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Found 2230 Pressroom elements
Airlines Unable to Cut Costs Deep Enough to Save Jobs
IATA presented new analysis showing that the airline industry cannot slash costs sufficiently to neutralize severe cash burn to avoid bankruptcies and preserve jobs in 2021.
- Press Release
- Economics
- COVID-19
- All Regions
WMO and IATA Agree to Improve Aircraft Meteorological Reporting
IATA and World Meteorological Organization signed an agreement to improve the reporting of meteorological data by commercial aircraft (AMDAR).
- Press Release
- Safety
- Europe
COVID-19 Testing and Continued Financial Support Crucial to Save Air Transport
IATA re-iterated the urgent need to re-open borders with COVID-19 testing and for financial support for aviation.
- Press Release
- COVID-19
- Europe
Significant Fuel, Time & CO2 Savings Expected from Jordan / Israel Airspace Agreement
IATA welcomed the recent agreement between Jordan and Israel for flights across both countries.
- Press Release
- Air Traffic Management
- Africa & Middle East
IATA Revises 2020 Passenger Traffic Forecast Down for Africa
Q4 2020 bookings show that the recovery continues to falter mainly for international travel.
- Press Release
- Economics
- COVID-19
- Africa & Middle East
IATA Revises 2020 Passenger Traffic Forecast Down for the Middle East
Regional travel picked up from April but international travel remained heavily constrained by government restrictions
- Press Release
- Economics
- COVID-19
- Africa & Middle East
IATA Welcomes US Military Report on Low Risk of Catching COVID-19 on a Flight
IATA welcomed the release of the results of testing by the US Transportation Command confirming the low risk of transmission onboard.
- Press Release
- COVID-19
- The Americas
Partnership to Support Safety Oversight in the Netherlands
IATA and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Netherlands (ILT) signed a MoU on the improvement of aviation safety.
- Press Release
- Safety
- Europe
ACI and IATA Call for Urgent Industry-Wide Support to Underpin Recovery
ACI World and IATA reinforced the urgent call for governments to use testing as a means to safely re-open borders and re-establish global connectivity.
- Press Release
- COVID-19
- All Regions
Remarks of Alexandre de Juniac at the IATA Media Briefing on 13 October 2020
Remarks of Alexandre de Juniac and Luis Felipe de Oliveira from ACI World on a joint call for governments to use testing as a means to safely re-open borders and re-establish global connectivity.
- Speech
- COVID-19
- All Regions
Council's Failure to Harmonize Travel Restrictions Puts Millions of Jobs at Risk
Following the adoption by European Affairs Ministers of a recommendation on travel restrictions, the aviation sector warns of consequences.
- Press Release
- Regulations & Law
- COVID-19
- Europe
Research Points to Low Risk for COVID-19 Transmission Inflight
IATA demonstrated the low incidence of inflight COVID-19 transmission with an updated tally of published cases.
- Press Release
- COVID-19
- All Regions
Financial Aid, COVID-19 Testing Key to Aviation’s Survival in Southern Africa
IATA outlined the key priorities for sustainability of aviation in Southern Africa in the face of COVID-19
- Press Release
- Regulations & Law
- COVID-19
- Africa & Middle East
ACI World and IATA in Joint Push for Globally Consistent Approach to Testing
ACI World and IATA have today made a joint call for a globally-consistent approach to testing international passengers as an alternative to quarantine measures.
- Press Release
- COVID-19
- All Regions
Remarks of Alexandre de Juniac at the IATA Media Briefing on 06 October 2020
See the remarks from Alexandre de Juniac at IATA´s Media Briefing on COVID-19 which took place on 6 October 2020.
- Speech
- COVID-19
- All Regions
Looming Cash Crisis Threatens Airlines
IATA warned that the airline industry will burn through $77 billion in cash during the second half of 2020, despite the restart of operations.
- Press Release
- Economics
- Regulations & Law
- COVID-19
- All Regions
Pressure intensifies to drop quarantines in favour of EU-wide passenger testing protocol
European aviation bodies have intensified their call to replace quarantine measures with passenger testing.
- Press Release
- COVID-19
- Europe
IATA Urges Alternatives to Quarantines in US
IATA expressed strong concern over the continued existence of arrival quarantine regimes imposed by state governments in the United States, including New York and Hawaii.
- Press Release
- COVID-19
- The Americas
IATA restructuring
IATA has been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
- Press Release
- IATA News
- COVID-19
- All Regions
1.7 Million Middle East Jobs will be Lost due to COVID-19 and Border Closures
IATA warned that the damage being done to the Middle East aviation industry and on economies by the shutdown of air traffic owing to the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened.
- Press Release
- COVID-19
- Africa & Middle East