The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for October 2025 global air cargo markets. According to the data, “African airlines saw a 16.6% year-on-year increase in demand for air cargo in October, the strongest rise of all regions. Capacity increased by 20.0% year-on-year.” The data also revealed that “Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTK), rose by 4.1% …
IATA Updates Cargo and Ground Operations Manuals for 2026
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released “the updated 2026 editions of key industry manuals for cargo and ground operations, which incorporate close to 100 major changes and revisions to align with evolving global standards”. IATA’s Senior Vice President of Products and Services, Frederic Leger said:, “Global standards have made flying safe and reliable. For eight decades, IATA’s member …
Tackling The “Big Five” – Addressing The Border Challenges You Keep Hearing About
By Andy Smith Global travel is booming again while at the same time border threats are increasing. This dual problem is putting government border agencies under tremendous pressure: they need to maintain national security while providing smooth and efficient travel flows. Yet outdated manual and analogue systems cannot keep up. This is where modern border tech comes in. Today’s …
Rethinking Aviation Training In Africa
By Seton Serge Hodonou How can Africa ensure that aviation training becomes a catalyst – not a constraint – for sustainable air transport development? Air Traffic Control Officers, safety inspectors, engineers, pilots, and airport operators all rely on one critical enabler: quality aviation training. And yet, across the African continent, training remains a structural weakness in the aviation system. …
The New Tax Act 2025: Implications For The Nigerian Aviation Industry
By Aminat Bakare Nigeria is bracing itself for a significant change in taxation as the Federal government of Nigeria’s new tax laws are billed for implementation from January 1, 2026. The new tax regime will have impact on corporate taxation, personal income tax, VAT amongst other significant effects for companies and individuals. In other to create awareness for the …
IATA Launches the Integrated Sustainability Program
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched the Integrated Sustainability Program (ISP) “a certification program offering airlines a comprehensive sustainability management and assessment framework, is designed specifically for airlines and built upon the successful IATA Environmental Assessment (IEnvA).” IATA says in addition to the certification, the ISP “includes training, consulting, assessments, guidance, and tools in four critical modules: (1) …
IATA Launches Emergency Response Best Practices Handbook
In a bid to improve guidance to operators and assistance to family of air accident, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a revised ‘Emergency Response Best Practices Handbook’ which, it says “for the first time, includes detailed guidance on family assistance.” IATA says the “family assistance chapter in the revised manual provides guidance and practical tools to help …
IATA Highlights Critical Priorities for Aviation Safety and Operations
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has highlighted three critical priorities for aviation safety and operations at the World Safety and Operations Conference (WSOC) in Xiamen, China. According to IATA, the three priorities are: “defending and evolving global standards, fostering a strong safety culture through leadership, and using data to enhance performance amid growing operational challenges.” Mark Searle, Global Director …
Supply chain challenges could cost airlines more than $11 billion in 2025
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says “the slow pace of production is estimated to cost the airline industry more than $11 billion in 2025.” IATA notes further that “challenges within the aerospace industry’s supply chain are delaying production of new aircraft and parts, resulting in airlines reevaluating their fleet plans and, in many cases, keeping older aircraft flying for …
Kenya Airways Adopts IATA’s I-ASC Light To Elevate Safety Culture
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says that “Kenya Airways is the first airline to have used IATA’s new Aviation Safety Culture Survey (I-ASC) Light.” According to IATA, the “I-ASC Light is a support tool for airlines to improve safety performance by strengthening safety culture. The new module of I-ASC is an automated survey that evaluates nine key safety culture …





