New RVP for Africa & Middle East Saudia’s Albakri joins IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Muhammad Ali Albakri will join IATA as Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East (AME). Albrakri’s appointment is effective 1 January 2017 and will be based in the IATA regional office in Amman, Jordan. “Muhammad Ali Albakri is stepping into a critical role at IATA. […]

IATA: Bringing Transparency, Visibility to NDC Deployments

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the launch of the New Distribution Capability (NDC) Certification Registry to recognize those companies that have implemented part or all of the NDC technical standard. The Registry lists airlines, travel agents and aggregators (such as global distribution systems) that have achieved NDC certification as well as those […]