The Cargo Committee advises the Board of Governors, the Director General and other relevant IATA bodies on all air cargo industry issues, particularly the following:
- Agent/carrier relations
- Cargo procedures and automation
- Cargo facilitation
- Cargo related regulatory developments
How it works
The Committee meets every six months to consider issues submitted by Member Airlines. Each member receives written notice at least 30 days in advance of the date and an agenda for each meeting. The agenda is limited to issues of significant importance to the airline industry and where there is potential to take action; information only items and activity reporting are kept to a minimum. A summary report of each meeting is sent to all attendees. Decisions are acted upon by the Secretariat.
Who is on it
The Cargo Committee comprises 12 members elected from Head of Cargo operations of IATA Member airlines. All members of the Committee are proposed by nomination from the membership at large. The Board of Governors proposes the membership to the Annual General Meeting (AGM). A full list of members and the Cargo Committee mandate are included in this package. Membership of the committee is terminated if a member fails to attend two consecutive meetings without adequate reason.
Heads of Cargo who are not members of the committee are able to attend as observers by prior arrangement.
Mandate
The Cargo Committee shall act as advisor to the Board of Governors (the "Board"), the Director General, and other relevant IATA bodies (including Conferences) on all air cargo industry policy issues, particularly the following:
- Agency/carrier relations
- Cargo automation
- Cargo handling
- Cargo facilitation
- Cargo related regulatory development
Subject to oversight by and direction from the Board and the Director General, the Cargo Committee shall identify and assess key policy issues, and develop policies/positions/action plans to resolve such issues; in like manner, it shall establish issue priorities and provide policy guidance to other IATA groups including the Cargo Conferences. Additionally, the Cargo Committee will promote information sharing and policy campaigning.
In carrying out its functions, the Cargo Committee shall give priority to issues which are cargo related, and which have at least two out of the following three dimensions:
- Aeropolitical
- Industry cooperation
- Industry competition
In addition, it shall only address issues, which are of significant importance to the airline industry, and where there is a potential to take action.
When addressing IATA Tariff Coordinating conference issues, only members of the Cargo Committee whose airlines are members of the relevant Tariff Coordinating Conferences may participate.
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