Aeronautical cold chain transport standards will be introduced next year

It was learned from the China Air Transport Association that the first draft of the aviation cold-chain transport industry standard "Air Cargo Cold-chain Transport Service Specification" was completed and the formal program is expected to be introduced next year. In addition, pilot work on cold chain of aviation medicine is being carried out simultaneously.

The Standardization Office of the China Air Transport Association disclosed to the China Securities Journal reporter that on the basis of fully seeking the suggestions and opinions of relevant parties, the “Code” formed the “Air Cargo Cold Chain Transport Service Code” and “List of Fresh and Perishable Items and Item Preservation”. "Conditions Table", "Electrical Behavior and Separation Table for Fresh and Perishable Items", "Package for Fresh and Perishable Items," "Information Tracking for Fresh and Perishable Items," and "Temperature-Sensitive and Healthy Products Air Transport Specification" Preparation of draft standards and five sub-standards. Compared with the past, the regulations have added relevant provisions on food safety and security.

According to the data provided by the Air Transport Association, civil aviation cargo transportation revenue accounted for about 12% of total civil aviation transportation revenue, most of which came from perishable and healthy product transportation. The relevant analysis believes that the introduction of the “Air Cargo Cold Chain Transport Code” standard will improve the convergence of cold chain air transport and ground transport and will play an important role in improving the market share of high-end cargo transportation in civil aviation, not only in the logistics of cold chain transport. The formation of enterprises is positive, and it also has a positive impact on manufacturers of cold chain transport equipment.

As for the cold chain pilot project for aviation medicine, the State Administration of Food and Drug Administration released the “Policy for the Quality Management of Pharmaceuticals” in February 2013. In April, the draft for the preparation of five additional appendices was drafted. The “Cold Chain Management” has improved the The requirements for storage and transportation facilities and equipment, in particular, stipulate requirements for handover, temperature monitoring, tracking, and inspection of transportation and receipt, and strengthen the quality assurance capabilities of high-risk varieties. This time, the Airline Association has established a pilot program for aviation and pharmaceutical cold chain based in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, and plans to organize the pilot cold-chain pilot project for aviation and medicine. It is reported that aviation logistics companies under the China Aviation Group have become the first batch of units participating in the pilot.