Iata News
IATA urges Canadian government to lift COVID-19 travel restrictions
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is once again calling on the Canadian Government to urgently discontinue the current COVID-19 related travel restrictions. These are now out of step with the global trend of lifting travel restrictions and are partly responsible for the ongoing delays and disruption affecting air travelers across Canada.
IATA: Premature return to pre-pandemic slot rules risks passenger disruption
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed concern that a premature return to pre-pandemic slot use rules in the EU this winter risks continuing disruption to passengers.
Air cargo buoyed by easing of Omicron restrictions in China
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released May 2022 data for global air cargo markets showing that the easing of Omicron restrictions in China helped to alleviate supply chain constraints and contributed to a performance improvement in May.
International travel drives May air traffic recovery
IATA has announced passenger data for May 2022 showing that the recovery in air travel accelerated heading into the Northern Hemisphere peak summer travel season.
Statement on CAA decision on Heathrow charges
Willie Walsh, IATA Director General says the UK’s competitiveness, passengers and airlines need help now.
IATA urges safe rollout of 5G networks
IATA has urged governments to work closely with the aviation industry to ensure that aviation and incumbent aviation safety systems can safely co-exist with new 5G services. The call came as the industry was meeting in Doha, Qatar at the 78th IATA Annual General Meeting.
Governments must help aviation more to reach net zero, says IATA
IATA has called for governments to urgently implement better incentives to expand the use of sustainable aviation fuels for the industry to meet net zero emissions by 2050.
IATA calls for government support to make transport of lithium batteries safer
IATA has called on governments to further support the safe carriage of lithium batteries by developing and implementing global standards for screening, fire-testing and incident information sharing.
