Emirates has partnered with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to become one of the first airlines in the world to trial the IATA Travel Pass, a 'digital passport' that verifies passengers' pre-travel test or vaccination to comply with any government's COVID-19 requirements. Before...
The transport sector was one of the biggest casualties of the pandemic as borders shut down. Airlines have been soaring high in the past decade, riding on the popularity of cheap travel. But in a snap, fear of catching COVID 19 killed everyone's appetite for globe-trotting. No one wants to...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last night (December 16) unveiled key design elements of the IATA Travel Pass, a mobile app to help passengers manage trips in line with any government requirements for COVID-19 testing or vaccine information. The IATA Travel Pass is scheduled for...
Global passenger demand continued to be "disappointingly slow in October", the International Air Transport Association (IATA) last night (Dec. 8) reported. "This crisis is unrelenting," acknowledged Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO. Total demand measured in revenue passenger...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last night (November 24) revised its outlook for the airline industry performance to show deeper losses in 2020 and 2021. Airlines will suffer a net loss of $118.5 billion for 2020, deeper than the $84.3 billion forecasted this June. Next year, the...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last night (Nov. 23) announced that it is in the final development phase of a digital health pass for the safe re-opening of borders worldwide. The first cross-border IATA Travel Pass pilot is scheduled for later this year with the launch slated...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last night (Nov 16) released its guidance to ensure that the air cargo industry can support the large-scale handling, transport and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine. IATA’s Guidance for Vaccine and Pharmaceutical Logistics and Distribution...
Global passenger demand remained highly depressed in September, according to latest figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Borders remained closed as COVID-19 outbreaks resurged and governments continued to resort to quarantine in the absence of globally aligned testing...
Airlines cannot cut costs enough to stave off bankruptcies and keep jobs in 2021, according to the newest analysis of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). As a result, airlines would be forced to cut their labor force by 40 per cent. Unless governments act fast, some 1.3 million...
Despite the restart of operations, the airline industry expects to burn through $77 billion in cash for the second half of this year, at $13 billion per month or $300,000 per minute, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned. The slow recovery of air travel will see the industry...
Although the aviation sector is "in the midst of the deepest shock in its history" with up to 5 million losing their jobs by yearend, it's sticking to its green goal of slashing CO2 emissions in half by 2050. Long-term climate action should be a priority alongside economic recovery in the coming...
Passenger traffic is now expected to plunge lower to 66 per cent, instead of the initial 63 per cent, as the International Air Transport Association (IATA) further downgraded its 2020 forecast to reflect a weaker-than-expected recovery. The summer travel season in the Northern Hemisphere ended...
