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international air transport association news

Trade barriers, plane delivery delays challenge global airline growth

Trade barriers, plane delivery delays challenge global airline growth
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 09:56 pm IST

Why Indian aviation is set to soar

The amazing developments in India’s airport infrastructure need to be matched with developments in India’s airspace (REUTERS)
Published on Mar 27, 2025 08:11 pm IST

Travel demand continues strong in April; domestic traffic fully recovered: IATA

The IATA announced continued strong passenger traffic demand in April.
Published on Jun 04, 2023 03:22 pm IST

Covid-19: Australia in talks with international airlines on digital travel pass

Covid-19: Australia in talks with international airlines on digital travel pass
Updated on May 20, 2021 11:46 am IST

Vaccine passport: Singapore to accept Covid digital travel pass from next month

Vaccine passport: Singapore to accept Covid digital travel pass from next month
Updated on Apr 05, 2021 08:23 pm IST

Covid-19 variants dampen hope of travel rebound, quarantines get longer-lonelier

Covid-19 variants dampen hope of travel rebound, quarantines get longer-lonelier
Updated on Feb 24, 2021 07:47 am IST

Vaccination passport: Air New Zealand to trial digital travel pass amid Covid-19

Vaccination passport: Air New Zealand to trial digital travel pass amid Covid-19
Updated on Feb 22, 2021 05:16 pm IST

Airlines rewrite route maps as leisure travel shows early signs of comeback

Airlines rewrite route maps as leisure travel shows early signs of comeback
Updated on Feb 08, 2021 05:01 pm IST

Don’t create a world of immunity haves and have-nots

Covid-19 has exacerbated inequities. People who have had the most capital have had access to better health care at a time when most public utilities have been overwhelmed. People in white collar jobs have been able to quarantine, isolate and earn while working from home, while others have lost pay and employment as their workplaces shut
Updated on Dec 02, 2020 01:09 pm IST

Digital health pass: ‘IATA Travel Pass’, supporting travellers and safe reopening of borders amid Covid-19, to be out soon

Digital health pass ‘IATA Travel Pass’ to be out soon
Updated on Nov 24, 2020 10:46 am IST

Global air travel expected to not recover before 2024, says trade association for airline industry

Pearce said that air travel is not rebounding along with rising levels of business confidence in Europe, the U.S. and China.
Published on Jul 28, 2020 09:18 pm IST

Air passenger demand plunges as travel restrictions take hold: IATA

March international passenger demand shrank 55.8 per cent compared to March 2019.
Updated on May 01, 2020 07:10 am IST

Airlines borrow $31 billion to weather pandemic blow to travel

In the dash to secure financing, airlines have either been drawing down from on existing credit lines or taking on new loans.
Updated on Apr 28, 2020 04:17 pm IST

Coronavirus-hit airlines in push for divisive route subsidies

Route subsidies feature on a list of financial support requests circulated among airline members of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and seen by Reuters.
Updated on Apr 12, 2020 10:19 am IST

Domestic passenger traffic slips to 1.6% in September: IATA

Weak economic activity, along with subdued private consumption eased India’s year-on-year domestic air passenger traffic growth rate to 1.6 per cent in September from 4.5 per cent observed in August.
Published on Nov 08, 2019 07:25 am IST

Don’t blame Boeing; flying has become dangerous

An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, March 21, 2019
Updated on Jun 01, 2019 06:20 pm IST

Boeing 737 MAX likely to be grounded for months, association says

The worldwide grounding of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max is months away from returning to service, the head of the International Air Transport Association said.
Updated on May 29, 2019 03:58 pm IST

Air travel is about to get even less romantic

The world’s air passengers flew a combined 7.64 trillion kilometers (4.75 trillion miles) in 2017, according to Boeing Co.’s latest 20-year market outlook.
Updated on Nov 21, 2018 12:25 pm IST

Jet Airways to resume its pets transfer service in June

Jet Airways will become the third airline in the country with a facility to transfer pets as cargo.
Updated on Apr 04, 2018 01:26 pm IST