September - 2016

News - ACI Meets TSA to Discuss Landside Security and UN Resolution

The boards of ACI Europe and ACI-NA met with US TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger in Montreal over the weekend – in the run-up to the ACI World & NA Annual Congress & General Assemblies which began on September 26. ACI Europe said the meeting with Administrator Neffenger, which took place just a few days after the UN Security Council adopted a landmark resolution on countering terrorist threats to civil aviation: “focused on the evolving nature and increased complexity of the

News - Ethiopian Airlines Contemplating Assisting African National Start-ups

Ethiopian Airlines is in talks with the governments of Ghana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda with a view to assisting them in establishing new

News - Solar Ship Aircraft to Serve Remote Areas of East & Central Africa

Manaf Freighters announced an agreement to purchase four Solar Ship aircraft, including two short take-off and landing Caracal aircraft and two Wolverine aircraft to be used for cargo delivery and disaster relief in remote areas of East and Central Africa. The two Wolverine aircraft can carry a 20-foot shipping container with a minimum payload of 5 tonnes. The venture will connect the peoples of the Great Lakes Africa region with global logistics and will provide critical car

News - CATSA Using Montreal-Trudeau As Test Bed For New Passenger Security Checkpoint

Montréal Trudeau is being used as a test bed by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) for a new pre-board screening line that is expected to transform the passenger experience at airport security. According to reports, the new line is part of a CATSA Plus concept that involves bringing together several equipment and process innovations that it has successfully trialled over the past few years to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its screening operati

Aviotec - 25-Year Concession for Air Cargo Operations at Roberts International Airport, Liberia

Global Logistics Services Inc. (GLS) was selected by the Liberian National Investment Commission, from among a number of international consortia, to negotiate a long-term concession agreement for air cargo operations at Roberts International Airport in the country's capital, Monrovia. Aviotec International will support GLS with Technical Consulting, Development Management and Operations/Management Advisory. The scope and framework of the concession is based on a Logistics Ma