Air Cargo Demand Up 8.3% in November

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for November 2023 global air cargo markets indicating the strongest year-on-year growth in roughly two years. This is partly due to weakness in November 2022, but also reflects a fourth consecutive month of strengthening demand for air cargo. Global demand for air cargo, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres […]

IATA and ARC Extend Direct Data Solutions Partnership

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) have extended their Direct Data Solutions (DDS) partnership, which offers subscribing airlines the most comprehensive global set of airline sales, market and itinerary data. Signed at the 2023 IATA World Passenger Symposium, the partnership extension ensures more than 100 global airlines will continue to […]

Restrictions Reversed On Rio De Janeiro – Santos Dumont Limits

The Brazilian Civil Aviation Council has overturned the 2024 restriction on Rio de Janeiro’s Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), which planned to limit the routes available to a maximum distance of 400 kilometers (248.5 miles), heavily impacting the connectivity of this airport located in the city’s downtown. Decision overturned The Civil Aviation Council revoked a resolution […]

September Passenger Demand Provides Solid End to Third Quarter

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the strong post-pandemic passenger traffic trend continued in September. Total traffic in September 2023 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 30.1% compared to September 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 97.3% of pre-COVID levels. Domestic traffic hit a new high for the month of September, as traffic […]

Progress towards Aviation Industry’s Commitment to Passengers with Disabilities

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the results of its 2023 Global Passenger Survey (GPS) related to accessibility of air transport to passengers with disabilities, showing significant satisfaction levels among passengers who used special assistance services: 80% of travelers using special assistance services said that their expectations were met. «In 2019, the IATA Annual General […]

First Integrated Shopping to Travel Journey Using Digital Identity

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) with industry partners successfully tested the first fully integrated digital identity travel experience, from shopping for flights to arrival, on a journey from London Heathrow (LHR) to Rome Fiumicino (FCO) with British Airways. “Our vision for future travel is fully digital and secured with biometric identification. While the technology […]

IATA Says Bogota Capacity Can Increase By 47%

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has presented a study determining the current effective capacity of Bogota’s El Dorado International Airport (BOG) could have a 47% increase in capacity if authorities were to implement a set of 23 measures, including optimizing processing times in terminals, improving the efficient use of parallel runways, and more. El […]

IATA Secures More Data Contributors for CO2 Connect

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will be adding further airlines and airline groups as data contributors to its CO2 Connect emissions calculator, hence improving the quality and accuracy of the tool. Respective agreements were signed with Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Baltic, LATAM Airlines Group, Luxair and Nile Air during the first World Sustainability Symposium held on 3-4 […]

Recognizing 20 Years of Safety Improvements with IOSA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) marked the first 20 years of the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) at the IATA World Safety and Operations Conference taking place in Hanoi, Vietnam. “Over the past two decades, IOSA has made a major contribution to improving safety, while reducing the number of redundant audits. While it is […]

IATA: Costa Rica to See Passenger Demand Double by 2030

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data showing the doubling of passenger volumes in Costa Rica by 2030 during its Aviation Day which was held in the country’s capital, San Jose, today. The event brought together some 300 participants, including highlevel representatives of the Costa Rican government, the diplomatic corps and other important stakeholders. […]