78th IATA Annual General Meeting begins in Doha

78th IATA Annual General Meeting begins in Doha

The 78th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) began in Doha on Sunday as global airlines simultaneously recover from the Covid-19 crisis.

The event, hosted by Qatar Airways, attracts the industry’s most senior leaders from among IATA’s 290 member airlines, as well as leading government officials, strategic partners, equipment suppliers, and media.

The World Air Transport Summit (WATS) opens immediately following the AGM this morning. A highlight will be the third edition of the ‘Diversity and Inclusion Awards’ sponsored by Qatar Airways.

These awards recognise organisations and individuals who are making a difference in helping to drive the industry’s ‘25by2025’ initiative to make the aviation industry more gender balanced.

The WATS will also feature the popular ‘CEO Insights Panel’ moderated by CNN’s Richard Quest and featuring Adrian Neuhauser, CEO, Avianca, Pieter Elbers, CEO, KLM, Akbar al-Baker, Group Chief Executive, Qatar Airways and Jayne Hrdlicka, CEO, Virgin Australia.

In addition to the updated industry economic outlook, key topics to be addressed include: the War in Ukraine and its implications for the globalized world; the challenges to achieving sustainability, including net zero carbon emissions by 2050, and reducing the use of single use plastics, allocating scarce airport capacity, and ensuring safe carriage of lithium batteries.

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