The
De Juniac made known his intention to step down from the Association several months ago, which enabled a search process to facilitate a smooth leadership transition. The Association’s
"I did not come to this decision lightly. It has been the privilege of a lifetime to serve the global air transport industry – what I call the business of freedom – as the head of IATA. Over the last years, IATA has strategically increased its relevance as the voice of the global airline industry. This has been evident in the COVID-19 crisis. IATA has set the course to restore air connectivity amid the pandemic with systematic pre-departure testing. We are well into preparations to fulfil critical vaccine distribution needs. In parallel, we have restructured IATA to survive the crisis and be ready to support the industry recovery with an organisation dimensioned to serve a smaller industry. We have a motivated team that is determined to get the job done. The building blocks for an industry recovery are in place. Now is the right time to hand over IATA's leadership for the long process of recovery," said de Juniac.
De Juniac joined the Association in
"Alexandre has led our industry in extraordinary times. Under his leadership, IATA has become a stronger and even more relevant organisation. I am joined by all the members of the
Resolutions will be presented to the 76th IATA AGM thanking de Juniac for his service to IATA as Director General and CEO and proposing Walsh as the next IATA Director General.
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