International Air Transport Association (IATA)

The US ban on laptops and tablets on flights from certain Middle Eastern and African airports appears to be impacting passenger traffic. IATA's figures for March 2017 - the most…

The world's airlines managed to fill more than 80% of their seats in the first quarter of 2017, driven by rising demand in China and India. According to the latest data from IATA,…

Asia’s most populous countries are among the fastest-growing markets in the world for air travel, new data has revealed. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), a…

IATA, the global airline body, has urged governments to "urgently" find alternatives to the recently introduced ban on laptops and tablets on certain flights. The association, which…

IATA has called on the Japanese government to prepare the country’s airport infrastructure for the 2020 Olympics. The country has set aggressive targets for increasing its international…

Global demand for air travel increased almost 10% in January 2017, as the Lunar New Year holidays in Asia stimulated traffic. According to the latest data from IATA, the year-on-year…

Asia Pacific and the Middle East experienced the world's strongest air traffic growth in 2016, driving a year of broadly positive results for the industry. According to the full-year…

Airlines in the Asia Pacific region are expected to see diminishing returns next year, as rising oil prices impact profits. According to the latest profit forecast from IATA, the…

The growth rates being seen in India and China, in terms of domestic air passenger traffic, put the world's two most populous countries in "a league of their own", according to IATA.…

Air traffic in the Asia Pacific region continued to rise in October 2016, but at a slower rate than in previous months. According to the latest data from IATA, international traffic…

The strength of domestic air passenger traffic in India and China is driving the growth of the global aviation industry. According to IATA's latest monthly data for September 2016,…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the Passenger Services Conference (PSC) adopted a resolution on a standard for the ONE Order initiative. Leveraging…

India will overtake the UK to become the world's third largest aviation market by 2026, a new forecast has revealed. According to projections from the International Air Transport…

Middle East carriers posted a 10.3% traffic increase in August, more than twice the global average growth, according to new figures released by the International Air Transport…

Following years of wrangling, the aviation industry has finally reached a global agreement aimed at reducing the sector's impact on the environment. At its 39th assembly in Montreal, the…

The growth of the global air travel industry saw a marked slowdown in August 2016, but demand for domestic and intra-regional traffic in Asia remained strong. According to the latest…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on the world's governments to take action to prevent the rising number of air rage incidents taking place on commercial…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that the IATA Passenger Agency Conference (PAConf) adopted Resolutions supporting the development of the New Generation of…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has signed an agreement to help improve operations at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…

Rising demand for air travel in Asia Pacific and the Middle East continues to drive the industry's global growth, new data has revealed. According to IATA's latest monthly traffic…

ALEXANDRE DE JUNIAC has become the new director-general & CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), succeeding Tony Tyler, the former Cathay Pacific CEO who held the…