On these pages, you will find all commercial and free publications featuring standards, manuals and guidelines on a variety of topics.

Just released 

• Cabin Operations Safety Best Practices Guide - Edition 5 released, including new risk assessments and recommendations.
• Best Practices Guide for Cabin Retrofit and EIS (pdf) - covering project management and risks involved in cabin layout, retrofit and entry into service.
• Best Industry Practices for Aircraft Decommissioning - the reference for aircraft owners and operators, covering all phases of the aircraft end-of-life process
• Aircraft Reliability Guidelines - essential guidance to improve safety, efficiency and operational integrity
• IATA & Aviation History - explore the world of aviation, intertwined with that of the association that has been representing, leading and serving the airlines over seven decades
  

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Airp​ort​​

• Airport Handling Manual (AHM)
• IATA Ground Operations Manual (IGOM)
• Airport Development Reference Manual (ADRM)
• Quick Reference Guide on Marshalling Signals (new)  
• Load Control XML Messaging Toolkit

Flight Operations

• Aviation Information Data Exchange (AIDX)

Improving people's perfo​rmance

• Fatigue Management Guide for Airline Operations - free
• Guidance and Best Practices - Implementation of Competency-Based Training in Maintenance
• Guidance and Best Practices for Pilot Aptitude Testing - free
• Phraseology report - free

Fu​el 

• Alternative Fuels Report - free
• Fuel guidelines, including Fuel environmental management 

Operati​ons

• Best Practices Guide for Cabin Retrofit and EIS (pdf)
  
• Aircraft Reliability Guidelines 
• Standard Computerized Airplane Performance (SCAP) 
  
• Airline Operations Cost Management Manual (AOCM)
• Maintenance Program Optimization Guidance Material

Saf​ety

• IATA Lithium Battery Toolkit - free
• Cabin Safety Guide
• Safety Report - free
  

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Charges

• Aviation Charges Intelligence Center (ACIC)​

Accounting

• New: Airline Disclosure Guides
• Revenue Accounting Manual
• IATA Consolidated Exchange Rates 
• IATA Rates of exchange
• Prorate Manual - Passenger
• Prorate Manual - Cargo

​Aircraft fi​nancing

• International Aircraft Financing​

Legal

• Essential Documents on International Air Carrier Liability​
• Integrated Risk Management Guidance Material

Communications

• Crisis Communications & Social Media Guidelines

Environment

• Best Industry Practices for Aircraft Decommissioning (BIPAD)

Aviation Human Resources

• Aviation Human Resources Report​

History

IATA & Aviation History book