IATA’s Contactless Travel Directory Eases Airline Access to Biometric Services

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its Contactless Travel Directory to help quickly scale and increase adoption of contactless travel solutions. The Directory will power a matchmaking service to help airlines identify and offer contactless travel at specific airports, including with their partner airlines. Contactless travel uses interoperable biometric solutions to enable travelers […]

IATA airlines chief warns aviation industry falling behind on net zero

Global airlines have issued their bluntest warning yet that efforts to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 are sliding off course, as the head of their main trade body accused oil firms and the rest of the aviation sector of dragging their feet. Airlines agreed in 2021 to target net-zero emissions in 2050 based mainly on […]

Juan Cierco, director corporativo de Iberia, urge a producir más combustible sostenible

El director corporativo de la aerolínea española Iberia, Juan Cierco, advirtió este jueves, durante un evento en conjunto con EFE en Buenos Aires, sobre la urgencia de incrementar la producción de combustible sostenible «para que la aviación siga siendo democrática» y no vuelva a ser algo de las élites. «Tenemos que lanzar una voz de […]

SAF Registry Goes Live

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Registry with its release to the Civil Aviation Decarbonization Organization (CADO). The Registry, now live under CADO management, will enable a global market for SAF that will accelerate the transition to net zero emissions by 2050. “Aviation’s decarbonization is a team effort. In releasing […]

IATA começa a disponibilizar o Registro de SAF para acelerar a transição para zero emissões

A Associação Internacional de Transporte Aéreo (IATA) lançou oficialmente o Registro de Combustível de Aviação Sustentável (SAF) com sua entrega à Organização de Descarbonização da Aviação Civil (CADO). O registro, agora ativo sob a gestão da CADO, tem como objetivo criar um mercado global para o SAF, acelerando a transição da aviação para emissões líquidas […]

Arranca el Registro SAF

La Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA, por sus siglas en inglés) acaba de lanzar el Registro SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) a través de la Civil Aviation Decarbonization Organization (CADO), la organización encargada de la gestión de dicho Registro y del que se espera impulse la creación de un mercado mundial de SAF que acelere […]

El sector de carga aérea cae ligeramente en febrero

La Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA, por sus siglas en inglés) ha publicado los resultados de los mercados mundiales de carga aérea correspondientes al mes de febrero de 2025 con los siguientes resultados: La demanda global —medida en toneladas de carga por kilómetro transportadas (CTK, por sus siglas en inglés)— se contrajo un 0,1% […]

Passenger Demand Growth Slows Slightly in February

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for February 2025 global passenger demand with the following highlights: Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), was up 2.6% compared to February 2024. Total capacity, measured in available seat kilometers (ASK), was up 2.0% year-on-year. The February load factor was 81.1% (+0.4 ppt compared to February […]