Efforts to reduce the amount of time aircraft spend in holding stacks before landing at London's Heathrow Airport are paying off, according to new statistics from the United Kingdom's air traffic control provider, National Air Traffic Services (NATS). Since 2014 NATS and Heathrow have been working together to find ways of cutting the amount of time aircraft spend in the stacks, with the latest figures now showing an average reduction of around a minute, equating to a saving o

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the launch of an Airport Wildlife Trafficking Assessment Tool which will help defeat smugglers of endangered species. The assessment tool, developed in partnership with the World Customs Organization (WCO) with support from the USAID ROUTES Partnership, will be piloted with the WCO at Maputo International Airport this November. A global rollout is planned for 2017. The tool helps airports assess their supply-cha