Pressroom Archive

Air Cargo Demand up 1.5% in August, First Annual Growth Since February 2022

IATA released data for August 2023 global air cargo markets, showing that year-on-year air cargo demand grew for the first time in 19 months.

• Press Release
• Cargo
• Economics
• Africa & Middle East
• All Regions
• Asia Pacific
• Europe
• North Asia
• The Americas

First World Sustainability Symposium Opens in Madrid

IATA's inaugural World Sustainability Symposium (WSS) opened in Madrid with a focus on actions needed to achieve the aviation industry’s commitment to net zero CO2 emissions by 2050.

• Press Release
• Sustainability
• IATA News
• Africa & Middle East
• All Regions
• Asia Pacific
• Europe
• North Asia
• The Americas

Diversity and inclusion: Setting up diversity for sustainable success

Diversity took a step forward when Poppy Khoza, the Director of Civil Aviation at the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA), was unanimously elected by the ICAO Member States to serve as President for the 41st ICAO Assembly—the first woman to hold that role in ICAO’s 78-year history.

• Analysis
• Sustainability
• All Regions

Passenger experience: Wayfinding takes a new direction

Airports are evolving spaces, adapting to changing passenger trends and technologies.

• Analysis
• Passenger Experience
• All Regions

Recognizing 20 Years of Safety Improvements with IOSA

IATA marked the first 20 years of the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) at the IATA World Safety and Operations Conference taking place in Hanoi, Vietnam.

• Press Release
• Safety
• All Regions

IATA Announces First Safety Leadership Charter Signatories

IATA announced the launch of the IATA Safety Leadership Charter at the IATA World Safety and Operations Conference taking place in Hanoi, Vietnam.

• Press Release
• Safety
• Ground Operations
• All Regions
• Asia Pacific

World Safety and Operations Conference Underway in Vietnam

IATA announced that the inaugural World Safety and Operations Conference has begun in Hanoi, Vietnam under the theme ”Leadership in Action: Driving Safer and More Efficient Operations.”

• Press Release
• Safety
• All Regions
• Asia Pacific

Fuel Efficiency: No Stone Unturned in Quest for Net Zero

IATA reemphasized that every drop of fuel avoided counts in the aviation industry’s quest to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 with the latest result from the IATA Fuel Efficiency Gap Analysis (FEGA).

• Press Release
• Sustainability
• All Regions

Diversity and inclusion: Shout to the top

“Women are still a minority voice in aviation,” says Camila Turrieta, Chair of the Diversity, Equity, Belonging, and Inclusion Committee, Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), and First Officer, JetBlue Airways.

• Analysis
• Other
• All Regions

IATA Welcomes Mexico’s Return to the FAA’s Category 1 Aviation Safety Rating

IATA welcomes the decision of the FAA to reinstate Mexico’s category 1 aviation safety rating.

• Press Release
• The Americas

Dangerous Goods Survey Highlights Future Supply Chain Challenges

• Press Release

Statement on Schiphol Slot Reduction

The International Air Transport Association reacted to confirmation from the Dutch Slot coordinator at Amsterdam Schiphol of the reductions in slots from Summer 2024.

• Press Release
• Air Traffic Management
• Europe

Sustainability: Taking a Balanced Approach to aircraft noise

Though much of air transport’s sustainability efforts center on CO2 reduction, noise remains a significant challenge for the industry.

• Analysis
• Airline Operations
• All Regions

Sustainability: WSS to turn sustainability talk into action

“We have just 28 years to achieve net zero carbon emissions,” says Marie Owens Thomsen, IATA’s Senior Vice President of Sustainability and Chief Economist. “That means we need to use every solution out there and we need to use them as soon as possible.”

• Analysis
• Sustainability
• All Regions

Cargo: ONE Record Hackathon delivers positive results for air cargo

In June 2023, IATA held its latest ONE Record Hackathon in Frankfurt, hosted by Lufthansa Cargo.

• Analysis
• Cargo
• All Regions

Joint World Financial Symposium - World Passenger Symposium to Focus on Value Creation

IATA announced that ”Value Creation – Unlock the Potential” will be the theme of the joint World Financial Symposium (WFS) and World Passenger Symposium (WPS), taking place 25-26 October 2023 in Chicago, USA, with United Airlines as the co-host airline.

• Press Release

Sustainability: The promise of permanent carbon removal

In August 2023, All Nippon Airways (ANA) signed a purchase agreement for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits with 1PointFive, a carbon capture, utilization and sequestration company based in Houston, Texas.

• Analysis
• Sustainability
• All Regions

Strong Passenger Demand Continues in July

IATA announced that the post-COVID recovery momentum continued in July for passenger markets.

• Press Release
• Economics
• Passenger Experience
• Africa & Middle East
• All Regions
• Asia Pacific
• Europe
• North Asia
• The Americas

Air Cargo Demand Strengthens Despite Challenges

July 2023 global air cargo markets show a continuing trend of recovering growth rates since February. July air cargo demand was tracking just 0.8% below the previous year’s levels.

• Press Release
• Cargo
• Economics
• Africa & Middle East
• All Regions
• Asia Pacific
• Europe
• North Asia
• The Americas

Digitalization: Accelerate@IATA breaks new ground

The Accelerate@IATA program was launched pre-pandemic to speed up the industry’s digital transformation with practical, implementable solutions to real-life problems.

• Analysis
• Passenger Experience
• All Regions