IATA To Deliver Specialized Aviation Security Training in Sherbrooke

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced an agreement has been signed with Centre en sûreté Alerte to provide a three-year schedule of aviation security training at its newly established Airpole training facility in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The IATA courses will be delivered in English and in French for aviation security professionals in a unique combination […]

Iran, IATA to Boost Cooperation in Air Transport Industry

A high-ranking delegation from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) held talks with top officials of the Iranian aviation companies and airlines in a bid to boost cooperation between the two sides in diverse areas of air transport industry. In their three-day visit to the Islamic Republic, the IATA delegation met with the managers and […]

Help Airlines Do Business in India

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for the development of a comprehensive policy for aviation aligned with the Indian Government"™s stated intention to make it easier to do business in India. The objective is to allow India to derive maximum social and economic benefits as its aviation market grows to become the third […]

ICAO council adopts core principles on consumer protection and new long-term vision for air transport liberalization

The governing Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has established new global core principles on air transport consumer protection. The principles cover three phases of a customer"™s experience: before, during and after travel, and will now be considered by ICAO"™s 191 Member States when they develop or review their applicable national regimes. Prior […]

Creating a Framework for African Connectivity

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for governments, safety regulators and industry to take action to drive aviation connectivity and infrastructure development in Africa for the economic and social development of the continent. "Africa is set to be one of the fastest-growing aviation regions over the next 20 years, with annual expansion averaging nearly […]

ICAO partners with Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business at special ceremony

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) yesterday signed an important partnership agreement with Concordia University"™s John Molson School of Business (JMSB). The new arrangement will lead to the establishment of an Executive Certificate in Civil Aviation Management through the umbrella of ICAO"™s TRAINAIR PLUS Programme. The programme will offer certificates in Human Resources Management, Strategic […]

Perú: gran potencial para explotar en materia de aviación

Con éxito finalizó en "Aviation Day" de la Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA) en Lima, Perú. Dentro del evento -en el que participaron representantes del Ministerio de Turismo de Perú, LAN Perú, AVIANCA, OACI, DGAC, INDECOPI, CANATUR, COMEX Perú, ALTA y de la Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA), entre otros- se destacó que […]

32,600 new planes worth nearly US$5 trillion in the next 20 years

From the world"™s first commercial flight in 1914, to today"™s 32 million flights annually, aviation has become part and parcel of our everyday lives. With some three billion air passengers, and 50 million tonnes of freight carried every year by planes, it is estimated that aviation contributes US$2.4 trillion annually to global GDP. In the […]