AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAviation Tax Shock: Belgium plans another rise in its “vliegtaks” embarkation tax, with airlines warning it will hit competitiveness and tourism. Border Tech Strain: The EU Entry/Exit System is causing long queues and delays at airports, including Belgium’s Brussels Airport, as first-time biometric enrolment bottlenecks travellers. Aerospace & Industry: Leonardo is expanding UK helicopter support with a new Elstree maintenance hub, while Belgium’s Sonaca is set to manufacture F-35 tail sections. Energy & Climate: Puratos says it has achieved carbon neutral status for core scope 1 and 2 categories, backed by renewable power and efficiency projects. Textiles Circularity: TEXAID and Avery Dennison trial RFID tagging in Belgium to speed up textile sorting for EU waste rules. Solar Compliance: SGS Belgium-backed IEC CB testing recognition boosts international approval pathways for solar PV testing via Delhi Test House. Logistics in Motion: Astral Aviation delivered 100 tons of humanitarian aid from Liège to DR Congo using multi-leg air cargo planning.
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