International Air Transport Association : India To Host
India will host the world’s most premier aviation event, the annual general meeting (AGM) of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), next year, after a gap of 42 years.
- International Air Transport Association (IATA) is an international trade association for the world’s airlines, established in 1945 in Havana, Cuba, with 57 founding members.
- Its mission is “to represent, lead and serve the airline industry.”
- IATA advocates for the interests of airlines on the world stage in addition to creating industry standards that
- simplify processes, increase safety, enhance passenger convenience, reduce costs, improve efficiency and help achieve sustainability goals.
- It currently represents some 330 airlines, comprising over 80% of global air traffic.
- IATA members include the world’s leading passenger and cargo airlines.
- Headquarters: Montreal, Canada.
- IATA supports many areas of aviation activity and helps formulate industry policy on critical aviation issues, including environmental concerns.
- The association advocates on behalf of airlines worldwide, challenging arbitrary laws and charges, holding regulators and governments accountable and striving for responsible regulation.
- Its goal is to help airlines reduce costs and improve efficiency by simplifying operations and boosting passenger convenience.
- It assists airlines in operating under clearly defined norms in a safe, secure, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
- Professional assistance is offered to all industry stakeholders in the form of a diverse offering of goods and professional services.
