Despite a drop straight to the attacks of September 11, 2001, global traffic, whetherpassenger or cargo, is growing constantly and steadily for several decades. The year 2008 is however a year of change: if the traffic in the first quarter followingthe upward slope of the years 2004-2007,... 

Aviation Safety: How does it work? The security monitoring is regulated globally under the Chicago Convention of 1944on International Civil Aviation and based on standards developed by the Organizationfor Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). This agreement provides that air carriers will be monitored, particularly as regards compliance... 

Air transport is a key determinant of economic growth in France. France occupies an important place in international trade. In 2006 France is the 4th largest exporter of services (around € 91Mds). According to UNCTAD estimates France is the third host of new foreign investment, behind the United States and the... 

For a medical transport takes place in the best possible conditions, the flight must be prepared properly. It is for this reason that all flight operations functions like a fighter squadron. Every day, patients are repatriated to their home or the nearest hospital. These transports are not all performed by... 

Advance Information (ACI) of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) The electronic transmission of information relating to freight is required for all flights coming into Canada, and it is essential to comply with all of these provisions. It is the responsibility of airlines and air freight forwarders to provide... 

Aeroports de Paris (ADP), the manager of airports Roissy Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Le Bourget, has signed a new five-year contract (2011-2015) with the state which includes an investment plan of 1.8 billion euros for restructuring of terminals and improve the quality of customer service. At Roissy, ADP plans to completely... 

The success of the motor car is probably based on a number of different factors but, one of the key factors is, without a doubt, the ability to travel pretty much where we want to and when we want to. Public transport quite simply cannot compete with this flexibility and for this reason; the car remains king for a... 

Nelson Mandela is unquestionably South Africa’s most beloved leader, and the country’s most internationally recognised person. He is a hero to all those who believe in human rights and racial equality, and he is an inspiration to people who still live under oppressive governments. In the city of Cape Town...