{"id":49257,"date":"2026-04-21T11:11:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T05:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=49257"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:07:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T06:37:56","slug":"international-air-transport-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/international-air-transport-association\/","title":{"rendered":"International Air Transport Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>International Air Transport Association (IATA) Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per IATA\u2019s Global Feedstock Assessment for SAF Production Outlook to 2050, India, U.S., Brazil and Europe were likely to dominate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) biomass feedstock for SAF with 105 million tonne (mt) available by 2030 and 154 mt by 2050 out of a total requirement of 500 mt.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About International Air Transport Association (IATA)<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>global trade association of airlines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (for both freight and passenger carriers) that <\/span><b>regulates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>aviation industry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by <\/span><b>developing standards, procedures, and practices.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>founded in Havana, Cuba<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, on 19 April <\/span><b>1945<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>successor to the International Air Traffic Association, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">founded in the Hague in 1919.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>created with the goal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>promoting cooperation among airlines,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well as facilitating the <\/span><b>development of regulations and procedures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that ensure the <\/span><b>safety, efficiency, and sustainability of air transport.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the formal regulation of international civil aviation is the responsibility of bodies such as the International <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/international-civil-aviation-organization\/\" target=\"_blank\">Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)<\/a><\/strong>, IATA<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">acts primarily as an industry association that <\/span><b>develops operational standards and best practices<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> widely<\/span><b> adopted by airlines and logistics operators.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In practice, its activity focuses on <\/span><b>three main areas:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Standardization of processes and documentation <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">used in international air transport.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Development of technical regulations for the transport of goods, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">especially in sensitive areas such as<\/span><b> dangerous goods or perishable products.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Financial cooperation and settlement systems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that enable airlines to operate global transportation networks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Members<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At its founding, IATA had 57 members from 31 nations, mostly in Europe and North America.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>As of today, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it has <\/span><b>350 airline members in 126 countries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and territories, comprising around <\/span><b>82 percent of total air traffic.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Head Office: Montreal, Canada.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/181389\/OPS\/GNFFSJD5H.1+GCGFSM1DT.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the global trade association of airlines (for both freight and passenger carriers) that regulates the aviation industry by developing standards, procedures, and practices. 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