Industry Bodies
Brendan Sullivan new IATA global cargo head
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) appoints Brendan Sullivan as IATA’s Global Head of Cargo with immediate effect. ➤
International Air Transport Association
By the Numbers
Global air cargo markets continue climb, up 9% year-on-year
Air cargo demand continues to outperform pre-COVID levels with February demand up 9.0 per cent over February 2019, according to International Air Transport Association (IATA). ➤
Industry Bodies
IATA launches EPIC digital collaboration platform
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) launches a new platform to support the digitisation of the global air cargo supply chain. ➤
Industry Bodies
IATA postpones AGM, World Air Transport Summit to Oct
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is postponing the 77th IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit until October 2021. ➤
Industry Bodies
IATA postpones 14th World Cargo Symposium to Oct
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is postponing the 14th World Cargo Symposium barely a week ahead of when the event was scheduled to kick off. ➤
Carriers
Global air cargo makes pre-Covid levels for first time: IATA
January’s global air cargo demand returned to pre-COVID levels (January 2019) for the first time since the onset of the crisis. ➤
Asia Pacific
DHL Global Forwarding renews CEIV Pharma cert in SIN
DHL Global Forwarding re-certifies its air freight station in Singapore under the IATA CEIV Pharma Standard. The air, ocean and road freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group has been re-certifying its global stations since ➤
By the Numbers
Nov cargo demand sees slight uptick, capacity still tight: IATA
Global air cargo demand improved slightly in November, with seasonally-adjusted demand up 1.6 per cent over October, but still significantly down on 2019. ➤
By the Numbers
E-commerce lifts Asia-NA volumes as global demand slackens
Global air freight markets saw demand continue to improve in October, but at a slower pace than the previous month and still below previous year levels, says IATA. ➤
Industry Bodies
Willie Walsh to succeed de Juniac as IATA head
Former CEO of International Airlines Group (IAG), Willie Walsh, will take over from Alexandre de Juniac as director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) effective 31 March 2021. ➤