What is the full form of IATA?
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What is the full form of IATA?
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The full form of IATA is the International Air Transport Association. It is a trade association which promotes cooperation among the world's airlines to ensure safe, secure, reliable and economical air service facility. It is founded on 19th April 1945 and headquartered in Canada. It gives consulting services to the airlines' industry, it is responsible for setting technical standards for airlines. IATA is a replacement of the Air traffic association which is founded in 1919 at The Hague, Netherlands. IATA consists of 290 airlines, represents 117 countries.
Services
These are the following services offered by IATA:
Airport Infrastructure
Cargo security
Engineering & Maintenance
Ground operation
Fuel
Air traffic management
Training & Licensing
Airspace planning
Sales planning
Aviation security
Pricing and billing
Currency clearance services
Finance and accounting
Focus area of IATA
Safety Safety is the main priority of IATA, it provide instrument for safety is called IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA). IOSA is mandated in the state level in several countries. In June 2014 IATA set up a special team to track aircraft in real-time.
Environment
IATA individuals and all industry partners have consented to three consecutive ecological objectives:
A normal improvement in fuel efficiency of 1.5% per annum from 2009 through 2020
A top on net carbon discharges from aeronautics from 2020.
A 50% decrease in net aviation carbon outflows by 2050 comparative with 2005 levels.
Simplifying the Business The program was introduced in 2004 to facilitate the passengers, including electronic tickets, bar coded boarding pass, fast travel initiative, and many other things.
