Willie Walsh

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has aired its opposition to the recent UK Home Office proposal to increase the costs of UK Electronic Travel Authorizations (ETAs) by 60…

Middle Eastern carriers saw an 8.7% year-on-year increase in demand, according to a new report. Capacity also increased by 3.9% year-on-year and the load factor was 81%, latest the…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its global passenger demand figures for November 2024, marking an all-time high of 83.4 percent in terms of load factor.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its air cargo demand report for November 2024, showing sustained growth throughout a 16-month period.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for a thorough, impartial, and transparent investigation into the tragic crash of Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced its financial outlook for the global airline industry in 2025, which shows a slight strengthening of profitability amid ongoing…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released new estimates for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production showing that, within this year, SAF production volumes reached one…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports several governments have blocked up to $1.7 billion in airline funds from repatriation as of the end of October 2024. 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for October 2024 global passenger demand, showing how load factor for the month was at 83.9 percent.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for October 2024 global air cargo markets showing continuing strong annual growth in demand.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for  October 2024 global air cargo markets showing continuing strong annual growth in demand.

The International Air Transport Association’s Wings of Change Europe (WOCE) event concluded with a call for industry and governments to work together with practical actions to make Europe…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA)’s global air cargo markets report for September 2024 showed continuing strong annual growth in demand.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global passenger demand for the period ending 30th September 2024.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for August 2024 global passenger demand

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that IndiGo will host the 81st IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Delhi, India.

Singapore has announced plans to impose a levy on departing flights, shifting the cost burden of transitioning to green jet fuel onto travellers.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the launch of the IATA Safety Leadership Charter at the IATA World Safety and Operations Conference taking place in Hanoi,…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the post-COVID recovery momentum continued in July for passenger markets.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) government’s efforts to ease the city’s labour crunch in the aviation sector.

Qatar Aviation Services (QAS), the ground handling services subsidiary of Qatar Airways Group, is now the first ground handler in the world to receive the International Air Transport…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that rapidly rising levels of blocked funds are a threat to airline connectivity in the affected markets.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that leaders of the global aviation industry are gathering in Istanbul, Türkiye, for the 79th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM)…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced continued strong passenger traffic demand in April. 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced strong demand growth in air travel for March 2023.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced continued strong growth in air travel demand, based on February 2023 traffic results. 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its 2022 Safety Report for global aviation. The report showed a reduction in the number of fatal accidents and the fatality risk,…

IATA has criticised countries’ decisions to impose coronavirus tests and other measures on Chinese travellers as futile “knee-jerk” reactions. A rising number of countries, including…

Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General, on the imposition of travel restriction for travellers from China said: “Several countries are introducing COVID-19 testing and other measures for…

The data provided by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revealed that in October of this year, the total air traffic increased by 44.6 per cent compared to the figures…

The third edition of IATA Wings of Change Europe (WoCE), organised by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and hosted by Pegasus Airlines, has kicked off in Istanbul on 8…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that ‘Unlocking Value Creation by Putting the Customer First’ will be the theme of the 2022 World Passenger Symposium (WPS)

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is strongly encouraged by the adoption of a Long Term Aspirational Goal (LTAG) to achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050 at the 41st …

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced passenger data for August 2022 showing continued momentum in the air travel recovery.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urges the 41st Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to address top industry issues. 

Qatar Airways will host the IATA World Financial Symposium (WFS) from19-22 September 2022.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announces passenger data for July 2022 showing that the recovery in air travel continues to be strong.

IATA expects overall traveller numbers to reach 4.0 billion in 2024 (counting multi-sector connecting trips as one passenger), exceeding pre-COVID-19 levels (103% of the 2019 total)

International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the recovery in air travel continued in November 2021, prior to the emergence of Omicron

New figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have confirmed last year was the worst on record for the aviation sector

As COVID-19 grounded international travel, commercial airlines knew they would have a turbulent time ahead, and as restrictions continue, the situation is still up in the air.

IATA warned the Single European Sky project to reform Europe’s air traffic management system faces collapse if European states do not support the European Commission's proposals to reboot…

New IATA director general Willie Walsh has called for all restrictions and constraints on international air travel to be removed as quickly as the public health situation allows, as the…

Starting next month, Singapore will accept visitors who use a mobile travel pass containing digital certificates for Covid-19 tests and vaccines

IATA has announced that Willie Walsh has officially taken on the role of director general of the organisation after Alexandre de Juniac

IATA announced that Alexandre de Juniac, director general and CEO will step down from his role at the association effective 31 March 2021 and will be replaced by Willie Walsh, former CEO of…

The world’s skies could be dominated by just 10-12 airlines in future, if ownership regulations are relaxed. In a panel discussion at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit in Dublin, Henrik…

The new Airbus A321neo aircraft will be a “game-changer” for the airline industry, IAG chief executive Willie Walsh has said. In a panel discussion at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit in…

International Airlines Group (IAG), which operates BA and Iberia, has unveiled plans to launch a new long-haul low-cost carrier. Known as LEVEL, the new airline will take off in June…