• Minimum Temperature: 14°C (57°F), Wind...

IATA 2013

Welcome to Flightglobal’s coverage of the
2013 IATA Annual General Meeting.

IATA daily news day 1

“The Economist a few years ago referred to 'Africa, the lost continent', but now everyone's talking about Africa, the future continent."
Tony Tyler, Director General, IATA

Day One

In this issue:

  • Airbus nears first A350 flight
  • BA ready for A380 switch
  • Taxing times trouble IATA
  • Tyler's African ambition

IATA AB Daily news day 2

“When it comes to an airline-to-airline relationship, we are not pushed into some kind of commercial relationship at this moment."
Christoph Franz, Chief executive, Lufthansa

Day Two

In this issue:

  • Lufthansa keeps options open on Gulf carrier tie-up
  • MEA shows interest in "promising" CSeries
  • SkyTeam ready for next stage
  • Asia hit hard as cargo pick-up fails to deliver

IATA daily news day 3

“last year airlines made about $2.50 for every passenger travelled - that's about the price of a coffee. This year we might make $4"
Tony Tyler, Director General, IATA

Day Three

In this issue:

  • Emissions possible in Cape Town
  • Executive fuelling optimism about profits
  • JAL looking to replace its 777s
  • Kotil in it for the long haul