also by freight forwarders to access a one-stop-shop […]
