International Air Transport Association

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - April 14, 2026 - The International Air Transport Association published its 2025 Annual Safety Report on March 9, covering 38.7 million commercial flights and recording 51 accidents - fewer than the 54 in 2024 - but a fatality count of 394, up sharply from 244 the prior year. The all-accident rate of 1.32 per million flights improved year-on-year from 1.42 but remained slightly above the 2021-2025 five-year average of 1.27. IATA member airlines recorded an accident rate of 0.72 per million flights, compared to 3.09 for non-IATA carriers, a gap that illustrates the compliance and operational discipline differential between affiliated and independent operators.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - April 12, 2026 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has publicly rejected AENA's bid for a 16% airport charges increase in Spain, calling out AENA Chairman and CEO Maurici Lucena for claiming that airlines seeking lower charges were "compromising safety and security." IATA Director General Willie Walsh dismissed the claim as scaremongering with no factual basis, pointing instead to AENA's EUR 1.32 billion in excess returns over two regulatory periods and a 2024 net profit margin of 36.4%-against an average European airline net margin of 3.5%. The dispute puts airport regulation, consumer airfare affordability, and Spain's aviation competitiveness directly in the crosshairs of a high-stakes policy confrontation.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - March 23, 2026 - Airline operators, airport managers and regulators enter 2026 with clearer pressure points for capital planning and compliance, as IATA's 2025 safety data shows better overall accident rates but higher fatalities, continued turboprop exposure and a measurable role for airport infrastructure in accident outcomes. The report covers 38.7 million flights in 2025, with 51 accidents and an all-accident rate of 1.32 per million flights, better than 1.42 in 2024 but slightly above the 2021-2025 average of 1.27. Fatal accidents rose to eight from seven in 2024, and onboard fatalities increased to 394 from 244, while fatality risk reached 0.17 per million flights versus 0.06 a year earlier.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - March 23, 2026 - Dangerous goods training programs in 2026 are moving toward more individualized, evidence-based assessment, giving cargo operators and training buyers new benchmarks for how safety and compliance capability can be built and measured. At the 4th IATA CBTA Center Conference, held alongside the 2026 IATA World Cargo Symposium in Lima, the International Air Transport Association recognized Pika Aero and DGM France with the 2026 IATA Competency-Based Training and Assessment Center Best Innovation Award for AI-enabled training approaches tied to real-world operational performance.