India should formulate a national aviation policy to facilitate growth in the sector, said Tony Tyler, Director-General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) here on Tuesday.
“The call is not for special favours or preferential treatment,” Tyler said at the inaugural Aviation Day India meet. The IATA head was of the view that the agenda to improve infrastructure, reduce costs and evolve a more reasonable taxation structure was absolutely critical to India’s long-term success.
Pointing out that security was a top priority not only of Governments but also airlines, the IATA chief was of the opinion that the current “one-size-fits all” prospective approach to security for both cargo and passengers is not sustainable. “We need an approach that focuses on outcomes and not process. And we should make the best use of scarce resources by taking a risk-based approach — recognising that the vast majority of cargo and passengers pose absolutely no threat to aviation or national security,” Tyler said.
The IATA DG also proposed to urgently combine forces to modernise cargo processes. “In 2008, we collectively said goodbye to paper tickets. By 2015, we are trying to do the same with cargo with 100 per cent conversion to e-air way bills — an important step in the overall e-freight vision. It is incredible that in the Internet age, 50 million tonnes of air cargo shipment still rely largely on paper-based processes,” Tyler said.
He pointed out that though the customs department in India had agreed in principle to create a paperless environment, the “progress is too slow. To be blunt, we need a show of political will to kick-start the process.”
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/time-for-india-to-have-national-aviation-policy-says-iata-chief/article4551494.ece
“The call is not for special favours or preferential treatment,” Tyler said at the inaugural Aviation Day India meet. The IATA head was of the view that the agenda to improve infrastructure, reduce costs and evolve a more reasonable taxation structure was absolutely critical to India’s long-term success.
Pointing out that security was a top priority not only of Governments but also airlines, the IATA chief was of the opinion that the current “one-size-fits all” prospective approach to security for both cargo and passengers is not sustainable. “We need an approach that focuses on outcomes and not process. And we should make the best use of scarce resources by taking a risk-based approach — recognising that the vast majority of cargo and passengers pose absolutely no threat to aviation or national security,” Tyler said.
The IATA DG also proposed to urgently combine forces to modernise cargo processes. “In 2008, we collectively said goodbye to paper tickets. By 2015, we are trying to do the same with cargo with 100 per cent conversion to e-air way bills — an important step in the overall e-freight vision. It is incredible that in the Internet age, 50 million tonnes of air cargo shipment still rely largely on paper-based processes,” Tyler said.
He pointed out that though the customs department in India had agreed in principle to create a paperless environment, the “progress is too slow. To be blunt, we need a show of political will to kick-start the process.”
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/time-for-india-to-have-national-aviation-policy-says-iata-chief/article4551494.ece
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