IATA AGM Opens in Cape Town Huge Opportunity for African Aviation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opened its 69th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Cape Town, South Africa today. The meeting kicked-off with strong calls for African governments to take full advantage of aviation as a catalyst for growth and development. "Nowhere is the potential for aviation greater than on […]
Historic Agreement on Carbon-Neutral Growth
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 69th Annual General Meeting (AGM) overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution on "Implementation of the Aviation Carbon-Neutral Growth (CNG2020) Strategy (pdf)." The resolution provides governments with a set of principles on how governments could: "¢ Establish procedures for a single market-based measure (MBM) "¢ Integrate a single MBM as part of […]
IATA Members Reaffirm Support for NDC Initiative Better Comparison Shopping; Richer Content for Travel Agents
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 69th Annual General Meeting (AGM) reaffirmed its support for the New Distribution Capability (NDC) initiative. This will develop an open, XML-based distribution standard for data exchange between airlines and travel agents. In a unanimously approved AGM Resolution (pdf), IATA members agreed that, "consumers will benefit from being able to […]
Core Principles for Passenger Rights Regulation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 69th Annual General Meeting (AGM) unanimously endorsed a set of core principles for governments to consider when adopting consumer protection regulation. The IATA AGM resolution (pdf) addresses a proliferation of uncoordinated and extra-territorial passenger rights legislation and regulation that is the cause of confusion among passengers. Some 50 countries […]
Aviation Leaders Gather in Cape Town
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that some 700 aviation leaders are gathering in Cape Town, South Africa for the 69th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit. From 2-4 June 2013 Cape Town will be the global capital of commercial aviation as the industry discusses its most important issues, including […]
