International Air Transport Association (IATA)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the trade association for the world’s airlines, representing some 290 airlines or 82% of total scheduled traffic. We support many areas of aviation activity and help...
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Extending slot relief ‘essential’ to recovery
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The Worldwide Airport Slot Board has urged regulators to commit to prolonging slot flexibility before the end of the year.
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City-pairs drop by 7,300 as London loses status as world’s best-connected city
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on city-pair connectivity is laid bare in a new report by IATA.
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Willie Walsh to become next IATA CEO
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The leadership change comes as the sector can for the first time hope that recovery is nearing with COVID-19 vaccines nearing emergency approvals.
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US airlines to cut more routes unless extra federal support arrives
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“You can’t keep flying to all these places” with traffic demand so low, the CEO of lobby group Airlines for America warns.
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OPINION: Restart and Reconnect
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As lockdowns ease, new market patterns, regulations and business practices are emerging. Those organizations that adapt most effectively will...
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Wizz cuts capacity after Hungary border closure
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Wizz Air has put the brakes on plans to increase capacity to 80% in the next quarter amid heightened travel restrictions across Europe. However,...
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IATA: COVID-19 hits European airlines hard
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Europe's airlines are expected to lose $23.1 billion in 2020.
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OPINION: Spirit of cooperation is needed
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COVID-19 has thrown aviation into survival mode overnight but the industry should use this crisis to learn from the past and find ways to improve...
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IATA: Quarantine rules threaten route resumptions
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Mandated 14-day quarantines will squelch air travel’s return to normal, airlines warn.
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IATA in talks with Argentina over blanket flight ban
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IATA believes the Argentinian government is "open" to reconsidering a total ban on commercial flights through Sept. 1.
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Argentina's total ban on flights through Sept. 1 questioned
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Argentina is the only country in the world to have travel restrictions in place beyond early July.
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Outcry over Argentina’s planned flights ban
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Argentina’s government has been urged to reconsider proposals to ban all internal and international commercial flights until Sept. 1.
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European ATC charges deferred because of COVID-19
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Eurocontrol member states agree that airlines need relief from air traffic control payments because of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Airline support ‘must come quicker’
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Governments must do more to safeguard the future of aviation to ensure vital services are not lost once the COVID-19 pandemic is over, three...
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Global alliances call for “extraordinary support”
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The three global airline alliances—oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance—have jointly called on governments around the world to “evaluate all...
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Leading Airline CEOs Tackle the Question of Sustainability at Routes Europe 2020
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Routes Europe, the route development forum for Europe, will this April gather senior decision-makers in Bergen, Norway, to discuss some of the most...
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Dynamic shifting toward JVs - Cerdá
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New longer-range narrowbodies flying transatlantic routes will also be a “game-changer” for the market.
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PRESS RELEASE: Airline CEOs and association leaders confirmed to speak at Routes Reconnected
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Chief executives from some of the world’s leading airlines will be in attendance at Routes Reconnected to discuss the long-term impacts of the...
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OPINION: We should be proud to say we fly
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Aviation’s an easy target for criticism, but hopefully the world’s governments now realise just how important the sector is as they rebuild their...
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Africa needs to "get serious" over SAATM implementation
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The Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) needs to act as a wake-up call for countries across the continent to “get serious and get going”,...