IATA's Industry Priorities for 2009

Safety

• Conduct 80 ISAGO audits, improving safety while reducing redundant audits and ramp injuries and damage
• Launch Global Safety Information Centre by:
• Expanding IATA’s incident data programme to include IOSA, ISAGO and other data sources
• Developing and distributing Runway Safety Toolkit

Environment

• Achieve a reduction of at least 10 million tonnes of CO2 from operations and infrastructure
• 15 airlines participating in industry carbon offset programme and travel agency sales captured through at least one GDS
• Secure the support of ICAO/GIACC for the IATA four-pillar strategy and opposition to environmental taxation

Simplifying the Business

• Fast Travel Programme:
• 10 airlines offer “bags ready-to-go” (2 shared environment locations)
• 10 airlines offer self-boarding (1 with international passenger identity checks)
• 10 airlines offer self-service bag recovery (2 shared environments)
• 75 CUSS sites offering document scanning.
• Bar Coded Boarding Passes (BCBP):  60% airport passenger capability
• Baggage Improvement Programme (BIP):  Complete diagnosis visits to 20 of the top 80 mishandling airports
• e-freight: expand to 5 new locations, 14 new airports and 3 more documents

Financial

• Achieve savings/cost avoidance of USD 1.5 billion in industry taxes, charges & fuel fees, including at least USD 1 billion in real reductions
• Achieve a 10% reduction in BSP and 15% reduction in CASS unit charges
• Launch four new initiatives to reduce airline costs and/or improve service