IATA announces e-AWB as default effective 1 January 2019

Effective 1 January 2019, the electronic Air Waybill (e-AWB) will become the default contract of carriage for all air cargo shipments on enabled trade lanes. This key industry milestone ushers air cargo into a new era where digital processes will be the norm and paper processes will be the exception. e-AWB brings numerous benefits such […]

Aviação brasileira ganha destaque nos números globais da Iata em setembro

O mercado brasileiro ganhou destaque ao obter crescimentos expressivos de demanda (3,5%) e oferta (6%) A Associação Internacional de Transporte Aéreo (Iata) anunciou os resultados gerais do tráfego de passageiros de setembro de 2018, mostrando que a demanda (RPKs) subiu 5,5% em relação ao mesmo período do ano passado. A capacidade global também subiu (5,8%), […]

Learn how to prevent ADMs related to Chargebacks by following these Guidelines!

An industry working group, the ADM User Group (ADMUG) comprised of over 300 Airlines, Travel Agents and Associations, GDSs, and experts from ATPCO, ARC and IATA, has been working together since 2016 in order to identify areas of improvement in the ticketing distribution chain where it would ultimately result in the reduction of Agency Debit […]

Turkish Cargo joins Pharma.Aero

Turkish Cargo is now part of Pharma.Aero, which fosters collaboration between IATA CEIV Pharma certified airport communities. The carrier’s full membership certificate was presented to Turkish Airlines’ chief cargo officer, Turhan Özen, at the TIACA Air Cargo Forum in Toronto. Pharma.Aero, which aims to achieve excellence in the reliable end-to-end air transportation of pharmaceutical products, […]

Septiembre registró lento crecimiento en el tráfico de pasajeros mundial

De acuerdo al último informe de tráfico de pasajeros, entregado por la Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA, por sus siglas en inglés) se registró un aumento de la demanda (medida en kilómetros de pasajeros o RPK) de un 5,5% en comparación con el mismo mes de 2017. Esto significa una desaceleración del crecimiento de […]

AirAsia Phils. gets certified under IOSA

AirAsia Philippines has been officially registered as an International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) registered operator, following the completion of the IOSA audit. AirAsia’s brand new Airbus A320 fitted with sharklets gets the traditional water canon salute upon arrival at Laguindingan International Airport in Cagayan De Oro City on October 28, 2018 […]

Global Passenger Traffic rose 5.5% in September

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for September showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 5.5% compared to the same month in 2017. This was a slowdown from the 6.4% growth recorded in August year-over-year. Capacity climbed 5.8% and load factor slipped for the first time […]

Strengthening Aviation Benefits in MENA: IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to maximize the economic and social benefits of aviation. “Aviation currently supports 2.4 million jobs and $130 billion in economic activity across the MENA region. That represents 3.3% of all employment and 4.4% of all GDP in the region. […]