The Association of Hong Kong Air Freight Forwarding Agents (HAFFA) is fortunate that one of our members, David Fielder, was recently appointed as chairman of the FIATA Ad Hoc Working Group on Security and is in a position to be one of the first to hear about any regular updates on security issues. David has recently advised us concerning the subject of 50 and 100 per cent screening of cargo under the US Aviation Security Act. The issue of the 100 per cent screening is still very uncertain and … [Read more...] about 100% US cargo screening update
Air & Cargo Services
New air traffic control in Riyadh online
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has begun the experimental operation of a regional air traffic control centre at King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh which will control Saudi airspace between 35,000 feet to 46,000 feet in elevation. “The operation of the centre is an important step in the development of air navigation services in the Kingdom in that it will increase the absorption capacity of Saudi airspace, meet the requirements of users as well … [Read more...] about New air traffic control in Riyadh online
Fraport sells Germany’s Hahn airport for €1
Fraport AG has sold Frankfurt-Hahn, one of Germany’s leading all-cargo airports, for the symbolic price of €1. The company, which also owns Frankfurt-Main airport, Europe’s biggest cargo hub, sold its 65 per cent stake in Hahn to the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Fraport said the deal, effective 1 January, ends all its financial obligations to Hahn, which had operated at a loss for several years. Cargo traffic at Hahn fell 11 per cent in 2008 from the … [Read more...] about Fraport sells Germany’s Hahn airport for €1
2009 annus horribilis for European airports
This year will be an “annus horribilis” for European airports after passenger traffic dropped 7.7 per cent year-on-year in December and freight plunged more than 21 per cent, the head of airports body ACI Europe said. “Talking to our members I get the feeling that January is going to be worse than December, and even November, which was down 8.2 percent,” ACI Europe Director General Olivier Jankovec told Reuters. “We have members with even a double-digit … [Read more...] about 2009 annus horribilis for European airports
China’s air industry needs talent and integrity
It is pleasing to note, and possibly accelerated by the openness to foreign journalists at the Olympic Games, that the Annual Report (2007/2008) from the civil aviation authority harshly reveals the ‘clean and honest’ reparable measures needed within China’s aviationindustry. The nearly 400-page bi-lingual report pulls no punches in the many references to anti-corruption in staff matters, and goes as far as stating that it will push forward the ‘rectifi cation of … [Read more...] about China’s air industry needs talent and integrity
UPS looks to the future with major Asia investments
In an interview with Payload Asia, UPS Asia Pacific president Derek Woodward noted the company had ridden out serious global calamitiesbefore and would again this time. “We’ve been in this business for 101 years and we’ve weathered depressions, wars and everything else, so we think we’re in good shape and when things rebound back we want to be in a position to take advantage of as many of the opportunities as possible,” he said. But this time is clearly … [Read more...] about UPS looks to the future with major Asia investments
