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The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) has appointed Mr. Kamil Al-Awadhi as the new Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East (AME). Mr. Al-Awadhi took up his position March 1, 2021. “This is the most challenging time for air transport—in AME and around the world. The top priority is reconnecting the world when governments are able to safely …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that its Chief Economist, Brian Pearce, will retire from the organization in July 2021. A recruitment process has been launched to find a successor in time for a smooth transition. Pearce joined IATA in 2004. Since then he has built IATA’s evidence-based economic analysis capabilities into the most authoritative source of insight …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that the 10th edition of the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) Standards Manual is now available. The standards and recommended practices contained in the latest edition have been updated to align fully with corresponding guidelines issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). ISAGO is a standardized and …
By Muhammad Al-Bakri Around the world countries are rolling out their COVID-19 vaccination strategies. The vaccine distribution will be the largest and most complex peacetime logistical exercise in the history of mankind. With so many lives and livelihoods at stake, we have to get it right. The crisis has brought into sharp relief three sets of challenges that …
By Roland Ohaeri Unprecedented The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health of persons and businesses in the aviation industry reawakened the global industry to the extent of the threat posed by health challenges to the sustainability of the aviation industry. Airports, airlines, air navigation services providers, aircraft and engine manufacturers and their support businesses all face …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged all branches of the European Union to support an initiative from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to agree a common digital European COVID-19 vaccination certificate that would enable those who are vaccinated to travel freely within Europe without COVID-19 testing. In an open letter to Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European …
Speaking to the 8th Virtual Meeting of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Tourism Crisis Committee this week, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu acknowledged that the latest measures to confront the most recent waves of COVID-19 transmission are weighing heavily on global travel and tourism. She emphasized that there were few signs of near-term relief ahead for …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it has welcomed the announcement by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that it will require all travelers to the US to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test undertaken within three days prior to their departure to the US, effective 26 January. Douglas Lavin, IATA’s Vice President Member …
In its first COVID-19 press briefing of 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to adopt measures that will not stifle air transport re-start and recovery. According to Mr. Alexandre de Juniac, IATA Director General and Chief Executive Officer, a more balanced policy approach is need, one that is based on testing as replacement for quarantine …
Europe’s airlines and airports are concerned by the European Commission’s (EC) proposal to amend the airport slot regulation. The proposal does not sufficiently address the extent of the continuing crisis in air transport, the likely state of recovery in Summer 2021 and the required level of airport slot relief measures that would best support aviation’s recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. …
