Dangerous Goods

  • Playing with fire: Undeclared dangerous goods

    September 2011, ‘FAA slams MIT for lithium battery shipping error’; July 2011, ‘Lithium batteries among cargo on crashed Asiana 747-400F’; and October 2010, ‘FAA issues safety alert on lithium batteries after UPS crash’ – all headlines pointing to the growing problem of undeclared dangerous goods. These headlines also sum up the concern being felt within the air cargo industry over the illegal shipment of potentially lethal products. Marie-Louise Morley examines the difficult environment surrounding this critical issue.

    01 October 2011

  • EUROPE/CIS: ICAO, FIATA announce dangerous goods training

    ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) and FIATA (International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations) have signed an agreement on a new ICAO/FIATA Dangerous Goods by Air training programme.

    01 August 2011

  • IATA matters

    In giving his E-freight update, Peter Chong, director IATA Cargo Services Asia Pacific noted that “great strides” had been made since 2006/7 and by next year 20 documents representing 64 per cent of paper volume will be converted to electronic f…

    01 July 2009

  • CHINA: China bans air-freighting of dangerous goods

    China will ban the air-freighting of dangerous goods to Olympic host cities during the Games, the Civil Aviation Administration of China has said. Airlines will be prohibited from carrying explosives for civil use, guns and ammunition to the cities …

    01 August 2008