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IATA s annual meeting postponed to October
BOSTON, 4 days ago The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the postponement of its 77th annual general meeting and World Air Transport Summit to October. The event was originally scheduled to be held from June 27 to 29 in Boston. It will now be hosted by JetBlue Airways from October 3 to 5. Announcing the change in the schedule today (March 17), Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO, said: We believe that it is vital to do all we can to meet as an industry face to face. Doing so will affirm that airlines can safely connect the world, demonstrate our industry’s resilience, and confirm the inestimable value of in-person meetings, facilitated by aviation, he added.
MIAMI – The International Air Transport Association (IATA)has postponed the 77th IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit. The event will be hosted by JetBlue Airways (B6) in Boston, US on October 3-5, 2021.
In April 1945, the organizational meeting of IATA was held in Havana, Cuba, and the Association formally came into being on the 19th of that month. Later that year, in October, the First Annual General Meeting was held in Montreal, France. At that time, there were 57 members from 31 countries.
According to the IATA press release, this year’s AGM was originally scheduled for June 27-29, also in Boston.
Wednesday, 10 Mar 2021 09:57 PM MYT
AerCap CEO and Executive Director Aengus Kelly speaks at the 2016 International Air Transport Association (Iata) Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit in Dublin June 1, 2016. Reuters pic
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NEW YORK, March 10 The world’s two largest aircraft leasing companies are combining to create a new financing giant after Ireland’s AerCap finalised a deal worth more than US$30 billion (RM123.8 billion) to buy the leasing unit of General Electric.
The two companies announced a deal today after days of speculation surrounding the takeover of GE’s leasing arm GECAS to create a portfolio of more than 2,000 jets, dwarfing industry rivals.
AerCap to buy GE’s aircraft leasing unit in $30 billion deal
FILE PHOTO: Aengus Kelly, CEO of AerCap, speaks during a panel discussion at the 2015 International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Miami Beach, Florida, June 8, 2015. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo
March 10, 2021
By Shreyasee Raj and Conor Humphries
(Reuters) – The world’s two largest aircraft leasing companies are combining to create a new financing giant after Ireland’s AerCap finalised a deal worth more than $30 billion to buy the leasing unit of General Electric.
The two companies, which tied the knot on Wednesday after days of speculation surrounding a takeover of GE’s leasing arm GECAS, together control more than 2,000 jets, dwarfing rivals.