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Geneva (Switzerland) - March 20, 2020 (travelindex.com) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is appealing to governments in Africa and the Middle East, as part of a worldwide campaign, to provide emergency support to…

London (United Kingdom) - March 17, 2020 (travelindex.com) - The World Travel and Tourism Council says up to 50 million jobs in the Travel & Tourism sector are at risk due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Gloria Guevara, WTTC…

Geneva (Switzerland) . March 13, 2020 (travelindex.com) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the announcement by the European Commission (EC) granting the temporary suspension until June 2020 of the 80-20 “use it or…

Berlin (Germany) – December 4, 2019 (travelindex.com) –The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments in Europe to seize the opportunity to create a sustainable aviation industry that protects the environment and…

Madrid (Spain) – September 30, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili, and the CEO of Iberia, Luis Gallego, have signed a cooperation agreement in favor of sustainable…

Geneva (Switzerland) – June 20, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on European governments considering a Dutch proposal for an EU-wide tax on air tickets to listen to what their citizens want.…

Seoul (Korea, South) - March 1, 2019 (travelindex.com) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the launch of the IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards’ to recognize and encourage industry excellence. Three…

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - July 24, 2018 (travelindex) - Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that it has won SKYTRAX World Airline Award for the Best…

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - July 16, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Ethiopian Airlines, the Largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is proud to announce that it has taken delivery of the largest B737 MAX…

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - 10 July 2018 - July 10, 2018 (travelindex) - Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that it has finalized preparations to…

Montreal (Canada) - October 9, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced industry performance statistics for 2016 showing that system-wide, airlines carried 3.8 billion passengers on scheduled…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - September 21, 2017 (travelindex.com) - British Airways has announced that it will be resuming scheduled flights to Seychelles as from March 2018. The United Kingdom’s flag carrier, also one of the world's…

Montreal (Canada) - September 6, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Thailand has become the 127th country to ratify Montreal Convention 1999 (MC99) legislation. MC99 establishes airline liability in the case of death or injury, of delays to…

Cancun (Mexico) - June 6, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) revised its 2017 industry profitability outlook upwards. Airlines are expected to report a $31.4 billion profit (up from the previously…

Victoria (Seychelles) - May 17, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Roy Kinnear, Air Seychelles CEO, tells Graham Newton the carrier’s strong performance demonstrates the benefits of aviation How important has the Etihad investment been to the…

New York City, New York (United States of America) - April 3, 2017 (travelindex.com) – AirGuide is relaunching its Frequent Flyer magazine this spring at Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) 2017 in Hamburg (booth # 4UC38). "We are celebrating…

Montreal (Canada) - March 29, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to urgently find alternatives to recently announced measures by the United States and the United Kingdom to…

Bangkok (Thailand) - January 9, 2017 (travelindex.com) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Taiwanese airline, EVA Airways Corporation today formalized and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at working on joint…

Geneva (Switzerland) October 19, 2016 - (travelindex.com) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects 7.2 billion passengers to travel in 2035, a near doubling of the 3.8 billion air travelers in 2016. The prediction is…

Geneva (Switzerland) - Sept 7, 2016 (travelindex.com) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed optimism for an agreement on a Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) when governments meet…

Geneva (Switzerland) - October 1, 2015 (travelindex.com) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) co-signed an open letter calling on governments to act to help the industry reduce its carbon footprint. The letter was organized…

Bangkok (Thailand) - September 24, 2015 (travelindex.com) - Leading travel agency groups are asking the international airline body IATA, why carriers are continuing to add fuel surcharges to ticket prices when the cost of fuel has plunged?…

Bangkok (Thailand) - August 17, 2015 (travelindex.com) - Emirates, a global connector of people, places and economies today announced its fourth daily A380 service between Dubai and Bangkok with the up-gauge of its current services from 1…

Delhi (India) - July 14, 2015 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for the development of a comprehensive policy for aviation aligned with the Indian Government’s stated intention to make it easier to do business…

London (United Kingdom) - July 11, 2015 - InterContinental Hotels Group today announces that it is to continue its strategic relationship with Amadeus, the world’s leading provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel…

Geneva (Switzerland) - July 3, 2015 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for May showing strong demand growth compared to May 2014 for both domestic and international traffic. Total…

Geneva (Switzerland) - June 18, 2015 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that it was pausing the rollout of its Cabin OK initiative and beginning a comprehensive reassessment in light of concerns expressed,…

Geneva (Switzerland) - March 4, 2015 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for January 2015 showing traffic growth (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) of 4.6% compared to January…

Brussels (Belgium) - November 28, 2014 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced a new arrangement to help passengers impacted by airline bankruptcy. A voluntary agreement on behalf of its members flying to, from and…

Geneva (Switzerland) - October 19, 2014 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) partnered with Travel Capitalist Ventures, a leading travel-focused investment firm, to create the NDC Innovation Fund. This fund will support…

Geneva (Switzerland) - October 2, 2014 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that AVSEC World, the leading conference and exhibition devoted to aviation security, will take place 27-29 October in Washington, D.C.…

Geneva (Switzerland) - September 24, 2014 - Lonely Planet, the world’s leading travel media company, and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have joined forces to celebrate the 100th anniversary of commercial air travel by…

Geneva (Switzerland) - August 9, 2014 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the decision by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) to grant final approval to Resolution 787(i) . The Resolution is the…

Miami, Florida (USA) - July 28, 2014 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the Venezuelan government to honor the commitment it made in March to permit airlines to repatriate in full and at fair exchange rates…

Geneva (Switzerland) - July 27, 2014 - Airline profit expectations for the year ahead are positive even though recent improvements in financial performance have paused, according to IATA s quarterly survey of airline CFOs and heads of cargo…

Geneva (Switzerland) - July 10, 2014 - An IATA report has highlighted the benefits of intra-Africa air service liberalization. Conducted by independent economic consultants InterVISTAS, the report outlines the benefits that would accrue if…

Paris (France) - June 23, 2014 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) strongly condemned the strike action by French air traffic controllers which targets vacationers at the start of the busy summer holiday season. “Unions…

Geneva (Switzerland) - June 7, 2014 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the appointment, effective from June 9, of Glyn Hughes as the Association’s next Global Head of Cargo. Glyn Hughes joined IATA in 1991 to…

Miami, Florida (USA) April 25, 2014 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the Venezuelan government urgently to honor its commitment made in March to permit the repatriation of $3.9 billion of airline funds at fair…

Geneva (Switzerland) - April 17, 2014 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling on governments to ratify important changes to the Tokyo Convention 1963 which were agreed at a diplomatic conference in Montreal last…

Santiago (Chile) - March 27, 2014 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments in Latin America and the Caribbean region (Latin America) to take full advantage of the connectivity provided by aviation in order to…

Geneva (Switzerland) - December 16, 2013 - Airports Council International (ACI) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) jointly to develop Smart Security (SmartS). With the MoU,…

Geneva (Switzerland) - December 15, 2013 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced an upward revision to its industry financial outlook. For 2013 airlines are expected to return a global net profit of $12.9 billion.…

Geneva (Switzerland) - December 11, 2013 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released the IATA Airline Industry Forecast 2013-2017 showing that airlines expect to see a 31% increase in passenger numbers between 2012 and…

Geneva (Switzerland) - December 16, 2013 - Airports Council International (ACI) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) jointly to develop Smart Security (SmartS). With the MoU,…

Bangkok (Thailand) - August 31, 2013 - With many airlines already providing on-board WiFi service and with millions of users daily, Thai Airways (THAI) is attempting to catch-up and is keen to improve it's loss making results in 1H13 even…

Bangkok (Thailand) - August 10, 2013 - Asia Atlantic Airlines, the dynamic new regional carrier, launched yesterday at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport. A joint venture between Japanese travel giant HIS and prominent Thai…

Cape Town (South Africa) - June 9, 2013 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 69th Annual General Meeting (AGM) reaffirmed its support for the New Distribution Capability (NDC) initiative. This will develop an open, XML-based…

Sydney (Australia) - October 15, 2012 - Air Bagan announced the appointment of Aviation & Tourism International as their representative for Australia, New Zealand and South West Pacific. Air bagan, founded in June 2004 and is the…

Singapore (Singapore) - July 7, 2012 - From Japan to China to India, online travel is experiencing a boom throughout Asia Pacific. PhoCusWright estimates that the total travel market in Asia Pacific in 2012 will be worth USD294 billion and…