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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.

38
declared meetings
with current MEPs
21
MEPs met
€900k/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.”

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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.

European People's Party1745%
Renew Europe1334%
Greens/EFA38%
Socialists & Democrats38%
European Conservatives & Reformists13%
The Left13%

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.

2020
1
2021
5
2022
0
2023
3
2024
7
2025
15
2026
7

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
9 meetings · Renew
Andrey Novakov
4 meetings · EPP
Vicent Marzà Ibáñez
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú
3 meetings · Renew
Dolors Montserrat
2 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
3 Nov 2026Roberts ZīleEU ETS
20 Oct 2026Jüri RatasEU Emissions Trading System
30 Sep 2026Radan KanevETS revision
10 Sep 2026Pierfrancesco MaranETS
8 Sep 2026Jan-Christoph OetjenUpcoming aviation legislation
11 Jun 2026Cynthia Ní MhurchúIntroduction to Irish office
17 Mar 2026Dolors MontserratEuropean Air Transportations
4 Nov 2025Jan-Christoph OetjenIATA working group visit - Air Passenger Rights
4 Nov 2025Andrey NovakovAir passenger rights
4 Nov 2025Cynthia Ní MhurchúIATA Consumer Working Group
4 Nov 2025Jens GiesekeAustausch zu EU-Verkehrs­politik
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

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