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The International Air Transport Association has appointed Saadia Zahidi as its next director general, effective Nov. 1, making her the first woman to lead the global airline trade association.
Zahidi joins IATA after more than two decades with the World Economic Forum, where she serves as managing director and a member of the organization's managing board. She succeeds Willie Walsh, who will step down July 31 after leading the association through ...
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Airlines continued to modernize their fleets and expand global air transport in 2025, according to the International Air Transport Association's annual World Air Transport Statistics, underscoring long-term shifts that influence passenger networks and the belly cargo capacity supporting international freight.
The annual statistical review, based on data from 1,315 airlines, highlights ...
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GEODIS said it has opened its first dedicated healthcare cold chain cross-dock facility in the Americas, expanding temperature-controlled handling for pharmaceutical shipments moving through the U.S. Midwest.
The 78,000-square-foot container freight station and bonded facility in Chicago includes a 5,200-square-foot temperature-controlled addition designed for short-term storage and handling of sensitive healthcare ...
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International Air Transport Association said March 12 it has launched a digital platform designed to eliminate paper-based declarations for air shipments of hazardous materials; a move the airline trade group says will improve safety and reduce delays in the handling of dangerous goods.
The new system, called DG Digital, allows shippers ...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said new estimates find 2025 sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production was expected to reach 1.9 million tonnes, double the 1 million tonnes produced in 2024. However, 2026 SAF production is projected to slow to 2.4 million tonnes, the airline advocacy said.
SAF production in 2025 ...
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The International Air Transport Association, or IATA, and carbon market stakeholders are calling on governments worldwide to urgently address the limited supply of carbon credits available for airlines to fulfill their carbon compliance.
Airlines face these obligations under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation, or CORSIA.
Specifically, IATA and ...
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FedEx Corp. said the International Air Transport Association, or IATA recognized the integrated giant’s Global Healthcare Quality Program with the CEIV Pharma Corporate Certification.
The corporate-level certificate for the company’s hubs and ramps validates FedEx’s quality management system and its ability to deliver end-to-end logistic services in compliance with the increasingly ...
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The International Air Transport Association and 123Carbon announced a strategic collaboration to develop interoperability between their respective Sustainable Aviation Fuel, or SAF, registries.Interoperability will increase transparency, avoid emissions reporting errors – including double issuance – and streamline certificate management across SAF registries.The collaboration between IATA and 123Carbon will focus on ...
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The global airline industry in 2025 will show a slight strengthening of profitability amid ongoing cost and supply chain challenges, according to the outlook from he International Air Transport Association, or IATA.The overall financial performance is expected to improve in 2025 on the back of lower jet fuel prices and ...
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The International Air Transport Association, together with several industry organizations, have released the first publication to compare 14 leading net zero CO2 transition roadmaps for aviation.In creating the Aviation Net Zero CO2 Transition Pathways Comparative Review, IATA collaborated with the Air Transportation Systems Laboratory at University College London, or UCL; ...
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