Travellers embracing biometrics, AI, but entry requirements remain a barrier: IATA
Biometrics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and entry requirements are three of the major trends in passenger behaviour and expectations highlighted in IATA’s newly released 2026 Global Passenger Survey (GPS). The survey reports that: ...
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Payments Cost Airlines $24.5bn in 2025: IATA
In newly released data, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has demonstrated the rising cost burden of payment processing. IATA points out that: Airlines globally incurred $24.5 billion in payment costs to process $1.05...
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IATA reports air passenger demand dips in August
IATA is reporting that global air passenger demand was down by 0.8% in August 2026 compared to August 2025. Marie Owens Thomsen, IATA’s Senior Vice President Sustainability, and Chief Economist, observed that: “Global demand for air...
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Air Passenger demand grows 0.2% in July
IATA has released data indicating that global air passenger demand grew by 0.2% in July 2026. Highlights include: Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), was up 0.2% compared to July 2025. Excluding the Middle East,...
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IATA, CANSO, and ACI take off with joint runway safety initiative
IATA, along with the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) and Airports Council International (ACI) have launched a joint initiative to reduce the risk of runway incursions. A runway incursion is defined as an aircraft,...
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IATA names Saadia Zahidi as its new Director General
IATA’s Board of Directors has appointed Saadia Zahidi as its new Director General, effective Nov. 1, 2026. Zahidi will be IATA’s ninth Director General and the first woman appointed to hold the position. She joins IATA from the World...
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IATA says travellers, businesses will pay price for EU ETS revision
IATA said that it’s “deeply frustrated” by the proposed extension of the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) beyond Europe’s borders -- an approach, the association said “was discredited over a decade ago.” In its...
IATA tracks the trends in 2025 air transport report
In 2025, the number of international premium-class passengers -- business and first class -- reached 109.7 million, up 4.5% year-on-year; and accounting for 5.5% of all international travellers, according to the latest edition of IATA’s World...
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IATA reports air passenger demand dropped in May
In newly released data, IATA reports that global passenger demand in May 2026 was down 2.2% compared to May 2025. Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General, observed that: “Air passenger demand was down 2.2% year-on-year in May on the impact...
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Middle East disruptions, high fuel prices weigh on profitability: IATA
IATA released its latest financial outlook for the global airline industry showing a halving of profitability as a result of war-related Middle East disruptions and high fuel prices. The regional landscape, however, is highly differentiated....
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