Fact Sheet: IATA

Mission : To represent, lead and serve the airline industry.

Leadership

• IATA Director General and CEO, Mr. Giovanni Bisignani.
• Chairman of IATA Board of Governors, Jean Cyril Spinetta (Air France)
• Incoming Chairman of IATA Board of Governors, Robert  Milton (Air Canada)

Membership

• IATA membership: 265 airlines, 136 countries.
• Flights by IATA members represent 94% of world’s international scheduled traffic (ASKs)
• Total freight – 39.5 million tonnes in 2004, of which 25 million tones were international
• Total world 1.8 billion passengers in 2004

History 

• IATA - the International Air Transport Association - was founded in Havana, Cuba, in April 1945

Main Offices

• Headquarters:  Montreal
• Executive Office: Geneva
• Regional Offices in Amman, Beijing, Johannesburg, Miami, Singapore

IATA Financial Services

• IATA handled US$225 billion for airlines in 2004 through its financial systems
  - IATA Clearing House—US$ 34.7 billion
  - IATA Currency Clearing Service—US$ 15.6 billion
  - Bill and Settlement Plan—US$ 158.4 billion
  - Cargo Account Settlement Systems—US$ 16.3 billion