Lunar New Year Travel Adds to Strong Traffic Growth in February
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for February showing a strengthening in demand growth compared to February 2014. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 6.2%, which was an improvement on the January year-over-year increase of 4.5%. Monthly results were positively impacted by the Lunar New Year holiday which occurred in […]
Timing of Lunar New Year and US Port Congestion Boosts February Air Freight
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released February data for global air freight markets showing a sharp increase in year-on-year air freight volumes. Growth measured by freight tonne kilometers (FTK) was up 11.7% in February, compared to February 2014. Capacity grew 7.4%. Much of the impressive February result is due to the timing of the […]
Miami to host 71st IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit
The 71st IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit will be held in Miami, Florida from 7 to 9 June 2015. The global airline community is celebrating a special anniversary this year: it was 70 years ago that 57 airlines from 31 countries joined together to create IATA at a meeting in […]
Three Priorities for Air Cargo
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for further action on three vital aspects of the air cargo business: transitioning to paperless freight processes, a focus on global handling standards for pharmaceutical freight, and tough action to ensure the continued safe transportation of lithium batteries by air. "Air cargo has had a challenging few years. […]
Focus on Competitiveness in HKIA Expansion Strong Hub Connectivity is a Major Economic Catalyst for HK
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) emphasized the need to focus on competitiveness as Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) moves forward with the building of a third runway and associated infrastructure. "The announcement by the Financial Secretary in his budget speech that the third runway will be built by 2023 should be greeted by everyone […]
Boeing nombrada Compañía ecológica del año por la revista Air Transport World
Boeing ha sido nombrada "Compañía ecológica del año" en la 41º edición de los premios anuales que otorga la publicación Air Transport World (ATW) y que reconoce los logros del sector. Los redactores de ATW reconocieron los méritos de Boeing gracias a sus «cada vez más eficientes aviones en cuanto a consumo de combustible y […]
Air Freight Makes Slow Start in 2015
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing a 3.2% expansion in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) in January 2015 compared to the same month last year. The growth is slower than the average of 4.5% recorded for 2014. There was much regional variation in the January performance. Asia-Pacific, African […]
EDICOM becomes IATA Strategic partner
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has included EDICOM in the Strategic Partnership (SP) program, which brings together leading providers of electronic solutions for the air freight industry. In this case, EDICOM joins the platform as a key partner in the Cargo XML area. They developed EDICOM Air, their e-Air Waybill platform, which automatically generates […]
ALTA Press Release
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) expressed today its concern regarding the continued lack of attention to the currently inoperable Instrument Landing System (ILS) at the Paramaribo Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM). ALTA has received in the past and continues to receive reports from airlines stating that PBM’s ILS has been […]
IATA launches advanced aviation training programme with ÉNAC
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the launch of an advanced aviation training programme in partnership with the École nationale de l"™aviation civile (ÉNAC) in Toulouse, France. This is the first time that IATA has partnered with a university to offer an airline operations degree. Through the IATA Training and Development Institute (ITDI), […]
