EVENTS:

CBP's Radiation Detection Program

Over the next six years, airports in the United States will be equipped with radiation detection equipment intended to scan virtually all air cargo, courtesy of an initiative by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. TIACA members with questions about this initiative should contact Sue Presti, TIACA’s representative in Washington, DC, at spresti@cox.net.

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Slaying Paper Dinosaurs

One of the most bizarre spectacles in the age of Google, the Internet and the GSM is the scene at any major airport where air-freight consignments have to be accompanied to Customs controls by a varying sheaf of paper document purporting to certify origin, value, fumigation, meat quality or combustibility. More...

Certified Cargo Screening Program (CCSP) Update

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is working increasingly closely with TIACA to communicate its forthcoming Certified Cargo Screening Program (CCSP) to the international air cargo industry. More...

News

REGULATORY NEWS

11/14/2008
EU Bans Siem Reap Airways, All Angolan Carriers

11/13/2008
India, Malaysia to Review 1967 Air Service Pact

11/13/2008
Indonesia to Protect Airlines Despite Aviation Liberalization

LATEST NEWS

11/18/2008
New star in Russia's civil aviation: Rosavia

11/18/2008
Chertoff expects US can screen air cargo

Regulatory Features

Law Books Posted: 11-11-08
New CBP Trade Strategy

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued the CBP Trade Strategy, detailing how it intends to balance trade and security interests. CBP is housed within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and, together with fellow DHS agency the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), is responsible for implementing many of the U.S. regulations governing international aviation shipments. In conjunction with other agencies, CBP requires advance electronic data on shipments, assesses the data using risk management techniques, and determines whether shipments may enter U.S. commerce. CBP’s Trade Strategy presents a five-year plan with the following goals: facilitation of legitimate trade while ensuring compliance; enforcement of trade laws and accurate collection of revenues; advancement of national and economic security; and modernization of CBP’s trade processes. For the full report, click here.

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Gavel NOTICE FROM THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EU
This notice details the common position taken by the EC with respect to airport charges, and the possible adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council regarding the same. It aims to establish a common framework regulating airport charges.

WITH CARGO SCREENING MANDATES APPROACHING, TSA PROPOSES CHANGES TO SECURITY PROGRAMS
TIACA members with SSI clearances and access to one or more of these SSPs should feel free to communicate their suggested comments to Sue at spresti@cox.net.