Airforwarders Association
The Airforwarders Association (AfA) is a global alliance of indirect air carriers, cargo airlines and affiliated businesses. The association represents member companies, ranging from small businesses to those with over 1,000 people, dedicated to moving cargo throughout the supply chain.
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Airforwarders Association calls for urgent investment in airport cargo operations
The Airforwarders Association and the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America have issued a whitepaper of recommendations following a nationwide survey of air cargo stakeholders
Washington, D.C., USA Tuesday 18th October: The Airforwarders Association (AfA) and the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) are calling for a State or Federal-backed ‘Air Cargo Support Fund’ to tackle the infrastructural crisis facing the US air cargo industry.
The recommendations form part of a whitepaper following a major national survey of 400 air cargo stakeholders in the public and private sectors undertaken by the organizations, identifying the critical issues and the airports where the challenges are greatest.
“With airports and airlines experiencing substantial revenue shortfalls over the past two years, the situation is becoming critical with potentially severe impacts on the economy and jobs throughout the country,” said Brandon Fried, Executive Director, AfA.
“Because of the lagging financials, airports will be allocating the monies of the Infrastructure Act* to passengers, security, and safety, leaving insufficient funds to sustain air cargo operations.
“Additional funding, specifically dedicated to air cargo, is urgently needed.”
The whitepaper, called Safeguarding the future of air cargo: its economic importance and critical need for investment, warns that the negative fallout from a lack of investment could include job losses, as well as delays to shipping time-sensitive products by air, and higher costs to all elements of the logistics chain from shipper to buyer.
“The findings in the whitepaper demonstrate major concern from both NCBFAA and AfA members,” said Donna Mullins, Vice President, Kale Info Solutions, and Air Freight Subcommittee Chair, NCBFAA.
“We have worked hard to present clear recommendations but these will come at a cost and it is vital that the USD25 billion that airports will receive by way of the Infrastructure Act is allocated across all areas of airport development.”
The recommendations include implementing airport community systems, encouraging better recruitment and retention through improved compensation packages, and a new industry-wide training program.
Failure by the US legislature to act on its recommendations, said the whitepaper, risked: escalating costs for modernization of airport facilities and infrastructure; continued adverse environmental impacts; industry consolidations and overall job loss; higher costs to all elements of the logistics chain from shipper to buyer; and a continued inability to meet anomalous challenges, such as the global pandemic.
The full whitepaper can be found at AfA.com
*The Infrastructure Act is a US bill which includes the largest federal investment in public transit in history. The bill includes spending figures of USD105 billion dollars in public transport. Airports received USD25 billion in the Bill, without any specific allocation or requirement that funds be used for air cargo area development.
About Airforwarders Association
The Airforwarders Association (AfA) represents more than 200 member companies dedicated to moving cargo throughout the supply chain.
The association’s members range from small businesses with fewer than 20 employees to large companies employing more than 1,000 people and business models varying from domestic to worldwide freight forwarding operations.
In short, they are the travel agents for freight shipments, moving cargo in the timeliest and most cost-efficient manner whether it is carried on aircraft, truck, rail or ship. For more information, visit the association’s website at www.airforwarders.org.
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AIRFORWARDERS ASSOCIATION CALLS FOR URGENT INVESTMENT IN AIRPORT CARGO OPERATIONS
The Airforwarders Association and the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America have issued a whitepaper of recommendations following a nationwide survey of air cargo stakeholders
Washington, D.C., USA Tuesday 18th October: The Airforwarders Association (AfA) and the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) are calling for a State or Federal-backed ‘Air Cargo Support Fund’ to tackle the infrastructural crisis facing the US air cargo industry.
The recommendations form part of a whitepaper following a major national survey of 400 air cargo stakeholders in the public and private sectors undertaken by the organizations, identifying the critical issues and the airports where the challenges are greatest.
“With airports and airlines experiencing substantial revenue shortfalls over the past two years, the situation is becoming critical with potentially severe impacts on the economy and jobs throughout the country,” said Brandon Fried, Executive Director, AfA.
“Because of the lagging financials, airports will be allocating the monies of the Infrastructure Act* to passengers, security, and safety, leaving insufficient funds to sustain air cargo operations.
“Additional funding, specifically dedicated to air cargo, is urgently needed.”
The whitepaper, called Safeguarding the future of air cargo: its economic importance and critical need for investment, warns that the negative fallout from a lack of investment could include job losses, as well as delays to shipping time-sensitive products by air, and higher costs to all elements of the logistics chain from shipper to buyer.
“The findings in the whitepaper demonstrate major concern from both NCBFAA and AfA members,” said Donna Mullins, Vice President, Kale Info Solutions, and Air Freight Subcommittee Chair, NCBFAA.
“We have worked hard to present clear recommendations but these will come at a cost and it is vital that the USD25 billion that airports will receive by way of the Infrastructure Act is allocated across all areas of airport development.”
The recommendations include implementing airport community systems, encouraging better recruitment and retention through improved compensation packages, and a new industry-wide training program.
Failure by the US legislature to act on its recommendations, said the whitepaper, risked: escalating costs for modernization of airport facilities and infrastructure; continued adverse environmental impacts; industry consolidations and overall job loss; higher costs to all elements of the logistics chain from shipper to buyer; and a continued inability to meet anomalous challenges, such as the global pandemic.
The full whitepaper can be found at AfA.com
*The Infrastructure Act is a US bill which includes the largest federal investment in public transit in history. The bill includes spending figures of USD105 billion dollars in public transport. Airports received USD25 billion in the Bill, without any specific allocation or requirement that funds be used for air cargo area development.
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About Airforwarders Association
The Airforwarders Association (AfA) represents more than 200 member companies dedicated to moving cargo throughout the supply chain.
The association’s members range from small businesses with fewer than 20 employees to large companies employing more than 1,000 people and business models varying from domestic to worldwide freight forwarding operations.
In short, they are the travel agents for freight shipments, moving cargo in the timeliest and most cost-efficient manner whether it is carried on aircraft, truck, rail or ship. For more information, visit the association’s website at www.airforwarders.org.
