Barbados welcomes IATA Aviation Day Caribbean in two weeks!
IATA, ALTA & The Caribbean Development Bank have joined forces to host an Aviation Day for the Caribbean in Barbados. The goal of the event is to bring together industry experts, senior airline and airport executives, and government authorities to discuss aviation"™s largest opportunities and key challenges across the Caribbean region. IATA"™s global Aviation Days […]
EyesOpen campaign aimed at human trafficking in the aviation industry
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) is continuing efforts to mobilise the global airline industry in the fight against human trafficking, the organisation said at its recent 74th annual general meeting in Sydney. Staff in the transport industry can play a key role in helping to combat the problem, it said. Iata"™s EyesOpen campaign focuses […]
Lufthansa Group sets new fuel efficiency record
The Lufthansa Group has set a new fuel efficiency record. In 2017, the aircraft of the passenger fleets required an average of just 3.68 liters (.972 gal) of kerosene to transport a passenger 100 kilometers (62 miles) , 2016: 3.85 l (.972 gal) / 100 pkm (62 miles). This represents an improvement of 4.5 percent […]
Akbar Al Baker New IATA Board Chairman
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Akbar Al Baker, has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term effective from the conclusion of the 74th IATA Annual General Meeting in Sydney, Australia. Al Baker is the 77th chair […]
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 […]
Brazil domestic aviation: major airlines to weather pressures
Rising fuel costs and currency fluctuations are looming challenges for Brazilian airlines, but two of the country"™s largest airlines feel reasonably confident that they can weather those difficulties "“ in part, due to stable demand in the country. That demand and prudent capacity management should allow Brazilian airlines to drive revenue in order to offset […]
IATA, AFRAA sign MoU to Advance Aviation in Africa
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and The African Airline Association (AFRAA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen their cooperation. The MoU was signed by Alexandre de Juniac, IATA"™s Director General and CEO and AFRAA"™s Secretary General, Abderahmane Berthé on the sidelines of the 74th IATA Annual General Meeting in Sydney. Under the […]
Aviation: Ghana, Mexico commence talks to establish direct flights
Mexican High Commissioner and Aviation Minister have started bilateral discussions that could see airlines offering direct flights between Ghana and Mexico. This comes at a time that the Kotoka International Airport"™s Terminal 3 project is completed. The terminal has the capacity to process up to five million passengers a year hence the need to attract […]
Strengthen Economic Regulation of Australia"™s Airports
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for economic regulation of airports in Australia to be strengthened. «At a time when we have an infrastructure crisis globally, Australia has a good story to tell. The plans for a new airport at Badgerys Creek are encouraging, as are efforts for cooperation between civil and military […]
