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Cargo focus: IATA’s 5 ways to optimise low automation operations

11 May 2017 | By Ricardo Aitken | IATA

Cargo terminal optimisation for manual/low automation operations as told by IATA's Ricardo Aitken.

Infrastructure development and economic policy priorities at IATA event in Brazil

6 April 2017 | By International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Dr. Fang Liu delivered a strong message on the importance of States’ commitments for infrastructure development to address looming capacity shortfalls.

IATA urges the world to consider alternatives to the electronics ban

29 March 2017 | By IATA

IATA has called on governments to urgently find alternatives to recently announced measures by the US and the UK to restrict electronic items on certain flights departing the MENA region...

7 guiding principles for riding the blockchain wave

21 March 2017 | By Houman Goudarzi (IATA)

Houman Goudarzi, IATA offers seven guiding principles that are key to understanding the bewildering world of blockchain technology...

No Country Left Behind: New Zealand’s key collaboration with the Pacific Islands

6 March 2017 | By Roy Manuell, Digital Editor

Athol Glover's work in the Pacific represents precisely what the wider aviation community needs to achieve. Athol Glover represents mutual accountability.

Swedish Aviation Tax to compromise global carbon agreement

2 March 2017 | By IATA, International Airport Review

IATA responded to an Inquiry on the proposed Swedish aviation passenger tax, warning that the tax would cost 7,500 jobs and negatively impact Sweden’s economic competitiveness.

The potential impact of Brexit on air travel in the UK

24 February 2017 | By Brian Pearce (Chief Economist: IATA)

‘Brexit’ has created a unique challenge for regulators and economists. Forecasting the new arrangements the UK will develop with the EU – and the economic impact of those arrangements – is fraught with uncertainty. Brian Pearce, Chief Economist at IATA, discusses the potential impact for air travel in the UK...

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Emirates SkyCargo appoints Ross Barnett as UK Cargo Manager

22 February 2017 | By Roy Manuell (International Airport Review)

Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has announced the appointment of Ross Barnett as Cargo Manager in the UK.

RFID microchip luggage tag technology and the baggage tech revolution

22 February 2017 | By Digital Editor, Roy Manuell (International Airport Review)

To explore the baggage handling tech revolution we spoke to the brains behind ReboundTAG about microchip tag technology and why it could revolutionise the baggage handling process.

6 technologies that will revolutionise the aviation and airport industry in 2017

20 February 2017 | By Houman Goudarzi (IATA)

As we enter 2017, the future seems at once both exciting and worrying. As the technology sector moves forward faster than other industries can keep up, issues such as cyber security become more and more challenging at a faster and faster rate. To look into which technologies will come to affect most…

How to create the next generation of aviation leaders | Leadership Series

13 February 2017 | By Neville Hay

Why and how do we invest sensibly in leadership in the aviation industry? Neville Hay explores.

ASAM S.A. on why progress in aviation is taking off in Mali

8 February 2017 | By Roy Manuell, Digital Editor

We asked the CEO of the Malian Airport Assistance Company (ASAM-SA) Dominique Dreuil to talk us through why they are leading the way in improving Malian aviation...

Heathrow expansion priorities for a post-Brexit UK

6 February 2017 | By Rafael Schvartzman | IATA Regional Vice President Europe

As the Brexit strategy begins to take shape, IATA's Regional Vice President, Europe, Rafael Schvartzman looks at the Heathrow expansion decision in light of the result...

Terminal technologies: The future of baggage handling

21 January 2017 | By Matthys Serfontein (Vice-President: SITA)

Every year more than three billion bags are checked in at airports worldwide – a staggering number that will continue to rise sharply over the next two decades. Yet through the smart use of technology, only a small percentage of bags are mishandled each year. Vice-President of Airports at SITA,…