IATA News

IATA Appoints Brendan Sullivan as Global Head of Cargo

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IATA Adds Environmental Sustainability to its Training Curriculum

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Mon, Jul 26^th 2021 |

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched an environmental sustainability training program together with the University of Geneva (UNIGE). While ...

IATA Appoints Brendan Sullivan as Global Head of Cargo

AIR TRANSPORT | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Jul 15^th 2021 |

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the appointment of Brendan Sullivan as IATA’s Global Head of Cargo with immediate effect. Sullivan h...

Nominations Open for IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards

AIR TRANSPORT | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Jul 8^th 2021 |

Awards established in 2019, with Qatar Airways committing to sponsor for 10 yearsWinner in each category will receive $25,000 in prize moneyThe International Air Trans...

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Walsh Takes the Helm at IATA

AIR TRANSPORT | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Apr 1^st 2021 |

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Willie Walsh has officially taken on the role of Director General of the organization. He succeeds Alexandre de Juniac. “I am passionate about ou...

IATA Offers Free Training to Former Cabin Crew Transitioning into Job Market

AIR TRANSPORT | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Feb 11^th 2021 |

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is offering an online training course to help laid-off airline cabin crew members re-enter the job market. This cour...

Leadership Changes at IATA

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Nov 25^th 2020 |

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced leadership changes approved by the 76th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM).Robin Hayes, CEO of JetBlue is now the Chair of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG),...

Air traffic plunges 53% in March: IATA

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Apr 29^th 2020 |

World air traffic suffered a massive drop of more than half in March compared with the same period last year thanks to coronavirus-related travel restrictions, the airline industry's trade body said Wednesday.The 52....

Air traffic in the Middle East and North Africa to plunge by half on virus impact: IATA

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Apr 24^th 2020 |

Air traffic in the Middle East and North Africa is set to plummet by more than half this year due to the coronavirus...

Airlines face uncertain future and need aid fast: IATA

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Apr 17^th 2020 |

Airlines have been mauled by COVID-19 and the industry has cried out for help from governments to survive a crisis that could cripple a key sector of the economy.As c...

Airline revenues to nosedive by 55% in 2020

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Apr 15^th 2020 |

Airline passenger revenues are set to plunge by 55 percent, or $314 billion, in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the International Air Transport Association said Tuesday.It marks a sharp worsening of the forecas...

Airlines headed for 'apocalypse' without aid: IATA

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Mar 26^th 2020 |

The coronavirus pandemic could spell "apocalypse" in the airline industry without urgent government aid, the global aviation association said Tuesday, warning that ca...

Asia-Pacific airlines could lose $27.8 bn to coronavirus: IATA

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Feb 21^st 2020 |

Airlines operating in the Asia-Pacific region stand to lose a combined $27.8 billion of revenue this year in the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the International Air Tra...

Trade turbulence pushes airline profits lower

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Dec 11^th 2019 |

Global trade tensions have sent airline profits into a descent, the industry's trade association said Wednesday, and while profitablity is expected to rebound next year it will unlikely match the level hit in 2018.Th...

With MRO SmartHub, IATA wants to reduce its members' maintenance costs

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Oct 31^st 2019 |

The IATA's services portfolio expands a little more each year. The association has created a new tool to make operations easier for its member airlines, this time in t...

Significant Growth in Aviation Jobs Expected

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Mon, Aug 20^th 2018 |

Montreal - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) published the results of a global survey of Human Resources professionals in the aviation industry highlighting key challenges in talent acquisition, train...