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IATA Asia Pacific represents, serves, and leads our airline members from our regional office in Singapore, covering 39 countries across 8 time zones, with the support of 19 area and country offices. We also maintain close working relations with governments, airports, air navigation service providers, and regional industry organizations.
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Our activities are aligned with the following regional priorities:
- Enhance IATA's role as a trusted advocate by deepening engagement with governments and industry stakeholders across the region to address and influence regulatory and policy issues and risks.
- Drive regional leadership through strategic parterships and impactful campaigns focused on safety, security, sustainability, and digital transformation.
- Strengthen our value proposition as a solutions provider by expanding the reach and relevance of IATA's business solutions, training, and consulting.
To deliver on those priorities, IATA Asia Pacific is committed to:
- Serving IATA’s 57 airline members based in the region and aviation in general.
- Reminding governments of the value that aviation brings, supporting over 42 million jobs and contributing about $890 billion in GDP across the region.
- Improving infrastructure and cost-effective operations through our industry initiatives, such as One ID and ONE Record.
- Supporting the industry vision to becoming customer-centric and digital airlines through the IATA distribution and payment programs.
- Laying the groundwork for a sustainable aviation industry with a target of Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050.
- Improving safety and operational efficiency through close collaboration with stakeholders across the industry.
- Settling funds for the aviation industry in a swift, reliable, and efficient manner (over $50.2 billion was settled for the Asia Pacific region in 2024).
- Developing human capital for tomorrow’s air transport industry (some 1,650 aviation professionals from over 100 countries were trained at our IATA Asia Pacific's Regional Training Center in Singapore in 2024).
Value of Aviation Reports — Asia Pacific
Air transport plays a key role in the economic well-being of the countries in the region of Asia Pacific.
We produced reports on the value of aviation for countries in Asia Pacific, covering various aspects, from GDP contribution and employment impact to key aviation metrics, including connectivity and affordability.
