Close Menu
Metropolitan Airport NewsMetropolitan Airport News
  • Airport News
    • Publisher’s Message
    • Editor’s Notebook
    • Fast Five
    • On Duty
    • Air Cargo
    • Airline News
    • Airport Community
    • Airport Employment News
    • Airport Safety & Security
    • Company Spotlight
    • Ground Services
    • Intermodal
    • New York Aviation History
    • Non-Rev Traveler
  • Airport & Aviation Events
  • Airport Employment
  • Latest Issue
  • Login

Subscribe for Updates

Get the latest local airport and aviation news delivered right into your inbox each week!

News Updates
JFK Airport International Shoppes

New York-Area Hunger Relief Organizations Team Up with JFK-Based International Shoppes to Help Fight Hunger 

November 30, 2023
NTO_Rendering

E-J Is the EPC for JFK’s New Terminal One (NTO) Microgrid Project

November 29, 2023

Avianca Reinforces Executive Leadership Team

November 29, 2023
Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
Metropolitan Airport NewsMetropolitan Airport News
  • Airport News
    • Publisher’s Message
    • Editor’s Notebook
    • Fast Five
    • On Duty
    • Air Cargo
    • Airline News
    • Airport Community
    • Airport Employment News
    • Airport Safety & Security
    • Company Spotlight
    • Ground Services
    • Intermodal
    • New York Aviation History
    • Non-Rev Traveler
  • Airport & Aviation Events
  • Airport Employment
  • Latest Issue
  • Login
Metropolitan Airport NewsMetropolitan Airport News
Home»Air Cargo»Airforwarders Association Appoints Senior Lobbyist to Secure Commitment to Air Cargo Investment
Air Cargo

Airforwarders Association Appoints Senior Lobbyist to Secure Commitment to Air Cargo Investment

Growing concerns for members to maintain highly efficient cargo operations in the face of crumbling infrastructure leads AfA to ramp up pressure on Congress for action.
Metropolitan Airport NewsBy Metropolitan Airport NewsApril 11, 2023No Comments3 Mins Read
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email
Michae Taylor Airforwarders Association
Michael Taylor

The Airforwarders Association (AfA) has appointed senior lobbyist Michael Taylor, Managing Partner, Diakon Partners, to help maintain its pressure on US Congress for urgent investment in air cargo infrastructure at US airports.

Taylor will represent the interests and concerns of both AfA and its partners, the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA), having set three key objectives, including the education of key Members of Congress about the economic importance of air cargo, the critical need for investment in air cargo at US airports, recommended actions, and the costs of inaction.

“AfA’s engagement of Mr. Michael Taylor in this critical role will greatly enhance our efforts to convince members of Congress of the urgent need to strengthen US air cargo to enable it to thrive as the critical link it is in the global supply chain and to protect the many thousands of jobs it creates,” said Brandon Fried, Executive Director, AfA.

“Both AfA and the NCBFAA set up the Congestion Committee in 2022 to conduct an inquiry, and its findings were conclusive that investment in air cargo infrastructure at the federal level across the US was vital.”

In addition to educating Congress on the importance and value of the US air cargo industry, Taylor will be campaigning to gain support from influential Members of Congress sitting on the Appropriations Committees to be champions in support of the effort to relieve airport cargo area congestion.

Taylor has more than 30 years of government and public affairs experience at the international, federal, state, and local levels, along with more than 15 years of experience in multimodal transportation policy.

“Over the past decade, one of the primary financial mainstays of the aviation industry has been air cargo: this has never been more clear than in the face of the COVID pandemic,” said Fried.

“Having sustained the aviation industry and, in large measure, regional economies and the morale of the population, both AfA and NCBFAA members are reliant on investment if air cargo infrastructure is to be able to support the demands of the sector for the future.”

In 2022 AfA, NCBFAA, and the Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) formed the Airport Congestion Committee (ACC) to focus on developing solutions in the areas of technology and automation; service standards; airport facilities and infrastructure; staffing and hours of operation; and regulatory and paperwork challenges.

The five critical issues were identified following a survey of airport cargo stakeholders resulting in a Recommendation Paper for private, public, and government entities highlighting challenges and suggesting solutions for cargo congestion issues at airports.

Share. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email
Metropolitan Airport News
  • Website
  • Facebook
  • X (Twitter)
  • LinkedIn

Produced by a team of aviation professionals and enthusiasts, our mission is to inform and update the more than 68,000 employees who work on the metropolitan New York airport properties, as well as the many others that provide goods and services in the surrounding communities.

RELATED NEWS & UPDATES

Atlas Air Boeing 777-200LRF Freighter

Atlas Air Worldwide Orders Two New Boeing 777 Freighters

November 28, 2023
John F. Kennedy International Airport and Its Rich Air Cargo History

John F. Kennedy International Airport and Its Rich Air Cargo History

November 8, 2023
Island Harvest JFK Aircargo Association Check Presentation

JFK Air Cargo Association Supports Island Harvest

November 4, 2023
Lufthansa Cargo Freighter

Lufthansa Cargo Launches td.Zoom

November 3, 2023
WFS to Grow Capacity at JFK Airport by 20% in Q1 2025

WFS to Grow Capacity at JFK Airport by 20% in Q1 2025

October 26, 2023
Lufthansa Cargo Equips a Fourth Freighter with CO2-efficient AeroSHARK Technology

Lufthansa Cargo Equips a Fourth Freighter with CO2-efficient AeroSHARK Technology

October 16, 2023
Add A Comment

Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

AIRPORT & AVIATION EVENTS
LAAMCO Holiday Party
December 01, 2023
Il Bacco Ristorante
Little Neck, New York
JFK Airport Committee (JFKAC) Quarterly Meeting
December 04, 2023
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
JFK Airport Hiring Event
December 06, 2023
9:30 AM to 3:00 PM
  • John F. Kennedy International Airport-(JFK)
Jamaica, New York
  • >> More Airport & Aviation Events

Subscribe for Weekly Email Updates

Get the latest local airport news, events, and jobs delivered right into your inbox each week.

Metropolitan Airport News provides timely news, information and updates for both Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) employees and businesses that provide services at, and around the major New York airports (JFK, LGA, EWR).

John F. Kennedy International Airport
PO Box 300877
Jamaica, NY 11430 USA
Phone: (718) 750-4441
Email Us

Facebook X (Twitter) YouTube LinkedIn Flickr
November 2023 Issue
Metropolitan Airport News - November 2023
LATEST COMMENTS
  • Brian Keene on The TWA Flight Center
  • Rafael Perez on The TWA Flight Center
  • Maria Press on Bruges, Belgium, “The Dream City”
  • L Corwin on John F. Kennedy International Airport and Its Rich Air Cargo History
  • About Us
  • Advertising Options
  • Charitable Giving Program
  • Back Issue Archive
  • Contact Us
© 2023 Airport Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.