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Qatar Airways says no new planes in 2020 or 2021. (AFP Photo)

Qatar Airways: no new Airbus, Boeing deliveries until 2021

International Air Transport Association warned in April that air traffic in Middle East would plummet by more than half this year

18 Jun 2020 3:42 PM

25 million jobs at risk with airline shutdown: IATA

Airlines are calling on governments to provide immediate financial aid to help airlines to remain viable businesses

08 Apr 2020 1:20 PM

International Air Transport Association (IATA) released 2019 airline safety report. (Photo- PTI)

Air travel getting safer with one accident every 8,84,000 flights

The safety report says there were 53 airline accidents in 2019

07 Apr 2020 3:30 PM

When it comes to regional performance, airlines in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East once again suffered the sharpest declines in year-on-year growth in total air freight volumes in June 2019. (Photo: Representative)

Air freight declines globally for 8th consecutive month

This marks the eighth consecutive month of year-on-year decline in freight volumes.

07 Aug 2019 6:52 PM

The real cost of air transport has more than halved over the last 20 years (to around 78 US cents per revenue tonne-kilometer, or RTK), according to IATA data. (Photo: File | Representative)

2018 international air travel grew 6.9pc, UK citizens biggest global travellers: IATA

It stated while record efficiency was achieved with 81.9pc of available seats being filled, fuel efficiency improved 12 pc compared to 2010.

31 Jul 2019 8:51 PM

More than half of the additional passengers would come from the Asia-Pacific region according to IATA. (Photo: File)

India to be world's third-largest aviation market by mid 2020s

IATA also stated that the number of people travelling by air will double to 8.2 billion a year by 2037.

25 Oct 2018 10:25 AM

Global airlines' body IATA has strongly opposed levying of GST on international air tickets, dubbing the taxation as "wrong" as it contravenes many global agreements to which India is a party.

It is wrong to impose GST on international air tickets, says IATA

According to de Juniac, GST was not the only issue when it comes to taxation in the aviation sector.

16 Jul 2018 3:01 PM

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said his remarks at the closing of a global airlines gathering on Tuesday had been intended as a joke and taken out of context. (Photo: AFP)

Qatar Airways CEO apologises for remarks on women, says 'was a joke'

Baker defended his airline's record of gender diversity, saying 44 per cent of their staff are female including some in senior positions.

06 Jun 2018 12:35 PM

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday asked governments across the world to release blocked funds to their airlines and repatriate their revenues.

IATA asks govts to release blocked funds to airlines

The amount of airline funds blocked from repatriation totalled USD 4.9 billion at the end of 2017.

05 Jun 2018 6:10 PM

Domestic air traffic soars to record high

India’s domestic traffic rose 22.9 per cent in February.

06 Apr 2018 12:21 PM

IATA questions laptop ban on some flights to US, UK

IATA said the "only way" to stop terrorists was to share intelligence between governments and the aviation industry.

29 Mar 2017 2:20 PM

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