The IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit, held on 7-9 June 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, is IATA's pre-eminent events. Over 500 representatives from IATA's member airlines, industry associate partners, international and regional associations, leading manufacturers and industry suppliers attend this meeting annually, accompanied by a large media contingent.
Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Director General and CEO, presented a gloomy picture of the current global industry situation: “Our industry is in survival mode. Whether this crisis is long or short, the world is changing. Even if we try to look beyond the crisis we must recognize that it will not be business as usual. Change is critical. We must use this crisis as an opportunity for governments, partners and airlines to build a stronger industry.”
This issue of Flight Bag summarizes the outcome of the AGM with regard to safety, securit, operations and infrastructure:
- Special Topic: Crisis Management
- Economic Outlook
- H1N1 Influenza
- Safety
- Safety Report
- Safety Management System (SMS)
- STEADES
- IOSA
- ISAGO
- Security
- France adopts One-Stop Security
- Security Management System (SeMS)
- Passenger Data Exchange
- Operations
- Technology
- Green Teams
- IATA Operational Cost Reduction Initiative(OCRI)
- IATA Training and Qualification Initiative (ITQI)
- Flight Operations
- Infrastructure
- Regional Targets and Savings of CO2
- IATA Report on Airline Requirements for Air Traffic Services
- Performance-based Navigation (PBN)
- Continuous Descent Approach (CDA)
- Regional Updates