Air Cargo is a US$50 billion business that transports 35% of the value of goods traded internationally and a critical part of the airline business which, as a whole, is the US$490 billion heart of a value chain that supports 32 million jobs and US$3.5 trillion of economic activity. It is an important industry that is critical to global business.

IATA’s job is to improve our industry’s competitiveness. Last year we saved US$5 billion by cutting airport and ANSP charges and improving fuel efficiency. Simplifying the Business is delivering results. E-freight is a reality and our US$310 billion settlement system is the industry’s financial backbone. CASS is an important part of the settlement system. In the last four years the CASS network grew 60%. It now covers 72 countries, handling almost half the business - US$23 billion with a collection rate of over 99.994%. 

IATA Cargo Priorities

Our goal is to bring simplicity and efficiency to the air cargo industry. We aim to achieve this by delivering the following challenging agenda:

• e-freight 
• Cargo 2000
• Cargo Safety
• Cargo Security
• Cargo & Environment
• CASS & Agency Programmes 
• Cargo Standards