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News: Breaking Travel News interview: IATA director general Tony Tyler

November 27, 2015 • admin
Tony Tyler became the sixth person to steer the International Air Transport Association when he took at the role of director general and chief executive 2011. With over three decades of airline industry experience, Tyler is a sturdy advocate for a secure, secure, efficient and sustainable global air transport industry. Here he talks to Breaking Travel News concerning the latest developments within the industry. Breaking Travel News: IATA recently issued a chain of sturdy data suggesting airline performance was improving in a challenging environment. Are you able to bring us brand new with where you suspect the industry stands at this time Tony Tyler: Robust is within the eye of the beholder. Last year airlines returned an estimated net profit of $6.7 billion. Now, that could sound large, but that...
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News: IATA reorganises regional structures

November 17, 2015 • admin
The International Air Transport Association has announced an organisational restructuring of its main divisions and regional operations to even better address the wishes of its 240 member airlines. Senior management changes were also announced to support the hot structure. All changes will take effect from July 1st 2013. A key tenet of the restructuring is the idea of ‘Global Development, Regional Delivery’. “IATA is changing to deliver even greater value to its members. “Strengthening our regional structures where we’re closest to our members may help us to realize and meet their needs better.  “We have also regrouped activities that experience grown organically through the years with the goal of being more intuitive to these we tackle. “This will optimize our ability to develop, modernize and deliver the worldwide standards that...
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News: Middle East carriers top global passenger growth

November 5, 2013 • admin
Middle East airlines posted the strongest growth rates for January with a 14.3% increase prominent, in accordance with the newest report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The increase renowned was nearly evenly matched by a 14.4% growth in capacity, the report found, while load factors for the region stood at 78.6% for the month. The rate of growth in air travel within the region far exceeded the worldwide average, said the report, which noted that 1 / 4 of the rise in international air travel in January in comparison to October was carried by Middle East airlines. IATA said Middle East carriers have benefited from network expansion into emerging markets where demand for air travel have been supported by robust economic growth. Outside the region, the aviation body...
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News: IATA reports 2012 best in history for continuous safety improvements

May 1, 2013 • admin
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 2012 global accident rate for Western-built jets was the bottom in aviation history. The 2012 global Western-built jet accident rate (measured in hull losses per million flights of Western-built jets) was 0.20, the equivalent of 1 accident every 5 million flights. This represented a 46% improvement over 2011, when the accident rate was 0.37, or one accident for each 2.7 million flights.IATA’s 240+ member airlines recorded no Western-built jet hull losses in 2012. “The industry’s 2012 record safety performance was one of the best in history. Every day approximately 100,000 flights arrive safely at their destination. Airlines, airports, air navigation service providers, manufacturers and safety regulators interact to confirm every flight is as safe as possible. Their dedication and cooperation has...
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