The International Air Transport Association was founded in 194. It is the successor to the International Air Traffic Association set up in the Hague at the dawn of regular air transport in 1919. It is a voluntary non-political industry association and its aims are to promote safe, regular and economical air transport for the benefit [...]
Archives for IATA
CASS
CASS The Cargo Account Settlement System was developed by IATA in 1979 to simplify the reporting of cargo sales and settling of accounts. There are separate systems for Export and Import and are introduced in close co-operation with National Associations of cargo agents and freight forwarders. On the remittance date the agent pays to the [...]
Cargo Agent – IATA
The International Air Transport Association’s Cargo Agency Programme is to ensure that all agency outlets used by IATA Members (airlines) are competent business organisations capable of providing an accurate and dependable service to the public. Through a single standard agreement executed with IATA, known as the Cargo Agency Agreement, an agent whose approval to represent [...]
IATA Areas
The International Air Transport Association, for administrative purposes, divides the world into three IATA Traffic Conference Areas. These are referred to as Areas No 1, 2 & 3. IATA Area1 comprises all of the North and South American Continent and adjacent islands. IATA Area 2 comprises all of Europe, Iceland, Africa and Iran IATA Area [...]
