International Air Transport Association

International Air Transport Association
AbbreviationIATA
Formation19 April 1945 (1945-04-19) in Havana, Cuba
TypeInternational trade association
Headquarters800 Square Victoria
Montreal, Quebec
Canada[1]
Membership
317 airlines (2023)[2] from over 120 countries and regions[3]
Willie Walsh
Websiteiata.org

The International Air Transport Association (IATA /ˈɑːtə/) is a trade association of the world's airlines founded in 1945.[4] IATA has been described as a cartel since, in addition to setting technical standards for airlines, IATA also organized tariff conferences that served as a forum for price fixing.[5][6]

According to IATA, as of 2023 it represents 317 airlines,[2] including major carriers, from over 120 countries.[3] The IATA's member airlines account for carrying approximately 82% (2020)[7] of total available seat miles air traffic. IATA supports airline activity and helps formulate industry policy and standards. It is headquartered in Montreal, Canada with executive offices in Geneva, Switzerland.[8]

  1. ^ "IATA – Office Addresses & Telephone Numbers". Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Current Airline Members". International Air Transport Association. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "IATA Members". International Air Transport Association. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  4. ^ Wragg, David W. (1973). A Dictionary of Aviation (first ed.). Osprey. p. 164. ISBN 9780850451634.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hannigan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Doganis, Rigas (2019). Flying Off Course: Airline Economics and Marketing. Routledge. p. 29. ISBN 978-1138224230. There can be little doubt IATA was effectively a suppliers cartel
  7. ^ biopharma-reporter.com (11 September 2020). "Delivering COVID-19 vaccines safely will be the 'mission of the century' for air cargo industry". biopharma-reporter.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ^ "International Air Transport Association". CAPA Centre for Aviation (Informa). Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

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