Battery-related changes dominate the 2026 updates, driven by the 25% year-on-year surge in the transport of lithium batteries ...

IATA has released the 2026 editions of its cargo and ground operations manuals, introducing close to 100 regulatory and ...

The material is practical, actionable, and designed to be implemented under the time-sensitive conditions that typically ...

Ten additional new dangerous goods, such as sodium-ion batteries and fire suppressant dispersing devices. Three new entries for battery powered vehicles, depending on the type of battery providing the ...

IATA Updates Cargo And Ground Operations Manuals. 27 October 2025 (Geneva) - The International Air Transport Association ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a revised Emergency Response Best Practices Handbook which, for the first time, includes detailed guidance on family assistance. Family ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that it has finished its yearly revision of its manuals for operations, ground handling and cargo in the air transport sector. IATA is ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released the 2025 edition of key industry manuals for cargo and ground handling operations, which incorporate over 350 changes and revisions ...

IATA and the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations announced that the IATA Cargo Handling Manual was endorsed by FIATA, aligning key air cargo stakeholders under consistent ...

LONDON—ICAO and IATA have launched new ICAO legal guidance on handling unruly passengers on board aircraft. The new ICAO Manual on the Legal Aspects of Unruly and Disruptive Passengers emerged from ...

TORONTO -- After complaints from the Canadian Standard Travel Agent Registry, IATA delayed for three months -- until Sept. 28 -- a plan to eliminate manual ticket stock in Canadian and Bermudian ...