On this page you can access speeches and press releases produced between 2002 and 2022.
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Reforms Needed to Attract / Retain Ground Handling Talent
IATA called for holistic reforms to manage the long-term need for a stable talent base for the ground handling sector.
- Press Release
- Airline Operations
- All Regions
Cabin safety: the invisible part of service
The Cabin Ops Safety Conference, hosted by TAP Portugal, will discuss the key trends in cabin safety.
- Analysis
- Safety
- All Regions
IATA and ICP cooperate to Enhance Air Cargo Security in the UAE
UAE will be the first country outside of the US and the EU to implement a PLACI regime to create a more secure air cargo supply chain in the country.
- Press Release
- Cargo
- Africa & Middle East
Canadian Government Must Act to Reduce Delay Situation at Canadian Airports
"The relevant authorities must urgently consider removing the last remaining travel related COVID-19 restrictions."
- Press Release
- Airline Operations
- Passenger Experience
- The Americas
Enhancing safety in winter operations
Take-off is a safety critical phase of flight. It is especially important to be safe during winter conditions when multiple factors can cause contamination of critical surfaces and components and affect an aircraft’s dynamics.
- Analysis
- Safety
- All Regions
With challenges come opportunities
Vinod Kannan, CEO Vistara, tells Graham Newton that airports and airlines must work together as partners.
- CEO Interviews
- Other
- Asia Pacific
Willie Walsh Keynote Address at Changi Aviation Summit
Transcript of Willie Walsh Keynote Address at Changi Aviation Summit 17 May 2022
- Speech
- Value of Aviation
- Asia Pacific
Accelerate Asia-Pacific Aviation Recovery
IATA has urged Asia-Pacific states to further ease border measures to accelerate the region’s recovery from COVID-19.
- Press Release
- COVID-19
- Asia Pacific
Policies must support energy transition
There is no single solution that will enable aviation to meet its 2050 Net Zero CO2 Emissions target.
- Analysis
- Economics
- All Regions
Guidance to Remove Mask Mandate a Step Towards Normality
IATA welcomed new guidance from the European Aviation Safety Agency removing its recommendation that masks should be required in-flight.
- Press Release
- COVID-19
- Europe
Cabin Ops Safety Conference to Look at Crew Fatigue, Unruly Passengers, Accessibility
The 2022 Cabin Ops Safety Conference (COSC) will take place on 14-16 June in Lisbon
- Press Release
- Safety
IATA and ACA Collaborate on Standard Inflight Catering Agreement
IATA and ACA released a Standard Inflight Catering Agreement (SICA) facilitating operational harmonization
- Press Release
- Cargo
Passenger Traffic Recovery Continues in March
IATA announced passenger data for March 2022 demonstrating that the recovery of air travel continues
- Press Release
- Economics
- Africa & Middle East
- All Regions
- Asia Pacific
- Europe
- North Asia
- The Americas
Ground handling set for take-off
Successful ground operations are essential to the industry recovery. But the collapse in air travel in 2020–21 resulted in the disappearance of tens of thousands of airport jobs.
- Analysis
- Safety
- Ground Operations
- All Regions
War in Ukraine and Omicron Weighs on Air Cargo
IATA released March 2022 data for global air cargo markets showing a drop in demand.
- Press Release
- Cargo
- Economics
- Africa & Middle East
- All Regions
- Asia Pacific
- Europe
- North Asia
- The Americas
Innovation Day to unlock industry potential
The need for innovation cuts across every aspect of aviation. It has become especially crucial following the brutal realities of the pandemic.
- Analysis
- Other
- All Regions
Dramatic Increase in Airport Charges "Damages Recovery of Air Connectivity in the Netherlands"
The Dutch regulator’s stance is in sharp contrast with the position taken by other independent regulators in the region, which are trying to fulfil their duties to protect the consumer.
- Press Release
- Airport Infrastructure
- Regulations & Law
- Europe
Examining the journey to customer-centricity
Airline retailing, meaning the transformation of distribution away from legacy processes and artifacts into the world of modern retailing, has become a hot topic in the post-pandemic world. As such, it forms an important track at the World Financial...
- Analysis
- Retailing & Finance
- All Regions
Digital identity to redefine distribution chain
New Distribution Capability (NDC) is the first step towards the evolution of airlines into retailers through a data exchange format based on offer and order management processes.
- Analysis
- Other
- All Regions
Airlines from the Americas Region Reconfirm their Commitment to 25by2025
IATA’s Wings of Change Conference Americas, held in Santiago, Chile, featured a panel discussion on gender diversity under the banner of “Breaking the Airline Industry's Glass Ceiling”.
- Press Release
- Other
- The Americas