Simplifying the Business[edit]

Simplifying the Business[13] was launched in 2004. This initiative has introduced a number of crucial
concepts to passenger travel, including the electronic ticket[14] and the bar coded boarding pass.
Many other innovations are being established as part of the Fast Travel initiative, including a range
of self-service baggage options.
An innovative program, launched in 2012 is New Distribution Capability.[15] This will replace the pre-
Internet EDIFACT messaging standard that is still the basis of the global distribution system /travel
agent channel and replace it with an XML standard.[16] This will enable the same choices to be
offered to high street travel shoppers as are offered to those who book directly through airline
websites. A filing with the US Department of Transportation brought over 400 comments.[17][18]

Environment[edit]
IATA members and all industry stakeholders have agreed to three sequential environmental goals:

1. An average improvement in fuel efficiency of 1.5% per annum from 2009 through 2020
2. A cap on net carbon emissions from aviation from 2020 (carbon-neutral growth)
3. A 50% reduction in net aviation carbon emissions by 2050 relative to 2005 levels.
At the 69th IATA annual general meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, members overwhelmingly
endorsed a resolution on "Implementation of the Aviation Carbon-Neutral Growth (CNG2020)
Strategy."[19]
The resolution provides governments with a set of principles on how governments could:

 Establish procedures for a single market-based measure (MBM)

 Integrate a single MBM as part of an overall package of measures to achieve CNG2020
IATA member airlines agreed that a single mandatory carbon offsetting scheme would be the
simplest and most effective option for an MBM.

Services[edit]
IATA provides consulting and training services in many areas crucial to aviation. Training covers all
aspects of aviation and ranges from beginner courses through to senior management courses.