74° AGM de IATA: definiciones para Latinoamérica

En rueda de prensa, el vicepresidente de IATA para Latinoamérica, Peter Cerdá, realizó diversas afirmaciones y consideraciones. En la primera de ellas se refirió al proyecto de construcción de Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional de Ciudad de México. "Queremos que el aeropuerto esté cuanto antes, eso para la industria es más importante, y que se haga de […]

IATA pide mejores aeropuertos para afrontar el futuro

Akbar Al Baker, el presidente de la IATA, la asociación mundial de aerolíneas, y presidente de Qatar Airways, ha declarado que la carencia de infraestructuras aeroportuarias supondrán una amenaza mayor que el incremento del crudo, ya que se convertirá en el principal freno de la expansión de las aerolíneas. Sobre todo, tras haberse pronosticado que […]

Airlines Denounce Human Trafficking and Commit to Action

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 74th Annual General Meeting (AGM) [unanimously] approved a resolution denouncing trafficking in persons, and committing to a number of actions related to anti-trafficking initiatives. An estimated 24.9 million people are illegally trafficked and live in conditions of modern slavery. The extensive reach of the global air transport network means […]

Korean Air to Host 75th IATA AGM in Seoul

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Korean Air will host the 75th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Seoul, South Korea, from 2-4 June 2019. This will be the first time that the South Korean capital hosts the global gathering of aviation"™s top leaders. «The aviation industry is […]

Securing Aviation"™s Future Smarter Regulation, Global Standards, Infrastructure

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for governments to facilitate the growth of global connectivity by avoiding creeping re-regulation, maintaining the integrity of global standards, and addressing a capacity crisis. The call came in the IATA Director General"™s Report on the Air Transport Industry at the 74th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World […]

IATA 74th AGM begins in Sydney

A 3-day long International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) 74th Annual General Meeting (AGM) sponsored by Qantas Airlines begins in Sydney One of the most prestigious events on the aviation calendar, the AGM "“ and the associated World Air Transport Summit "“ has attracted more than 1,000 delegates will focus on key issues concerning the global […]

IATA Elects Qatar Airways"™ CEO as Chairman Of The Board

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has just elected Qatar Airway"™ Chief Executive, Akbar al-Baker, as the new chairman of the board, effective June 2018. Akbar al-Baker will take over from current chairman, Goh Choon Phong, current Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Airlines on the rotating one-year term position. Akbar al-Baker will commence his term […]

Requiere México acelerar su inversión en infraestructura aérea: IATA

México cuenta con aviación fuerte, estima organismo aéreo internacional de transporte aéreo. La Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA) estimó que el tráfico aéreo en México crecerá 4.0 por ciento anual hasta 2020, lo que requerirá una fuerte inversión en infraestructura. Vemos a México como un país con una aviación fuerte que necesita una fuerte […]

Goh Choon Phong New IATA Chairman

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Goh Choon Phong, CEO of Singapore Airlines, has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term, effective from the conclusion of the 73rd IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Cancun, Mexico. Goh is the 76th Chair of the IATA […]

Qantas to Host 74th IATA AGM in Sydney

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Qantas will host the 74th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit. The event will attract the top leadership of the air transport industry to Sydney, Australia, from 3 5 June 2018. «Sydney is an excellent choice to become the capital of the global […]