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IGAC Geneva – New President
It is our pleasure to announce that we have been able to gain Mrs. Christelle Thierry, the new Head of Cargo at Swissport at Geneva, as the new President of the IGAC GVA section. Christelle is not only taking over Fernando Inacio’s former position as Head of Cargo at Swissport, but also the presidency of IGAC […]
Save the Dates for 2025 !
Announcement – Please save the dates for next year’s forthcoming events:
ACAS – Air Cargo Advance Screening – New Regulations
Since September 2024, the American authorities have introduced new security regulations for all air cargo shipments to the USA, which go far beyond the existing regulations and are very difficult to implement in practice or can only be implemented with reservations. The new regulations are listed in the ACAS – Air Cargo Advance Screening – Implementation […]
New Regulations for Sodium Batteries
The are some upcoming new standards for sodium (Na) battery shipments. A notable introduction this time will be the addition of UN Numbers for Sodium ion batteries (UN3551); Sodium ion batteries contained in/packed with equipment (UN3552) and vehicles powered by sodium ion batteries (UN3558). With regard to these changes, IG Air Cargo Switzerland organized a […]
8th National Air Cargo Day – 26.09.2024
The 8. Air Cargo Day Switzerland 2024 will take place on September 26, 2024 / from 13.00-17.00, followed by networking and an Apéro Riche again at Zurich-Airport (“Besucherraum – Besucherterrasse Terminal 2”. This year’s Air Cargo Day is dedicated to the topic of “Ready for the Air Cargo Revolution?” – recipes for current challenges such as AI, […]
ZRH – Young Generation Initiative
IG Air Cargo Switzerland und SPEDLOGSWISS haben eine Initiative gestartet, die zum Ziel gesetzt hat, eine Plattform in unserer Branche zu schaffen, auf der junge Menschen, die in der Speditions- und Transportbranche tätig sind, sich austauschen, vernetzen und voneinander und voneinander lernen können. Wir möchten Raum für anregende Diskussionen, innovative Ideen und wertvolle Kontakte öffnen. […]
PGLR – Air Cargo Presentation at Swiss Federal Palace Berne
On June 11, 2024, IGAC had the opportunity to invite the members of the council of states and the national council, who came together during the ordinary summer session in Berne, to participate to the lunch event organized by the Parliamentary Group Aerospace, led by the national councilor Philipp Kutter. Through our active participation in Aerosuisse […]
2024 – ZRH Airport – Bypassing Runway 28/10
IGAC intervenes against the UVEK’s decision in connection with the planned taxiway bypassing/loop of runway 28/10 at Zurich Airport. Back in 2021 the airport announced the planning of a bypass for runway 28/10 to prevent the crossing of arriving and departing aircraft to enhance safety. This plan would have serious consequences for current cargo operations […]
2024 – Update – IGAC Air Cargo Training
This year, we are once again holding our Air Cargo Training (“Air Cargo Compact”) in Zurich and Basel in cooperation with SPEDLOGSWISS. After the first course in spring there will be the second course in fall at Zurich-Airport. There is also another course at EuroAirport Basel planned. Further infos will follow. For more information and […]