Animal transport through the air is still a decisive but complex sector in the air freight industry. During the recent Animal Transport Association conference (ATA), industry experts from land handling companies and airlines were held to discuss best practices, advanced regulations, and the future of animal treatment. The committee, which included representatives of Fraport, WFS, Menzies, Qatar Aviation Services and other major players, provided cash visions of challenges and progress in ensuring safe and humanitarian transportation.
One of the main concerns in dealing with animals is to ensure adequate training of ground employees in managing live animal shipments. Men emphasize that employees must undergo strict training, and are in line with the iona animal regulations (Lar).
Noel Pereira, Director of Customer Service Provision at Menzies Aviation, noted that the consistency of training through global operations is vital: “We guarantee that all of our employees receive training under the latest IATA regulations. However, our priority this year is to unify our approach by conducting the analysis of the gap between our training and the requirements of private airlines.”
Likewise, Michael Walmold, head of aviation shipping services in Qatar, highlighted the extensive measures taken at the new animal center in the airline in Doha:
“We have repeated IATA training for all of our members, and they complete it with additional training in animal care. This extends to employees who deal with loading at the level of aircraft, ensuring that each point is carefully managed.”
Despite these efforts, the measurement still represents a continuous challenge. Various countries and airlines have varying regulations, which leads to contradictions in training and compliance.
One of the main operational challenges in animal shipments is to reduce delay during check -in and pre -transmission operations. Earth treatments often require long time to ensure documents, safety examination, and loading protocols that meet strict safety and luxury standards.
WAMBOLD explained how Qatar Airways shipment has slow the process:
“When designing our new facility, we focused on reducing reports times. Through digital examination before voting via our SHANAV portal, we can now complete the documents before the animals arrive. This has reduced admission times from six hours to less than two standard charges.”
However, the challenge remains for airports without the customized animal processing facilities. As one of the puzzle player, in the sites that lack the temperature -controlled reservation areas, efforts must be made to connect animals as closely to leave to avoid unnecessary stress.
The presence of a largely customized animal facilities vary through global airports, which affects the consistency of care. While leading centers such as Frankfurt, DOHA and JFK have animal reception centers, many smaller stations lack this infrastructure.
One of the Bannelists said: “In Brussels, we had a charge of 11 horsepower last night.” “I can only imagine what would have happened if we had no animal center. In sites where these facilities are not found, animal welfare is always a source of anxiety.”
The absence of allocated infrastructure can increase the transportation of transportation, especially when animals need long periods due to delaying flying. Airlines in Qatar highlighted that when expanding its operations worldwide, the establishment of allocated animal treatment centers is a basic requirement to ensure the best possible conditions for animal charges.
The committee also explored the advanced organizational scene, especially the impact of the European Commission’s proposals on animal transport. New regulations can change industry practices significantly, making compliance more complicated.
The representative of the European Commission in the attendees raised the issue of whether the ground treatments that work in non-specialized areas-such as dealing with luggage-are required to undergo animal training. The consensus was that increasing the organization in this field would be useful, but implementation would be a challenge due to the different airport policies around the world.
