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Biden signs congestion-busting measures into law

President Biden has signed into law legislation sponsored by the Airforwarders Association (AfA) working with the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association. The Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization legislation aims to modernize the US aviation system and tackle airport truck congestion. It authorizes more than$105 billion in appropriations for the FAA for the next four years, including $19.35 billion for airport infrastructure improvement grants to support more than 3,300 airports across the ... [+]

Inspections would bring US air cargo to a halt, warns forwarders’ chief

Any moves towards 100% physical inspection of pharma packages in the US to tackle the fentanyl crisis would grind air cargo operations to a halt, warns executive director of the Airforwarders Association, Brandon Fried. Instead, government should use advanced data analysis and detection technologies to target suspicious shipments without impeding the ... [+]

Baltimore Bridge was accident waiting to happen, says forwarding chief

The Baltimore Key Bridge collision was preventable, caused by a systematic failure to implement safeguards and a long-term lack of investment in infrastructure, said executive director of the US Airforwarders Association (AfA), Brandon Fried. He said lessons had not been learned from earlier incidents, such as the collision with the Tampa ... [+]

Airforwarders reveal award winners

The Airforwarders Association (AfA) has revealed the winners of its 2024 Industry Awards. They include: include:·Preferred Industry Vendor: Veroot;·Domestic Airline of the Year: Southwest Cargo;·International Airline of the Year: Lufthansa Cargo; and Surface Vendor of the Year: Forward. Winners are selected by AfA members based on outstanding achievement in service quality, ... [+]

Icelandair joins Airforwarders’ ranks

Icelandair Cargo has joined the Airforwarders Association (AfA) in the US. The carrier is adding dedicated freighters from Liege, in Belgium to multiple cities in North America as from September, via its base in Keflavik. AfA is extending its membership to include Europe-based companies with a US office. AfA executive director, ... [+]

Get ready for capacity crunch, warns forwarding chief

Forwarders must prepare for an airfreight volume crunch driven by lack of ocean capacity, said executive director of the Airforwarders Association (AfA), Brandon Fried. He told members of the Los Angeles Air Cargo Association (LAACA) on 20 June that a forecast surge in demand for US air cargo capacity will be ... [+]