IATA Predicts Dramatic Drop In Airline Profits

IATA DG Walsh AGM 2026

IATA Director General Willie Walsh at the IATA AGM in Rio de Janeiro, June 7, 2026

Credit: IATA
RIO DE JANEIRO—When Geraldo Alckmin, the Vice President of Brazil, gave his opening remarks at the IATA annual general assembly in Rio de Janeiro, he sounded like someone from a different age. He was speaking of aviation as being the force for democratization of opportunities and a driver of global...
Jens Flottau

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