Let’s get one thing straight: I wasn’t at IATA IGHC 2025 in Nairobi. My passport stayed put in the drawer, my suitcase remained blissfully unlost, and the closest I got to a giraffe was the one printed on my t-shirt. But thanks to the roving (and occasionally luggage-less) reporting of Humza and...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 37th IATA Ground Handling Conference (IGHC) will focus on the need to modernize operations, invest in workforce development, and strengthen coordination and collaboration to improve performance. Willie Walsh, IATA’s director ...

London Heathrow Airport is experiencing major disruption today, March 21, with over 1,330 scheduled flights impacted. According to Cirium data, Heathrow was set to handle 665 departures and 669 arrivals, equating to approximately 291,000 passengers. British Airways, which operates the largest ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released the following statement by its Director General, Willie Walsh, on the performance of European Air Traffic Control: “Last month I expressed concern about Air Traffic Control (ATC) performance in Europe and the US. Both are disappointing. ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reacted positively to the decision by the Dutch court to uphold the legal challenges lodged by IATA, KLM and other airlines against the Dutch government’s ‘experimental regulation’ to cut Schiphol airport’s flight limit to 460,000 from Novem...