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International Air Transport Association

Business / industry · Transport & automotive · HQ: Canada · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, International Air Transport Association appears in 27 declared MEP meetings (16 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

27
declared meetings
with current MEPs
16
MEPs met
€900,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
10.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

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. Representing… IATA seeks to improve understanding of…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 27 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1244%
Renew Europe1141%
Socialists & Democrats27%
Greens/EFA14%
The Left14%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (10 in 2025).

2020
1
2021
5
2022
0
2023
3
2024
7
2025
10
2026
1

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

Jan-Christoph Oetjen
8 meetings · Renew
Andrey Novakov
2 meetings · EPP
Dolors Montserrat
2 meetings · EPP
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú
2 meetings · Renew
Jeroen Lenaers
2 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
17 Mar 2026Dolors MontserratEuropean Air Transportations
4 Nov 2025Jan-Christoph OetjenIATA working group visit - Air Passenger Rights
4 Nov 2025Cynthia Ní MhurchúIATA Consumer Working Group
13 Oct 2025Oliver SchenkDigital Travel Application
26 Sep 2025Cynthia Ní MhurchúMission to the ICAO General Assembly
24 Sep 2025Jan-Christoph OetjenAir Passenger Rights
20 Jun 2025Borja Giménez LarrazHousing Crisis in the EU
3 Jun 2025Vicent Marzà IbáñezPassengers' rights
20 Mar 2025Jan-Christoph Oetjenchallenges for the aviation industry
4 Feb 2025Andrey NovakovPassenger rights file
23 Jan 2025Andrey NovakovPassenger rights file
31 Oct 2024Peter LieseAustausch
15 Oct 2024Elena Nevado del CampoIATA priorities
24 Sep 2024Arash Saeidiprésentation et échange sur la future législature
19 Sep 2024Dolors MontserratSustainable aviation sector

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