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NewsIATA to hold AGM in Boston next June
IATA is to hold its next annual general meeting in Boston in June 2021, the airline trade association has confirmed. The event will be held between 27-29 June 2021 and will be hosted by US carrier JetBlue Airways. Source: Shutterstock It will mark a return to the ...
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News‘When the house is on fire, you don’t pontificate’: IATA chief
IATA is working full-out to secure further government financial support for struggling airlines, alongside the introduction of Covid-19 testing regimes to reopen borders, Alexandre de Juniac explained in his final AGM as IATA director general today.
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NewsIATA deepens airline net loss forecast for 2020 to $118bn
IATA now expects the global airline industry to record a net loss of $118 billion in 2020, some $34 billion deeper than the figure it projected in June.
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In depthA year in headlines: IATA grapples with airline industry’s gravest crisis
In this timeline, we recall some of industry body’s key moments from an unprecedented period for airlines and the wider travel sector
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NewsWillie Walsh set to take IATA helm as de Juniac steps down
IATA governors are to recommend former IAG chief executive Willie Walsh as its new director general after Alexandre de Juniac announced his decision to step down from the role at the end of March.
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NewsIATA urges governments not to wait for vaccine to open markets
IATA is urging governments to press ahead with adopting systematic testing as a means to reopen borders to air travel even with the recent positive news regarding a potential coronavirus vaccine.
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NewsFlexibility on airport slots should be extended to summer 2021: IATA
The suspension of the 80:20 ‘use it or lose it’ rule on slots should be extended into the 2021 summer season and possibly beyond, in the view of IATA’s head of worldwide airport slots Lara Maughan.
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NewsIATA to launch health passport in push to reopen international travel
IATA is close to launching a digital health passport that it believes will aid the reopening of borders to international travel through the secure sharing of information on Covid-19 testing and vaccinations.
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NewsQantas likely to mandate Covid-19 vaccine for international passengers
Being vaccinated against Covid-19 is likely to become a prerequisite of flying internationally with Qantas, according to the airline’s chief executive Alan Joyce.
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InterviewDe Juniac on why IATA focus is still on crisis management
The association’s director general Alexandre de Juniac will address the AGM on 24 November with IATA very much still in crisis management mode.
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In depthWomen have 14% of top airline jobs in slow trend towards parity
FlightGlobal’s survey of the crisis-hit airline industry reveals progress has been made on improving the C-suite gender balance over the past 12 months – but from a low base
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NewsAviation taxes would endanger fleet renewal: Air France-KLM chief
New aviation taxes proposed in France would reduce the ability of Air France-KLM to address its impact on the environment through fleet renewal programmes, according to the group’s chief executive Ben Smith.
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InterviewIATA’s Mikosz on testing challenge for airline restart – and beyond
One of the risks for the airline industry when some kind of normality returns is states using the cover of public health to protect struggling carriers by restricting market access.
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InterviewCrisis CO2 levels highlight scale of airline challenge: IATA sustainability chief
The huge reduction in emissions from commercial airlines in 2020 paradoxically highlights the scale of the challenge ahead for the industry to meet its sustainability targets, according to IATA’s director of aviation environment, Michael Gill.
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In depthChanging faces leading the airline industry’s bid for recovery
A number of long-standing airline leaders have either announced their intention to or stepped down over the past six months leaving their successors with the challenge of taking over during the toughest of challenges
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