ICAO, which created Corsia, has joined an IATA-led initiative aimed at tackling the practical blockages to the supply of Corsia Eligible Emissions Units.
Brimstone, CellBlock and Lionlabs compete in the growing lithium-battery fire containment market, offering bags to mitigate thermal runaway risks on aircraft.
The aviation industry faces the challenge of maintaining safety standards and effective crew training while navigating ongoing crises without overburdening pilots.
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.