Iata News
IATA forecasts major industry losses
The International Air Transport Association has revised its industry financial forecast for 2008 significantly downwards to a loss of US$2.3 billion.
Lufthansa ready for e-ticket deadline
Ahead of the IATA deadline in June, Lufthansa has revealed that 98 per cent of all tickets issued by the airline are already generated electronically.
Agency concerned by e-ticket deadline
The world’s airlines are struggling to meet the impending deadline for the global switch to “paperless” tickets, a leading travel agency group has warned.
IATA launches information portal
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) launched the IATA Travel Centre at www.iatatravelcentre.com.
IATA: July a record for aviation industry
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says that the aviation industry has registered record traffic volumes and load factors in July.
IATA: Liberalisation key to aviation
“Failure to liberalise the air transport sector is delaying the recovery of a sick industry” said Giovanni Bisignani, Director General and CEO of International Air Transport Association (IATA).
BAA blasts IATA, Ryanair to sue
BAA is lashing out at the head of IATA for his comments about how the airport operator needs to get things in order as the UK moves into the seventh day of high security alert.
ASTA And IATA Reach Compromise on dot-com Proposal
The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reached a compromise on IATAå‘s application to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to oversee the distribution of a new Top Level Domain (TLD) .travel.