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Trade group wary of unfunded mandate to curtail fentanyl smuggling

20 February 2024

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Airforwarders Association is interacting with more international organizations to gain wider influence for issues important to U.S. logistics providers. Other priorities this year involve funding to improve airport cargo flows and preventing the White House and Congress from putting the onus on logistics providers for stopping cross-border shipments of fentanyl.

Executive Director Brandon Fried expressed concern during the general membership meeting here last week that the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/airforwarders-association-takes-advocacy-to-international-stage

US airports need subsidies for cargo modernization, groups say

25 October 2022

Logistics businesses involved in air transport are urging states and the federal government not to shortchange cargo when dispersing funds for airport infrastructure upgrades.

The Airforwarders Association (AfA) and a group representing customs brokers released a position paper last week calling for the establishment of a dedicated investment fund for cargo facilities because air cargo is a critical driver of economic growth, especially e-commerce, and modernization is needed to keep airports...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-airports-need-subsidies-for-cargo-modernization-groups-say

TSA to exempt ‘secure’ exporters from new air cargo screening

11 June 2021

A forklift moves wooden pallets of goods at an airfreight warehouse.

Three weeks before new security rules go into effect for all export cargo moving by air, the Transportation Security Administration has finalized plans giving businesses the ability to opt out of screening every shipment prior to loading if their facilities have approved security controls. The air cargo industry is splintered over whether an alternative approach will provide the same protection and be fairly applied.

The TSA said manufacturers, suppliers, warehouses, vendors, e-commerce...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tsa-to-exempt-secure-exporters-from-new-air-cargo-screening

TSA to propose scan-all alternative for air cargo security

29 December 2020

A TSA inspector watches a Saudia plane being loaded with pallets of cargo.

The Transportation Security Administration will unveil how it plans to meet new international requirements for screening 100% of exports on freighter aircraft during a meeting next month with e-commerce shippers and logistics providers.

The international standards, scheduled to go into effect June 30, require all cargo on dedicated freighter aircraft to be physically screened for explosives, as has been done the past decade for shipments traveling on passenger aircraft. Other governments could...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tsa-to-propose-scan-all-alternative-for-air-cargo-security

Career Tracks: After more than a decade, 3Gtms gets new CEO

21 December 2020

Paul Brady has been tapped to succeed 3Gtms founder Mitch Weseley as chief executive officer.

Weseley, who has served as CEO for more than a decade, is transitioning to the company’s board of directors.

Brady brings more than 25 years of operating experience as a chief executive officer and senior executive leading a wide range of technology organizations. He served as CEO for Unitrends and, before that, ObserveIT. Brady also has led the executive teams...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/career-tracks-after-more-than-a-decade-3gtms-gets-new-ceo

2021 AirCargo Conference will take off virtually

15 July 2020

The annual AirCargo Conference scheduled for January 16-18 in New Orleans has been moved online due to the ongoing health and safety concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.

Most in-person conferences have been cancelled this year, but some organizations are being proactive and pulling the plug on events for next year and going virtual instead. The cancellations are another sign that airlines will have difficulty attracting customers back in the coming year, especially coveted business...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/2021-aircargo-conference-will-take-off-virtually

Pandemic fails to dampen AA Cargo’s IT esprit

15 June 2020

American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) postponed most projects and slashed spending when the coronavirus pandemic wiped out passenger travel, but reengineering its cargo management system has proceeded without a beat. And it’s already proving to be a timely upgrade.

In October 2019, the airline picked IBS Software to be the backbone of its new cargo system. The iCargo platform supports all aspects of American’s cargo sales,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/pandemic-fails-to-dampen-aa-cargos-it-esprit