Air Cargo World Presents an Exclusive Webcast on April 14: Insight and
Analysis on the New Government Mandate for 100% Screening of air Cargo by 2010

WASHINGTON DC, April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — How is the air cargo
industry preparing itself to implement the U.S. Government’s mandate for
screening 100 percent of all international inbound cargo aboard passenger
aircraft by August 2010? That’s the number one question for the air freight
industry as it faces the challenge of meeting the 2007 Homeland Security law.
Aviation and security experts will address this critical issue during a free
webinar to be released tomorrow, April 14, by Air Cargo World. The webcast
will be available afterward, on demand, at

http://www.aircargoworld.com/screening.

The discussion and analysis will include presentations from a panel
discussion held at AirCargo 2009 and newly released interviews with the
panelists by Paul Page, editorial director of The Journal of Commerce. The
webcast will be broadcast for the first time at 2:00 p.m. EST, April 14.
The topic is especially timely as the industry has only recently met the
congressional deadline to screen 50 percent of all air cargo and now faces
major operational and financial hurdles to meet the 2010 deadline of 100 per
cent. Participants in the Air Cargo World webinar will include The Honorable
Asa Hutchinson, former Under Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
and chairman of the Safe Commerce Coalition; Dave Brooks, President of
America Airlines Cargo; Brandon Fried, Executive Director of the
Airforwarders Association; Chris Connell, President, Commodity Forwarders
Inc., and Brad Elrod from Global Logistics Security at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals.
“It is imperative that our industry pulls together if we are to meet the
mandate,” said Steve Prince, publisher of Air Cargo World. “We need to share
best practices and explore ideas for innovative operational, security and
financial steps that can be taken to adapt to the 100 percent screening
environment.”
Prince added, “While initial reports are somewhat optimistic about the
impact on the supply chain, a number of critical issues remain. For example,
how will the new ruling impact businesses and consumers who rely on
just-in-time delivery, such as medicines? This free webcast will help
airlines and forwarders to establish or strengthen procedures that will
ensure compliance by the deadline.”
The webinar is sponsored by American Airlines Cargo. To register for the
broadcast please visit http://www.aircargoworld.com/screening or contact
Steve Prince at +1 770-642-9170.
About Air Cargo World
Air Cargo World (http://www.aircargoworld.com), founded in 1942, is the
air freight industry’s leading global publication. Each domestic and
international monthly issue, and its companion website, provides global
airfreight news, analysis, features, special reports and statistics to
logistics professionals, shippers, airfreight forwarders, importers,
exporters and others who purchase transportation products and services in the
airfreight sector. It is published by UBM Aviation (

http://www.ubmaviation.com)

SOURCE UBM Aviation

Media contact: Alison Pickering, Corporate Communications, UBM Aviation,
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