IATA have produced their 2003 Standard Ground Handling Agreement ("SGHA") to replace the 1998 version. The revisions produce a more practical standard format agreement, with a focus on incorporating individually negotiated specifications into Annex B. The main changes are to Articles 5, 9 and 11.
The important indemnity provision in Article 8 has not been amended. Curiously, a new definition of "Direct Loss" has been added to the 2003 SGHA which is then not referred to anywhere in the Agreement, including Article 8. It is defined as: "a loss arising naturally or directly from an occurrence and which excludes remote, indirect, consequential, or special losses or damages, such as loss of revenue or loss of profit."
