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

Leadership

• Chairman of IATA Board of Governors (2011-2012), Peter Hartman, President and CEO of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 
• IATA Director General and CEO: Tony Tyler

Membership 

• IATA membership: some 240 airlines, 118 countries.
• Flights by IATA members represent 84% of total traffic (Available Seat Kilometers)  
• IATA members total freight – 44 million tonnes in 2010, of which 30 million tonnes were international
• IATA members total passengers 2010 (scheduled) - 1.8 billion, of which 750 million were international  

History 

• IATA was founded in Havana, Cuba, in April 1945. More

IATA Offices

• IATA has 63 offices in 60 countries
• Head Office: Montreal, Canada
• Executive Office: Geneva, Switzerland
• Regional Offices in Amman, Beijing, Brussels, Johannesburg, Madrid, Miami, Moscow, Singapore, Washington

IATA Annual General Meeting & World Air Transport Summit

• Formalizes industry positions on industry and public policy issues and provides a focus for emerging industry issues
• Attended by representatives from IATA member airlines, industry partners, international and regional associations, manufacturers and suppliers and government
• The first AGM was held in Montreal, Canada in October 1945
• The 2011 AGM was held in Singapore on 5-7 June 2011
• Singapore also hosted the IATA AGM in 1976 and 2004
• The 68th AGM will be held in Beijing, China on 10-12 June 2012
  

IATA's Industry Priorities for 2012

Updated: December 2011