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IATA Advances AI Initiatives to Support Air Cargo Operations

IATA is advancing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in air cargo with three initiatives to improve operational efficiency, strengthen safety and compliance, and accelerate innovation across the global air cargo value chain.

• Press Release
• Cargo
• Data
• All Regions

Air Cargo Helps Power Peru’s Fresh Produce Export Boom

IATA today released a report showing how air cargo has supported Peru’s strong export expansion and helped the country emerge as one of the world’s leading exporters of fresh produce.

• Press Release
• Cargo
• The Americas

IATA Highlights Value of Aviation for Peru

IATA is highlighting the Value of Air Transport study for Peru as the country plays host to the first IATA World Cargo Symposium to be held in South America.

• Press Release
• Airport Infrastructure
• Regulations & Law
• Value of Aviation
• The Americas

Air Cargo Enabled $157 Billion in Frontloaded Trade and Supported AI Growth in 2025

IATA today released a report, showing air cargo’s vital role in sustaining global trade and supporting economic growth in 2025 amid severe trade policy uncertainty.

• Press Release
• Cargo
• Economics
• Value of Aviation
• All Regions

IATA Highlights Three Priorities for Air Cargo

IATA highlighted three priorities for the global air cargo industry: accelerating digitalization, strengthening global standards, and enhancing safety and security.

• Press Release
• Cargo
• Safety
• Security
• All Regions

IATA's Global Head of Cargo Brendan Sullivan's Speech at the 19th World Cargo Symposium

Brendan Sullivan's opening remarks at the 2026 IATA World Cargo Symposium in Lima, Peru.

• Speech
• Cargo
• All Regions

ONE Record

ONE Record is an end-to-end digital logistics and transport supply chain where data is exchanged in a digital ecosystem of air cargo stakeholders and data platforms.

• Analysis
• Cargo
• Data
• All Regions

Pika Aero and DGM France Win 2026 IATA CBTA Center Innovation Award

IATA announced that Pika Aero and DGM France were each recognized as winners of this year’s IATA Competency-Based Training and Assessment Center (CBTA Center) Best Innovation Award.

• Press Release
• Cargo
• All Regions

Fact Sheet - Safety

• Fact Sheet
• Safety
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IATA Releases 2025 Safety Report

IATA released its 2025 Annual Safety Report demonstrating a solid year of safety performance.

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

IATA Focus Africa to Spotlight Safety, Connectivity, and Operational Efficiency

IATA announced that the 2026 edition of IATA Focus Africa Conference will convene under the theme ‘Elevating Aviation Safety, Connectivity and Operational Efficiency in Africa’ in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 29-30 April, 2026, hosted by Ethiopian Airlines.

• Press Release
• Airline Operations
• Safety
• Africa & Middle East

Scaremongering by AENA Chairman Cannot Mask Flimsy Arguments for Increasing Airport Charges

IATA expressed outrage at the recent remarks from Maurici Lucena, Chairman and CEO of AENA, the operator of the vast majority of airports in Spain, suggesting that airlines calling for airport charges reductions were “compromising safety and security.”

• Press Release
• Airport Infrastructure
• Europe

2026 Begins with 3.8% Air Passenger Demand Growth

IATA released data for January 2026 global passenger demand showing slower growth explained by a shift in the Lunar New Year from January in 2025 to February in 2026.

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

Air Cargo Demand up 5.6% in January 2026

IATA released data for January 2026 global air cargo markets showing a robust start to the year despite regional gaps.

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

Richard Forson, CEO, Cargolux: Cargo in the blood

Richard Forson, CEO, Cargolux, details the need for progress and passion in air cargo. Interview by Graham Newton.

• CEO Interviews
• Cargo
• All Regions

Diversity: Three paths to sustainable progress

IATA has launched the 2026 IATA Diversity and Inclusion Awards.

• Analysis
• Diversity & Inclusion Awards
• Diversity
• All Regions

IATA Opens Nominations for 2026 Edition of Diversity & Inclusion Awards

IATA announced the opening of nominations for the 2026 edition of the IATA Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Awards.

• Press Release
• Other
• All Regions

Cargo: Taking special cargo to the next level

Special cargo—live animals, perishables, and pharmaceuticals—is big business.

• Analysis
• Cargo
• All Regions

Sustainability: Detailed data for climate mitigation

ANA HOLDINGS INC. and JAXA have introduced an automated system monitor atmospheric composition on commercial flights.

• Analysis
• Sustainability
• All Regions

Data: Surviving the rise in cyberattacks

Cyber threats are operational, visible, and capable of disrupting the passenger experience at scale.

• Analysis
• Data
• All Regions