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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the trade association for the world’s airlines, representing some 290 airlines or 82% of total air traffic. We support many areas of aviation activity and help formulate industry policy on critical aviation issues.
IATA announced its financial outlook for the global airline industry in 2025, which shows a slight strengthening of profitability amid ongoing cost and supply chain challenges...
The 2024 IATA Ground Handling Conference (IGHC) will take place May 7-9 in Reykjavík, Iceland. Ground Support Worldwide is a medis sponsor of the IGHC, the premier annual...
Gurdeep Singh, senior manager ground operations safety and standards and Caroline Odhiambo, senior manager ground operations business standards and processes at IATA, explain ...
To help reduce ULD related safety incidents as well as damage and loss, IATA has developed the Unit Load Device Regulations (ULDR). The ULDR is a comprehensive reference manual...
Effective as of January 1, 2021, the Special Cargo Regulations including the Temperature Control Regulations (TCR), the Perishable Cargo Regulations (PCR) and the Live Animals...
Effective as of January 1, 2021, the Cargo Operations manuals including the Unit Load Device Regulations (ULDR), the Cargo Handling Manual (ICHM) and the Compassionate Transportation...
Effective as of January 1, 2020, the 2021 Dangerous Goods manuals including the Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR), the Lithium Battery Shipping Guidelines (LBSG) and the Infectious...
The conference aims to tackle critical issues such as achieving the industry's ambitious goal of net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050, enhancing talent retention and development and...
The 35th IATA Ground Handling Conference will focus on overcoming workforce shortages and improving operations through standardization and digitalization.
The main limitation to a thorough implementation of HF programs in airline ground operations lies in the fact that there is currently no regulatory requirement mandating ground...
All regions showed growth for international passenger markets in October 2024 compared to October 2023. Europe had the highest load factors, and Africa showed a sharp increase...
The organizations will work together to reinforce standardization, promote safety data sharing and explore new approaches to enhance sector resilience.
As part of a proof of concept, two travelers used digital wallets containing their digital passport, company ID and frequent flyer credentials to obtain personalized offers, book...
IATA highlighted three critical priorities for sustained progress in aviation safety as the 2024 IATA World Safety and Operations Conference opened in Marrakech, Morocco.
BA will be contributing flight-level fuel burn data of its daily flights to IATA CO2 Connect. Microsoft will also contribute to the development of IATA CO2 Connect for Cargo by...
The recommendations recognize that there is no one-size-fits-all solution, and policies must ensure that all countries can participate in the future global SAF market.
The WSS will take place Sept. 24-25 in Miami and focus on actions needed to achieve the airline industry’s commitment to net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050.
Cabin Waste Composition Audit audits have already been trialed in two waves, covering 25 flights at Singapore’s Changi Airport in November 2023 and April 2024.
This collaboration will create and deliver the first A350 type rating training in full alignment with the latest International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards for...
IATA announced that it will establish the SAF Registry to accelerate the uptake of sustainable aviation fuels by authoritatively accounting and reporting emissions reductions ...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced strengthened profitability projections for airlines in 2024 compared with its June and December 2023 forecasts. An...
Pieter Elbers, CEO of IndiGo, is the 82nd Chair of the IATA Board of Governors. He succeeds RwandAir CEO Yvonne Manzi Makolo who will continue to serve on the BoG.
The 2024 IATA Diversity and Inclusion Awards were presented during the World Air Transport Summit, which followed the 80th IATA Annual General Meeting in Dubai.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for April 2024 global passenger demand with the following highlights: Total demand, measured in revenue passenger...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the leaders of the global airline industry are gathering in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), for the 80th IATA...
The program will be deployed in several phases, initially focusing on assessing the three types of GSE most associated with ground damage incidents: belt loaders, ULD loaders ...
The report aims to provide a “one-stop shop” for airlines, policymakers and all aviation stakeholders to better understand the key similarities and differences between the various...
Cathay Cargo, CHAMP Cargosystems, Global Logistics System (HK) Company Limited, IAG Cargo, IBS Software, LATAM Cargo, and Lufthansa Cargo are the inaugural signatories of the ...
The two organizations will focus efforts on developing the cargo component of IATA’s CO2 Connect offering, which uses primary industry data to power highly accurate carbon calculations...
IATA reviewed progress in digitalization, safety and sustainability at the opening of the IATA World Cargo Symposium with the aim of accelerating progress on these critical priorities...
IATA announced that Emirates and Butterfly Aero Training were each recognized with the IATA Competency-Based Training and Assessment Center Innovation Awards.
The 2023 all accident rate improved compared to 2022 for all regions with the exceptions of North America and Asia Pacific. No regions experienced a jet hull loss in 2023.
IATA has completed annual revisions of its industry manuals, incorporating the latest changes and revisions made to the underlying industry standards, as well as any state and...
IATA released data for global air freight markets showing that air cargo demand rebounded in 2023 with a particularly strong fourth quarter performance despite economic uncertainties...
In very recent years, Global Navigation Satellite System jamming and spoofing incidents have increasingly threatened the integrity of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing services...
Based on the technical instructions agreed on at government level through ICAO, IATA works with the aviation industry to develop the applicable practical tools and operational...
IATA and the oneworld Alliance will work together in the field of CO2 emission calculations with all 13 oneworld member airlines committing to contributing operational data to...
IATA announced that insights from enhancing the analytical capabilities of the IATA Global Aviation Data Management (GADM) program are powering informed decisions to improve safety...
IATA announced strengthened profitability projections for airlines in 2023, which will then largely stabilize in 2024. However, net profitability at the global level is expected...
A recent IATA survey revealed significant public support for SAF. Some 86 percent of travelers agreed that governments should provide production incentives for airlines to be ...
According to IATA, global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres, increased by 3.8% compared to October 2022. For international operations, the demand lagged slightly at 3...
Governments agreed to deliver the supportive policies needed to enable aviation’s decarbonization during the Third Conference on Aviation Alternative Fuels (CAAF/3) in Dubai.
IATA released data showing that travelers in Europe are benefiting from air fares that are undercutting inflation, as the market continues its post-COVID recovery.
IATA announced the results of its 2023 Global Passenger Survey, showing that travelers continue to prioritize speed and convenience and are increasingly embracing biometrics and...
IATA announced that the strong post-pandemic passenger traffic trend continued in August. Total traffic in August 2023 rose 28.4% compared to August 2022.
The International Air Transport Association’s inaugural World Sustainability Symposium (WSS) will focus on actions needed to achieve the aviation industry’s commitment to net ...
The audit assesses an airline’s conformity with the IOSA standards and recommended practices. These are based on the internationally agreed standards and recommended practices...
IATA's FEGA has identified fuel savings of 4.4% per airline audited. If fully realized across all audited airlines, these savings equate to removing 3.4 million fuel-powered cars...
The survey results highlighted the need to reduce process complexity, establish effective staff recruitment and retention programs, and enhance digitalization to facilitate the...
IATA announced that the post-COVID recovery momentum continued in July for passenger markets. Total traffic in July 2023 rose 26.2% compared to July 2022. Globally, traffic is...
IATA released data for July 2023 global air cargo markets, showing a continuing trend of recovering growth rates since February. July air cargo demand was tracking just 0.8% below...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released the following statement by Director General Willie Walsh on the performance of the United States and Canadian air traffic...
The event brings together the previous Cabin Ops Safety Conference, the IATA Safety Conference and the Emergency Response Planning and Aircraft Recovery Forums.
IATA, working with Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group has created a suite of innovative digital tools for airports to estimate the embodied carbon associated with the constructio...
Building upon existing work, this collaboration will support the development of scenario-based tools to help airlines analyze and evaluate different decarbonization pathways.
IATA will publish an annual Track Zero report using IATA’s Net Zero Tracking Methodology to report industry-level progress towards aviation’s commitment to Net Zero carbon emissions...
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) government’s efforts to ease the city’s labor crunch in ...
In this proof-of-concept exercise, the winning team developed a data-led model that analyzed airlines across 12 countries, focusing on metrics around financial and ESG performance...
With governments now aligned with the industry’s commitment to decarbonize aviation by 2050, this symposium will facilitate critical discussions, in seven key areas.
IATA is launching the Collaborative Aviation Safety Improvement Program (CASIP) to reduce the accident and serious incident rate across Africa as part of the Focus Africa initiative...
IATA released a new analysis showing that reported unruly passenger incidents increased in 2022 compared to 2021. IATA called for more states to take the necessary authority to...
IATA warned that rapidly rising levels of blocked funds are a threat to airline connectivity in the affected markets. The industry’s blocked funds have increased by 47% to $2....
Istanbul - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released a new analysis showing that reported unruly passenger incidents increased in 2022 compared to 2021. IATA...
Istanbul - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that RwandAir CEO Yvonne Manzi Makolo has assumed her duties as Chair of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG...
