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Willie Walsh succeeds Alexandre de Juniac as Director General of IATA
After the announcement on 24 November 2020 that de Juniac would be stepping down, Walsh has now officially assumed the role of IATA's Director General.
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IATA’s new digital health pass now in final development phase
The IATA Travel Pass will support the safe reopening of borders by managing and verifying the secure flow of necessary testing or vaccine information among governments, airlines, laboratories and travellers.
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Alexandre de Juniac to step down as Director General and CEO of IATA in 2021
De Juniac will step down from his role at IATA from 31 March 2021, with Willie Walsh set to be recommended to fill the position.
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AI to be utilised at Heathrow Terminal 5 to ensure efficiency and safety
Using a network of cameras, artificial intelligence is to be employed at Heathrow Terminal 5 to help ensure flights depart safely and on time.
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Debating the tax that is meant to pay for the environmental costs of air travel
For this column, International Airport Review asked a panel of industry experts: Where do you stand on Air Passenger Duty?
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Virgin Atlantic unveils new route plans for expanded Heathrow
Virgin Atlantic is urging ministers to ‘shake up the Heathrow market’ by reforming slot allocation, as it unveils plans for 84 new routes following the airport's expansion.
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British Airways witnesses yet another IT system failure
British Airways has fallen victim to another IT system failure which has left thousands stranded and is expected to cost the airline in excess of £8 million.
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BA boss has ‘zero’ confidence in Heathrow’s ability to deliver runway on time and budget
Among airline figures called to give evidence in a House of Commons Committee hearing, the CEO of International Airlines Group gave a damning assessment of Heathrow's capability to deliver an on time and on budget expansion.
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British Airways chief: break up Heathrow monoploy to cut costs
The CEO of International Airlines Group has said that airlines and other third parties should be allowed to run terminals at Heathrow Airport as they do in the United States.
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Sustainability tops the agenda at air industry summit
This year's Air Transport Action Group’s (ATAG) Global Sustainable Aviation Summit in Geneva brought leading aviation figures together to discuss their collective goals.
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IAG seeks disruptive start-ups for its second Hangar 51 programme
After the huge success of the first Hangar 51 global start-up accelerator, International Airlines Group (IAG) is launching a second programme which will be based in Spain.
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Major union voices concern following BA IT fiasco
GMB seeks input into BA IAG independent inquiry into the causes of Heathrow power outage that left 75,000 passengers stranded and calls for moratorium on the outsourcing of a further 600 it jobs
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New IAG low cost long-haul carrier takes to the skies
LEVEL’s first flight is taking off from Barcelona to Los Angeles at 1540 CET/1440 BST today.
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Is British Airways flying towards a no-frills future?
In a world increasingly-dominated by low-cost airlines, the recently-scorned British Airways are making a brave step towards the future...