The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organisation is also headquartered. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1945: Events January January 1 - the Luftwaffe begins targeting Headquarters (HQ denotes the location where most if not all of the important functions of an organization are concentrated Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Giovanni Bisignani is the Director General of the International Air Transport Association, appointed in 2002. The term director-general is used worldwide to signify the highest executive officer within a Governmental statutory NGO, third sector or Not-for-profit A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages International or internationally most often describes interaction between Nations or encompassing two or more nations constituting a group or association having An industry trade group, also known as a trade association, is an organization founded and funded by Businesses that operate in a specific Industry. An airline provides air transport services for Passengers or Freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO) an agency of the United Nations, codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation The main objective of the organization is to assist airline companies to achieve lawful competition and uniformity in prices. Competition is a rivalry between individuals groups nations or animals for territory or resources Price fixing is an agreement between business competitors to sell the same product or service at the same price The Director General is Giovanni Bisignani. Giovanni Bisignani is the Director General of the International Air Transport Association, appointed in 2002.

IATA was formed in April 1945, in Havana, Cuba. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Havana ( IPA: aˈβana officially Ciudad de La Habana, is the Capital city, major port and leading The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la It is the successor to the International Air Traffic Association, founded in The Hague in 1919, the year of the world's first international scheduled services. At its founding, IATA had 57 members from 31 nations, mostly in Europe and North America. Today it has over 240 members from more than 140 nations in every part of the globe.

For fare calculations IATA has divided the world in three regions:

1. South, Central and North America.
2. Europe, Middle East and Africa. IATA Europe includes the geographical Europe and Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa.
3. Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the islands of the Pacific Ocean.

To this end, airlines have been granted a special exemption by each of the main regulatory authorities in the world to consult prices with each other through this body. A competition regulator is a Government agency, typically a statutory authority, sometimes called an economic regulator, which regulates and enforces However, the organisation has been accused of acting as a cartel, and many low cost carriers are not full IATA members. A cartel is a formal (explicit agreement among firms Cartels usually occur in an oligopolistic industry, where there is a small number of sellers and usually involve The European Union's competition authorities are currently investigating the body. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in In 2005, Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner for Competition, made a proposal to lift the exception to consult prices. Neelie Kroes (born 19 July 1941 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch Politician and Businessperson. A European Commissioner is a member of the 27-member European Commission. In July 2006, the United States Department of Transportation also proposed to withdraw antitrust immunity ^[1]. The United States Department of Transportation ( DOT) is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with Transportation IATA teamed with SITA for an electronic ticketing solution ^[2]. SITA is a multinational Information technology company specialising in providing IT and telecommunication services to the Aviation industry

IATA assigns 3-letter IATA Airport Codes and 2-letter IATA airline designators, which are commonly used worldwide. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many This is a list of Airline codes. The table lists the IATA airline designators the ICAO airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator ICAO also assigns airport and airline codes. The International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO) an agency of the United Nations, codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation For Rail&Fly systems, IATA also assigns IATA train station codes. Code sharing is a business term which was first originated in the airline industry in 1990 when the Australian airline Qantas Airways and the U For other uses see IATA (disambiguation. This is a List of IATA-indexed train stations organized by the IATA airport code. For delay codes, IATA assigns IATA Delay Codes. For other uses see IATA (disambiguation. IATA Delay Codes were created to help Airlines standardize why a commercial flight left

IATA is pivotal in the worldwide accreditation of travel agents with exception of the U.S., where this is done by the Airlines Reporting Corporation. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Permission to sell airline tickets from the participating carriers is achieved through national member organizations. An airline ticket generally was a document created by an Airline or a Travel agent to confirm that an individual has purchased a seat on an airplane

They also regulate the shipping of dangerous goods and publish the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations manual, a globally accepted field source reference for airlines shipping of hazardous materials. A dangerous good is any Solid, Liquid, or Gas that can harm people other living Organisms property or the environment A dangerous good is any Solid, Liquid, or Gas that can harm people other living Organisms property or the environment

IATA maintains the Timatic database containing cross border passenger documentation requirements. Timatic is the database containing cross border passenger documentation requirements It is used by airlines to determine whether a passenger can be carried, as well as by airlines and travel agents to provide this information to travellers at the time of booking.

References

See also

• Flight planning
• Kenneth Beaumont
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading
• HAZMAT

External links

• International Air Transport Association web site
• IATAonline
• IATA Visa, Passport, and Health database for passengers