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Industry Leader Interview – IATA Director General Willie Walsh

Industry Leader Interview - IATA Director General Willie Walsh

Willie Walsh became the eighth person to lead the International Air Transport Association (IATA) when he took on the role of Director General in April 2021. Prior to joining IATA, Walsh spent his entire career in the airline industry. Beginning as a cadet pilot with Aer Lingus in 1979 and rising to the position of […]

IATA airlines chief warns aviation industry falling behind on net zero

Lenta recuperación para aeropuertos estadounidenses en 2021

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 […]

Willie Walsh, titular de IATA, y su mirada sobre Latinoamérica

Willie Walsh, titular de IATA, y su mirada sobre Latinoamérica

En el marco del IATA Global Media Day llevado a cabo hace algunos días en Ginebra, Suiza, el experimentado ejecutivo irlandés que dirige la Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional conversó con los medios de la región presentes y repasar los puntos más destacados del sector aéreo. Referido a la Argentina en particular, Walsh expresó que […]

Walsh warns aviation supply chain issues could last up to five more years

Walsh warns aviation supply chain issues could last up to five more years

IATA director general Willie Walsh says that supply chain issues in the aviation industry will continue for up to five more years, causing frustration among airline managers and further pushing back a full post-Covid-19 recovery. He made the comments at the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum in Nassau, Bahamas on 29 October. Based on discussions with […]

FIATA and IATA united for resilience

FIATA and IATA united for resilience

FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations opened the 2024 edition of the annual FIATA HQ Meeting yesterday, under the theme “Uniting for Resilience”. A special fireside chat with the opening keynote speaker Willie Walsh, Director General of IATA, inaugurated the meeting, with the themes of modernization, collaboration and digitalization at the forefront at a […]

Statement from Willie Walsh on COP28 Outcome

IATA takes note of the COP28 outcome, calling on nations to transition away from fossil fuels. This landmark agreement is an opportunity for the advancement of renewable fuels globally, including Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). “The airline industry is committed to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. To do that we know that we need […]

Aerolíneas reducen pérdidas en 2022 y vuelven a terreno positivo en 2023

Comité Regional de Prevención del Fraude de IATA y ALTA realiza la primera reunión del Grupo de Contracargos

La Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA, por sus siglas en inglés) prevé volver a la rentabilidad de la industria global de aerolíneas en 2023 a medida que se reducen las pérdidas por la pandemia del COVID-19 en 2022. En 2023, se espera que las aerolíneas registren un pequeño beneficio neto de 4.700 millones USD […]