UPDATE – While the Dutch Minister for Transportation, environmentalist groups, and citizens cry victory, the airline industry is confused (or even flabbergasted) by the U-turn taken today by the Dutch Court of Appeal. It annulled an April ruling by a…
IATA has launched a ‘make-or-break’ effort to unlock Africa’s latent aviation potential, convening a gathering of more than 400 top-level industry stakeholders in Addis Ababa, to explore pathways for a collaborative approach to resolving the safety and connectivity bottlenecks dogging…
For two days, Istanbul has been the center of the airline community during the 79th Annual General Meeting of IATA. As Director-General Willie Walsh said during the closing press conference, “you can see that the mood of the industry is…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is concerned that aviation accident reports are published with considerable delays. This contravenes the 1944 Convention of International Aviation or the Chicago Convention and prevents lessons can be learned. During Monday’s Annual General Meeting…
The global airline industry is expected to generate $9.8 billion in net profits this year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Monday in its latest outlook. This is more than double that of the December guidance of $4.7 billion.…
During its Annual General Meeting in Istanbul, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) unveiled a series of roadmaps that should provide that step-by-step detail of all critical actions and dependencies that are required if aviation wants to achieve net zero…