International Air Transport Association (IATA)

As sustainability takes center stage in 2025, Airbus is testing a new book-and-claim system, while IATA will manage its own SAF registry through a new entity.

The mindset is changing on what it means to make air travel accessible.

IATA is calling for the rapid uptake of digital identity technologies, both to smooth the flow of passengers through their journeys and to improve security.

A lack of SAF and common government policies are hindering Africa’s decarbonization progress.

Europe resets its ingredients to achieve carbon net zero as the mission gets more complicated.

Less than four years after boldly pledging to reach net zero emissions by 2050, IATA appears to be dropping the target. Is the airline industry abandoning sustainability or just acknowledging reality?

Three forces are converging that could funnel momentum to fund long overdue air traffic control (ATC) modernization.

Net zero—out of reach by the middle of the century ... or is it?

The association questions whether airlines can achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, receiving applause from the industry and criticism from environmental groups

Air cargo operators are trying to make sense of the bigger picture for tariffs.

The airline industry will have to review its target of reaching net zero emissions by 2050, IATA Director General Willie Walsh said.

Airline executives at Routes Americas voiced concerns about the supply chain and high taxes.

Despite a year-over-year doubling of the commercial aviation fatal accident rate, rolling averages show global airlines are continuing to reduce safety risks.

Cerda has been with IATA since 1996, a familiar figure in Latin American and Caribbean aviation lobbying governments on behalf of the region’s airlines.

As evaluated by IATA, cargo activity in 2024 increased by 11% compared to 2023, surpassing the previous record set in 2021.

IATA's Cerdá says the accident underscores the need for ongoing investment in safety, workforce development and modernization of air traffic management systems.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

IATA has released its methodology for reporting the emissions reduction that airlines can achieve by using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

If SAF is to account for the majority of aviation’s decarbonization, the two industries need to improve mutual understanding.

IATA expects global air passenger demand to grow 8% in 2025, following record 10.4% growth in 2024.

High levels of taxation on airline tickets are preventing the Carribean air transport market from reaching its full potential, according to IATA's Peter Cerda.

The global air cargo market reached a record level in 2024, according to the latest full-year figures released by the IATA.

A new player seeks to offer what many Caribbean islands long for: more direct flights.

New biomass and e-fuel projects are getting underway, but European SAF volumes still have a long way to go.

With a plan for transformation, Southwest is looking to broaden the reach of its Boeing 737 fleet through airline partnerships.