Accidents
IATA Sees Role for the Association in Accident Investigations
The airline industry has registered 517 accident fatalities so far in 2018.

The International Air Transport Association has approached the International Civil Aviation Organization and the European Aviation Safety Agency with a suggestion that it assumes a role in accident investigations, IATA director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac revealed Wednesday. “I believe we can bring extensive operational expertise and we have an independent view,” he told reporters at the IATA global media day in Geneva. IATA has not yet formally requested an investigatory role with ICAO, but, said de Juniac, it is “exploring the idea.”