IATA AND FIATA START NEW CARGO AGENT COURSE

IATA AND FIATA START NEW CARGO AGENT COURSE    The International Air Transport Association and the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations have announced a new course for cargo agents in the airfreight industry.
   The “2001 IATA/FIATA International Cargo Agents Introductory Course,” designed by IATA’s Aviation Training and Development Institute in co-operation with the FIATA Airfreight Institute, takes into account a number of changes in the air cargo industry and the evolution of the industry towards the adoption of electronic air waybills with the ratification of Montreal Protocol No.4, a spokesman for IATA said.
   The course will be offered in more than 35 IATA/FIATA training centres around the world. The IATA/FIATA introductory course is one of the requirements for accreditation as an IATA Cargo Agent.
   For further information, contact IATA’s Montreal office. Tel: +1 514 874-0202 ext. 3474, e-mail: atdicargo@iata.org .