IATA expects 8,000 747 cargo aircraft to be needed for vaccine transport Safely delivering coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines will be the mission of the century for the global air cargo industry, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The association is calling for careful advance planning and is urging governments to begin cooperating with industry
Photo Source: IATA Air passenger demand in July (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) continued at critically low levels – 79.8 percent below July 2019 levels, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced on Tuesday. This was somewhat better than the 86.6 percent year-over-year decline recorded in June, primarily driven by domestic
Photo Source: IATA As the world braces for a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is telling travelers to be responsible and wear masks at all times during travel to ensure the safety of passengers and crew. The announcement comes days after reports of travelers refusing to wear a face covering […]
Photo Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released an airline self-assessment health checklist to support the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) “Take-off” guidance. ICAO’s “Take-off: Guidance for Air Travel through the Covid-19 Public Health Crisis” is the global standard framework of risk-based temporary measures for
Social distancing of passengers at airport check-in line. Photo source: IATA “Recovery delayed as international travel remains locked down.” – IATA Global passenger traffic is expected to return to 2019 levels in 2024, a year later than previously projected, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). During a press conference on Tuesday, IATA’s chief
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently released research showing that the public’s willingness to travel is being tempered by concerns over the risks of catching the coronavirus (Covid-19) during air travel. The 11-country survey, which was conducted during the first week of June 2020, assessed traveler concerns during the pandemic and the potential
Imposing quarantine measures on arriving travelers keeps countries in isolation and the travel and tourism sector in lockdown, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Tuesday. IATA is urging governments to avoid quarantine measures when re-opening their economies. “Fortunately, there are policy alternatives that can reduce the risk of importing Covid-19
The airline industry is expected to lose $84.3 billion in 2020, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Tuesday while giving its financial outlook for global air transport. According to IATA, the biggest driver of industry losses was the drop in passenger demand as international borders closed and countries locked down to prevent the […]
The WTTC recently unveiled a new global safety stamp (top right) to encourage safe travels and the reopening of the Travel & Tourism sector. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has released suggested protocols for airports and airlines to restart in the post Covid-19 world. The protocols for the aviation industry are part of […]
Despite the financial support to deal with the damage caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, airlines will come close to 2019 levels in 2023, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA), adding that traveler confidence will be much harder to re-build. Releasing a new analysis, IATA found that the damage to air travel will impact […]


















