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THE NEW Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP) needs to be flexible and strategic, avoiding mandating detailed specific solutions that risk becoming outdated, the director general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said. Commenting on the development of this plan by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in an exclusive interview with Jane’s Airport Review, IATA’s Alexandre de Juniac said We would like to see a plan that has clear strategic goals, backed up by ambitious and measurable targets.…

Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia have announced that they will be exploring a commercially viable investment project to create an aviation biofuel supply, after 30 organisations expressed interest in such an initiative. The goal would be generating sustainable local production of such fuels.…

Political uncertainty over US trade deals sparked by the ascension of President Donald Trump to power should be eased to avoid stifling innovation in the country’s technical textiles industry which could see it marginalised on the world stage, insiders have warned.…

Success and sustainability appear to be the buzzwords of a US nonwovens industry that is moving forward confidently, leading the north American sector, which it dominates in sales and production.

Having recovered from a slight downward turn in capacity following the recession, the US sector has returned to healthy growth and an improving economic outlook, coupled with ever-increasing applications for engineered fabric products.…

Europe’s nonwovens producers again served up a solid performance in 2016 against the background of (uneven and) uncertain trading conditions for the industry. As usual, the just-published returns from EDANA, the representative organisation for the USD30 billion nonwovens industry in Europe, show some important national variations.…

REMAINING contrasts between the anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) laws of European Union (EU) member states hinder the work of their financial intelligence units (FIUs), the European Parliament’s committee of inquiry into money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion (PANA) heard yesterday (April 27) in Brussels.…

THE DIAMOND trade is still one of money launderers’ best friends due the precious stone’s high value to mass ratio, akin to the highest value banknotes that can be obtained. Indeed, it is maybe harder to trace diamonds than numbered banknotes, there is no reliable means by which the point of origin of a particular diamond can be ascertained just by examining it.…

Speaking to University World News, Mr Jimale recalled how he graduated from SNU faculty of veterinary in 1983, then becoming a lecturer in the same department, in the years before the 1991 collapse of the Somali government in the midst of civil war.…

Cambodia’s garment industry is in a curious situation, with statistics indicating that export earnings from this key Asian fabric and yarn buyer are on the rise, despite evidence that overseas sales should actually be falling. According to one industry insider, this makes it difficult to project how the Cambodian clothing sector will perform in 2017 and hence how much it will spend on supplies.…

Professor Mohamed Ahmed Jimale, Rector of the Somali National University (SNU), hopes his work will enable poorer Somalis to attain the kind of education that launched him on his career.

Speaking to University World News, Mr Jimale recalled how he graduated from SNU faculty of veterinary in 1983, then becoming a lecturer in the same department, in the years before the 1991 collapse of the Somali government in the midst of civil war.…