IATA News

Global Airline Association Recommends Livestreaming Flight Data

The aviation industry should consider technology allowing more live-streaming of flight data following the disappearance of a Malaysian jetliner, but cost and practicalities remain major problems, the head of the global airlines’ body said on Tuesday. The loss of Malaysia …

World Airlines on Track for Safest Year Ever

Global airlines are heading for the safest year on record with an average by the end of November of only one accident of any type for every 5.3 million flights, the international airline body IATA reported on Thursday. The Geneva-based …