Emirates emphasizing perishables expertise
This summer, Emirates SkyCargo is carrying thousands of tonnes of temperature-sensitive commodities. Perishable products such as fruit, vegetables, flowers and...
Technology
Keeping the world buffet cool
Countries around the world are lining up, plates in hand, for the air cargo buffet. Air shipments of perishable food...
Russia, EU tussle over ACC3 security regulation
A new air cargo security protocol enacted by the European Union on July 1 is threatening to create a trade...
AfA urges TSA to allow privately trained dogs to screen cargo
The U.S. Airforwarders Association told a congressional panel that the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) should move toward permitting private...
Every dog has its day
Ever since the 9/11 Commission mandated that the U.S. Transportation Security Administration screen 100 percent of all cargo on passenger...
TIACA welcomes TSA decision to nix cargo screening reports
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) welcomed the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) decision to lift requirements for air cargo...
Berries make their way to Asia, U.S.
DHL Global Forwarding set a company record number of charters in 2013 transporting perishables from South America, primarily Chile to...
ICAO panel proposes banning lithium batteries on passenger flights
The International Civil Aviation Organization’s Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) focused on a proposed prohibition of lithium batteries as cargo on...
