Security
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TSA enforces December deadline for 100 per cent cargo screening
All international passenger carriers will be subjected to the procedure
18 May 2012
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GACAG endorses security declaration
The Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG) has endorsed a standard ‘Consignment Security Declaration’ for air cargo shipments to standardise and harmonise the reporting of physical security requirements.
06 March 2012
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Of security, IATA and bank guarantees…
Security was a key topic during the two-day congress, with Fiata’s chairman of the Advisory Body on Security Matters, David Fielder giving an overview of the status of various security programmes around the world.
01 February 2012
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TSA bails out on 100% screening deadline
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has told the air cargo industry it will not meet the 31 December deadline requiring inspection of 100 per cent of all air cargo on international passenger flights destined for the US. The TSA told the US Airforwarders Association that it would not enforce the deadline, but also did not say whether it was being scrapped altogether.
28 October 2011
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EUROPE/CIS: ICAO, WCO sign air cargo security MoU
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has signed an MoU with the World Customs Organisation (WCO) for the promotion of tighter airfreight security.
01 August 2011
