Tag: IATA
IATA Requests Global Suspension of Slot Rules Due to Coronavirus
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is contacting aviation regulators worldwide to request that the rules governing use of airport slots be suspended immediately...
Africa Records Increased Air Freight Volume in 2019
African carriers saw freight demand increase by 10.3% in December 2019, compared to the same month in 2018. According to the report released by...
IATA Lists Aviation Priorities for the African Nations
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments and industry in Africa to focus on four priorities to allow aviation to drive...
US-China Trade War Weighs Heavily on Air Cargo
Air cargo continues to face strong headwinds from the intensifying trade war between the US and China, as well as weakness in some of...
Air Freight in Decline for Eighth Consecutive Month
Despite recorded growth by African carriers in June, the global air freight saw a sharp decline of 4.8%, compared to what it recorded in...
ICAO and IATA Launch New Guidance to Prevent and Manage of...
The Secretary General of ICAO, Dr. Fang Liu, and the Director General and CEO of IATA, Mr. Alexandre de Juniac, have officially launched new...
IATA and Star Alliance Extend Cooperation to Improve Passenger Experience
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Star Alliance have renewed their collaboration on traveller document verification to improve the passenger experience. Star Alliance...
SAHCO Gets ISAGO Recertification
The Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc corporate headquarters at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja...
IATA, ACAO Sign MoU to Advance Aviation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and The Arab Civil Aviation Organization (ACAO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen their cooperation...
Challenging Time for Air Cargo Business by Alexandre de Juniac
We are meeting at a challenging time for the air cargo business.
To begin with, key performance numbers are not moving in the right direction....