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International Air Transport Association

The International Air Transport Association (Iata) is the global trade association for the world's airlines, representing about 320 carriers that account for approximately 83% of total air traffic. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with executive offices in Geneva, Switzerland, Iata serves as the industry's voice in advocating for safe, secure and sustainable air transport. The organisation sets industry standards and best practices across areas including safety, security, operations, sustainability and passenger services. It develops and maintains critical infrastructure such as the Iata Operational Safety Audit programme, the Billing and Settlement Plan for ticket distribution, and the Cargo Accounts Settlement Systems. Iata also manages the airline designator codes used worldwide for flight identification and the three-letter airport codes familiar to travellers. The association plays a central role in coordinating industry responses to challenges such as climate change, advocating for policies that support aviation's energy transition while maintaining connectivity. Its annual general meeting brings together airline chief executives and industry leaders to set strategic direction. Iata was founded in Havana, Cuba, in April 1945, shortly after the end of the Second World War, succeeding the International Air Traffic Association established in 1919. The organisation has evolved alongside the growth of commercial aviation to become an essential coordinating body for global air transport.

International Air Transport Association Updates


Conflict in the Middle East causes decline in air cargo demand in March, says IATA
30th April 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Global air cargo markets decelerated in March, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. (IATA was the global representative body for the airline industry.) “Air cargo demand... 


Global air passenger demand up in March, with Africa leading, despite Gulf crisis – IATA
30th April 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Global total air passenger demand increased by 2.1%, year-on-year in March, the global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has... 


IATA director-general Willie Walsh
IATA reports that air passenger traffic saw a strong increase in February
1st April 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Global total air passenger traffic grew by 6.1%, year-on-year, in February, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. (IATA is the global representative body for the airline... 


Global air cargo demand grew strongly in February, reports IATA
31st March 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has reported that global total air cargo demand rose by 11.2%, year-on-year, in... 


Luggage on a carousel at an airport
IATA forecasts air travel demand doubling by 2050, with Africa leading the way
19th March 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the global representative body for the airline industry, has predicted that global air passenger demand will increase by more than 100%... 


Air cargo played key role in helping global economy through a turbulent 2025
11th March 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the global representative body for the airline industry, has, in its latest report, 'Air Cargo, Trade and Economic Growth in 2025',... 


Aeroplane during take-off
IATA highlights current significant threats to civil aviation
10th March 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has highlighted two current major threats to safe commercial aviation – the... 


IATA director-general Willie Walsh
Africa’s air safety record improved last year, but still lags the rest of the world
10th March 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Aviation safety in sub-Saharan Africa, in terms of the all-accident rate, improved last year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported, in its “2025 Annual Safety Report”.... 


Despite poor Q4, air, rail and sea freight subsectors on the mend as road freight loses ground – Ctrack index shows
13th February 2026 By: Irma Venter

After gains in seven of the nine months to September last year, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) lost momentum in the fourth quarter (Q4), ending the year at an index level of... 


Despite poor Q4, air, rail and sea freight on the mend as road freight loses ground – Ctrack index
Despite poor Q4, air, rail and sea freight on the mend as road freight loses ground – Ctrack index
3rd February 2026 By: Irma Venter

After gains in seven of the nine months to September last year, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) lost momentum in the fourth quarter (Q4), ending the year at an index level of... 


man refueling plane
IATA cuts 2025 SAF forecast, warns EU, UK mandates stalling progress
10th December 2025 By: Darren Parker

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has lowered its forecast for global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production for this year, stating that government mandates in the EU and the... 


IATA director-general Willie Walsh
IATA forecasts that global airline profitability will stabilise next year, but Africa will lag
9th December 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has issued its financial outlook for the sector for next year. It is expected that... 


From left AFRAA secretary general Abdérahmane Berthé, Afreximbank intra-African trade and export development EVP Kanayo Awani and Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka
West and Central Africa lead the continent into a new era of regional air traffic control
9th December 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has celebrated the full operational deployment of the Free Route Airspace (FRA) concept across the continent’s Western and Central African (WACAF) region,... 


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