With stark warnings of more disruption at airports to come, airlines are ramping up the pressure on the European Union to rethink the latest step in the roll-out of its Entry Exit System (EES).
IATA urges Europe to extend flexibility for EES border checks, citing operational challenges and risks of congestion if the system is fully implemented now.
The next IATA director general will be a woman and someone who has never worked at an airline, a wow moment for an association led by former airline CEOs for most of its history, all of them male and of European descent.
Saadia Zahidi will be IATA’s ninth director general when she takes up the position on Nov. 1, succeeding Willie Walsh who relinquishes the role on July 31.
Four South American nations sign agreement to progressively open aviation markets and harmonize regulatory standards under new liberalization framework.
During IATA’s most recent AGM, the organization’s director general Willie Walsh addressed many timely challenges, including high jet fuel prices and SAF.
Airlines are still facing jet fuel difficulties as well as network changes, despite efforts to end the Iran war and reliably reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Global demand for air travel was down 2.2% in May as the Middle East conflict continued to impact carriers in the Gulf, according to figures published by IATA.
