Lobby organisation
International Air Transport Association
Business group · Transport & automotive · HQ: Canada · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, International Air Transport Association appears in 38 declared MEP meetings (21 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“IATA is the international trade body of the world’s airlines (active in international, scheduled air transport).It was established on 18 December 1945 by a Special Act of the Canadian Parliament. Today, IATA represents some 250 airlines or 84% of total air traffic. IATA’s mission is to represent, lead and serve the airline industry.”
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“Representing… IATA seeks to improve understanding of the industry among decision makers and increase awareness of the benefits that aviation brings to national and global economies. It advocates the interests of airlines world-wide, and the need for global standards to ensure the operation of a safe and seamless airline network across the globe. Leading… Safety is IATA’s number one priority, and IATA’s goal is to continually improve safety standards, notably through IATA’s Operational Safety Audit (IOSA). IATA has developed a vision and a four pillar sttrategy to minimise the impact of air transport on environment. IATA also strives to simp (...)”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 38 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (15 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.
The MEPs they meet most
The 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2026 | Roberts Zīle | EU ETS |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Jüri Ratas | EU Emissions Trading System |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Radan Kanev | ETS revision |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Pierfrancesco Maran | ETS |
| 8 Sep 2026 | Jan-Christoph Oetjen | Upcoming aviation legislation |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Cynthia Ní Mhurchú | Introduction to Irish office |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Dolors Montserrat | European Air Transportations |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Jan-Christoph Oetjen | IATA working group visit - Air Passenger Rights |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Andrey Novakov | Air passenger rights |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Cynthia Ní Mhurchú | IATA Consumer Working Group |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Jens Gieseke | Austausch zu EU-Verkehrspolitik |
| 13 Oct 2025 | Oliver Schenk | Digital Travel Application |
| 26 Sep 2025 | Cynthia Ní Mhurchú | Mission to the ICAO General Assembly |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Jan-Christoph Oetjen | Air Passenger Rights |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Borja Giménez Larraz | Housing Crisis in the EU |
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