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Two for TIACA

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has appointed Warren Jones as director and Kenneth Gibson as business development manager. Warren Jones, whose most recent role was president of cargo network services (CNS) at IATA, will focus primarily on TIACA’s sales initiatives and will also manage other aspects of the association’s commercial development programs and operations. He will be supported by Kenneth Gibson who will develop TIACA’s sales strategy and will ... [+]

TIACA to score e-freight

TIACA's new website includes an industry scorecard to help with the drive towards e-freight, highlighting some of the key benefits and challenges for various e-commerce initiatives. Hosted in the knowledge zone, it identifies the key benefits and challenges for each sector of various e-commerce initiatives. Senior director of government affairs, ... [+]

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 ... [+]

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 ... [+]

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