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Industry and Regulators Share Advance Data Concerns at TIACA Summit

Regulators from Europe, USA, and Canada jointly formed a panel for the first time to engage with industry at TIACA’s Executive Summit (ES) today. Industry must continue to work closely with regulators to ensure impending advance data rules enhance security without impeding cargo flows, delegates at TIACA’s Executive Summit (ES) heard today. Representatives from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the European Union (EU), Transport Canada, Canada ... [+]

Next TIACA workshop: 22-24 June in Cologne

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) will hold its next Air Cargo Professional Development Workshop in Cologne, Germany on 22-24 June. Topics will include market and competitive analysis, brand and revenue management, understanding and analysing financial statements, business ethics and team leadership – www.tiaca.org [+]

TIACA honours father of the LD3

Unit Load Devices (ULD) expert James ‘Jim’ Jackson has been welcomed to The International Air Cargo Association’s (TIACA) Hall of Fame. He is credited with designing the now ubiquitous LD3 airfreight container. He spent 40 years with American Airlines, where he held management roles in line cargo operations, aircraft and ... [+]

Security timetable will be tight, warns TIACA

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) is reminding its members that recently released updates to Security Programs for all-cargo aircraft in the US must be implemented by 16 February. The updated Security Programs, issued by the US Transport Security Administration (TSA) on December 29th, 2014, affect all US and non ... [+]

Young forwarder title goes to South Africa

Miss Fortunate Nompumelelo Mboweni of South Africa won the 2014 Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award, presented at the FIATA Annual Congress in Istanbul. She was chosen from a shortlist of four finalists; the others were The four regional finalists who proudly represented the future of the international ... [+]

Boost for TIACA’s IT expertise

John DeBenedette, MD of forwarder IT platform Worldwide Information Network (WIN) has joined the TIACA board to boost its technical expertise DeBenedette, who has 25 years of experience in the forwarding sector, will work with the TIACA team to push for wider adoption of e-freight and to support the Association’s membership ... [+]

TIACA brings in e-freight expertise

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has appointed Kale Logistics senior vice-president Amar More to its board. He help achieve a wider adoption of e-freight across the air freight industry and has worked with global cargo airlines, airports, ground handlers, and forwarders to create digital cargo community systems, e-freight platforms, ... [+]

US airfreight industry welcomes end to blanket screening

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has welcomed the US Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA’s) decision to lift requirements for 'volume' air cargo screening reports in favour of a more risk-based approach. After the 9/11 terrorist attack, the US Government’ required 100% of all cargo on passenger aircraft into and out of ... [+]

We’re not ready for screening scheme, say US forwarders

The US freight industry is calling on the Federal government to allow more input from freight forwarders, especially small and medium-sized operators, before expanding the Air Cargo Advanced Screening (ACAS) program. The program to risk-assess advance data on inbound air shipments to the US to assess ris, is currently in pilot ... [+]

TIACA to launch education programme this summer

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) is to launch its airfreight educational workshop series this summer in the Netherlands. The three-day Air Cargo Professional Development Program is tailored for the air freight logistics industry to develop management and decision-making skills, including financial analysis and marketing, along with team-building leadership expertise. ... [+]

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