Topic summary
IATA
Extracted from the Wikipedia article International Air Transport Association.
History
IATA was formed in April 1945 in Havana, Cuba. It is the successor to the International Air Traffic Association, which was formed in 1919 at The Hague, Netherlands. At its founding, IATA consisted of 57 airlines from 31 countries. Much of its early work was technical, and it provided input to the newly created International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). This was reflected in the annexes of the Chicago Convention in 1944, the international treaty that still governs international air transport.