Iata boss urges airport infrastructure boostMajor investments in airport infrastructure will be needed to meet the global demand for air connectivity which is growing at about five per cent annually, said the director general and CEO of Iata. “Airports are airlines&rs More… |
Iata welcomes Single Sky planThe International Air Transport Association (Iata) welcomed European Commission (EC) proposals to strengthen the legislative basis for the Single European Sky (SES) recently. The EC proposals are in response to the failure of Euro More… |
Airlines push new booking platform; IT firms waryThe airline industry is set to allow consumers to see more details of what they are booking using a new online reservation platform, a project that poses a threat to many travel technology firms working with older systems. Almost More… |
Qatar Airways to host next Iata AGMQatar Airways will host the 70th International Air Transport Association (Iata) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Doha next year. The event will draw the top leadership of the air transport industry to More… |
Delta CEO named new Iata chairmanThe International Air Transport Association (Iata) announced that Richard H Anderson, CEO of Delta Air Lines, has been appointed chairman of the Iata Board of Governors. Anderson succeeds Alan Joyce, CEO and managing director of Q More… |
Global airlines' profit to hit $12.7bn in 2013The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said the airline industry is set to make a profit of $12.7 billion profit in 2013, up from a previous forecast of $10.6 billion profit in March. Addressing the gathering of aviati More… |
Africa urged to take advantage of aviationAfrican governments were urged to take full advantage of aviation as a catalyst for growth and development at a key meeting in Cape Town today. The International Air Transport Association's (Iata) 69th Annual General Meeting ( More… |
Airlines agree plan for tackling emissionsGlobal airlines have agreed on a proposal for tackling aircraft emissions in a bid to break international deadlock over an issue that has stoked fears of a carbon trade war. Airlines representing 85 per cent of global traffic urge More… |
Airlines agree plan for tackling emissionsGlobal airlines have agreed on a proposal for tackling aircraft emissions in a bid to break international deadlock over an issue that has stoked fears of a carbon trade war. Airlines representing 85 per cent of global traffic urge More… |
Emissions row dims airline business moodGlobal airlines are gathering for an industry summit boosted by weaker fuel prices, but facing a tough debate over how to share the cost of tackling emissions involved in a trade row. The International Air Transport Association, w More… |








