International transport rules for dangerous goods could have hindered the vaccine rollout by airlines without swift action by the air cargo sector.
Trade is bottled up around the world and part of the problem is the difficulty in getting seafarers and pilots back and forth across borders.
Airlines are heavily in the red and a big shrink in passenger revenue last year is to blame. The International Civil Aviation Organization quantifies the results and gives its outlook for 2021.
Freight forwarders are vying against all-cargo airlines and online merchants over whether export cargo should be screened or get a green light to the aircraft if it comes from a secure facility audited by the government.
Many postal services were underfunded prior to the coronavirus pandemic and now have extra demands for their service. UN agencies involved in air transport and postal operations want governments to help postal logistics with financial aid and operational flexibility.
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is not ready to implement new international security standards for cargo carried on freighter aircraft that go into effect next year. Whatever the plan, the air cargo industry will face higher costs to inspect cargo.
It’s a turbulent period in Europe for the aviation industry. Regional travel is reopening in the EU, but the UK has tightened travel restrictions and airlines are struggling to stay in business without government assistance.
“Crew changes cannot be postponed indefinitely,” warned the world’s largest maritime and air transport organizations.
International aviation authorities and health experts are trying to create public health corridors in the sky through the application of multi-layers of sanitary and hygiene standards.
U.S. freight forwarders have increasingly embraced canines as part of their technology-driven air cargo security programs.
“Flight shaming” campaigns failed to recognize that airlines only account for 2 percent of global carbon emissions.
