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IATA's Director General and CEO regularly writes to governments and industry stakeholders advocating IATA's positions on various issues. Below is a selection of the latest interventions of Tony Tyler and his predecessor, Giovanni Bisignani:

• IATA's concern on the European Union's emissions trading scheme (ETS) - September 2011
  Letter published in the South China Morning Post (pdf)
  
  
• Looking back at the impact of 9/11 on aviation security (September 2011)
  Letter published in the Singapore Straits Time (pdf)
  
  
• IATA's concern on the proposed APIS and ATC charges in Malaysia (July 2011)
  Letter to the Malaysian Minister of Transport (pdf)
  
  
• IATA's appeal to secure proper monitoring of Icelandic volcano ash plume in the UK (May 2011)
  Letter to the UK Secretary of State for Transport (pdf)
  
  
• IATA's concern on the introduction of a carbon tax in South Africa (March 2011)
  Letter to South Africa Minister of Transport  (pdf)
  
  
• IATA's appeal on the increases in service tax on air travel in India (March 2011)
  Letter to India Minister for Civil Aviation (pdf)
  
  
• IATA's concern on the possible introduction of a fuel tax for international flights in Panama (January 2011)
  Letter to the President of Panama (pdf) 
  
  
• Giovanni Bisignani's opinion piece on the air traffic control situation in Spain (December 2010)
  Letter published in El Pais
  
  
• Giovanni Bisignani's reflections on the past 25 years of aviation (November 2010)
  Published in Airlines Business
  
  
• IATA's appeal to withdraw  the “Eco” Air Travel Levy to be introduced at Austrian Airports (November 2010)
  Letter to the Chancellor of Austria (pdf)
  
  
• IATA's concern with regard to a possible Solidarity Tax for Airlines in Japan (October 2010)
  Letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan (pdf)
  
  
• IATA's appeal to abandon a proposed tax on passengers departing from German airports (Juy 2010)
  Letter to Germany's Minister of Transport (pdf)
  
  
•  IATA's concern with regard to a new per plane tax project in the UK (June 2010)
  Letter to UK Chancellor of Treasury (pdf)

• IATA's position with regard to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) airport monitoring findings (March 2010)
  Letter to Australia's Minister for Infrastructure (pdf)

• IATA's concern with regard to the service tax recently introduced in India (March 2010)
  Letter to India Minister of Finance (pdf)

• IATA's appeal for a "no strike" provision for air traffic control in Ireland (February 2010)
  Letter to Irish Prime Minister (pdf)

• IATA's concern with regard to efficiency problems with Spanish air navigation services (February 2010) 
  Letter to Spain Minister of Development (pdf)

• IATA's concern on the two-airport solution in Bangkok (November 2009)
  Letter to Thailand Minister of Transport (pdf)

• IATA's concern on airport charges for Queen Alia International Airport (October 2009)
  Letter to Jordan Prime Minister (pdf)

• Aviation's environment commitments to the Copenhagen summit (October 2009)
  Letter to UN Secretary General (pdf)

• IATA's appreciation of air traffic control prices remaining level in Australia (August 2009)
  Letter to Airservices Australia CEO (pdf)

• IATA's concerns regarding the new Airport Tax in Israel (August 2009)
  Letter to Israel Minister of Transport (pdf)

• IATA's concerns regarding pay and other costs at Irish Aviation Authority (August 2009)
  Letter to Irish Aviation Authority CEO (pdf)

• IATA's views on aviation's issues in India (June 2009)
  Letter to India Minister for Civil Aviation (pdf)

• IATA's position on the Air Travel Tax recently introduced in Ireland (April 2009)
  Letter to the Irish Minister of Finance (pdf)

• IATA's position on the new Ticket Aid Tax in Jordan (March 2009)
  Letter to Jordan Prime Minister (pdf)

• IATA's position on the Air Passenger Tax introduced in the Netherlands in 2008 (February 2009)
  Letter to the Dutch Minister of Finance (pdf)

• IATA's position on the revised UK Air Passenger Duty (APD) (December 2008)
  Letter to UK Chancellor of Treasury (pdf)

• IATA's opinion on current aviation issues in the US (November 2008)
  Open letter to President-Elect Obama published in Aviation Daily (pdf)

• IATA's position on AENA, the Spanish Air Navigation Services (November 2008)
  Letter to the Spanish Minister of Development (pdf)