During World War II, the air transport industry has been affected very badly at the world level, in general and, in the USA, UK, Germany, India, France and Canada, in particular.
The International Air Transport Association, a successor to the International Air Transport Association formed at Hague in 1919, a nodal organization, was founded in 1945 by the airlines of certain countries with the prime objective of overcoming the complexities and problems arising from the rapid expansion of civil air services and World War II.
As a non-governmental organization, it derived its legal existence from a special Act passed by the Canadian Parliament in December 1945. The IATA closely resembles with the International Civil Aviation Organization in terms of its activities and organizational structure.
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The IATA is voluntary, non-exclusive, non-political and democratic organization, whose membership is open to any operating airline which has been licensed to run scheduled air services by the government. Thus, the members of IATA are scheduled international airlines while scheduled airlines in domestic services can join IATA only as associate members.
IATA Objectives:
As per the Articles of Association of IATA, the main objectives are:
i. To promote safe, regular and economical air transport for the benefit of the people of the world, to foster air commerce and, to study the problems connected therewith;
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ii. To provide means for collaboration among the air transport enterprises engaged directly or indirectly in international air transport services;
iii. To cooperate with the International Civil Aviation Organization and other international organizations;
iv. To provide a common platform for travel agencies/tour operators’
v. To promote and develop international tourism.