Securing air cargo from Africa to Europe
National Aviation Services (NAS) Ivoire, a West African division of the aviation services provider founded in Kuwait in 2003, has successfully completed its regulated agent third country validation process (RA3) for air cargo operations at Abidjan airport (ABJ).
This is the second time that NAS Ivoire has been RA3 validated. The RA3 certification, also known as "EU aviation security validated regulated agents", is a supply chain security initiative designed by the European Union entitling non-European entities to become third country regulated agents.
This RA3 validation demonstrates that NAS Ivoire is fully compliant with EU air cargo security regulations and standards, which include access control, cargo screenings, external and internal audits, among others. At ABJ, NAS provides cargo services to 28 airline customers, handling 25,000 t of cargo annually. (ah)