![IATA publishes roadmap for rebooting travel in Latin America](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/airbus-a330-200-aerolineas-arg-1024x578-1-770x420.jpg)
The IATA has released guidelines to national governments of nearly 50 Latin American and Caribbean countries on how best to restart regional air industries.
![IATA opposes keeping middle seats empty](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IATA-1.jpg)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said it supports the wearing of masks for passengers, but not keeping middle seats empty.
![Social distancing could end low-cost flights, says IATA](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Webp.net-resizeimage-43.jpg)
IATA chief executive Alexandre de Juniac has said social distancing measures could spell the end for "cheap travel."
![IATA: COVID-19 risks over half of 2020 passenger revenues](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MALINDO_AIR_B738_9M-LCJ_INAUGURAL_FLIGHTS_SYDNEY_AIRPORT_150819_KURT_AMS-494_1170.jpg)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released revised figures showing that the COVID-19 crisis will see airline passenger revenues drop by $314 billion in 2020, a 55% decline compared to 2019.
![IATA releases 2019 Airline Safety Report](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/PLANE-1.jpg)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released the 56th Annual Safety Report (2019). The data documents the continued trend towards safety in aviation across recent years, even as a record 4.54 billion travellers took to the skies in 2019.
![IATA data release details February air cargo slump](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/airbus-a330f-qatar-cargo-bud-o-1.jpg)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA)'s data for cargo industry growth across February 2020 paints a bleak picture for air freight markets.