IATA / WMO AMDAR Collaboration Captain Brent King Head, Flight Operations Efficiency WMO CBS-TECO-2018

IATA in Brief Global trade association for the world’s airlines 280+ passenger and cargo carriers 83% of global air traffic Meeting our members’ needs Represent, Serve and Lead The International Air Transport Association is a global trade association representing the world’s leading airlines Our members include some 260 passenger and cargo airlines and represent 84% of all global air traffic IATA works tirelessly to drive change within the industry and in the way the industry is regulated [Would it be better to focus on something more ‘back to basics’ here e.g. to get the message across that we basically exist by virtue of our members’ needs and therefore at our core we do whatever they need us to do? – And this is very much a question, not a request – am keen to hear your views]

History 1944 Chicago Convention 1945 IATA is founded Today Standard setting work with ICAO Traffic Conferences Financial settlements Today Versatile trade association Some foundation activities continue Comprehensive focus on industry In 1944, the world’s governments came together at the Chicago Conference to create a foundation for the then budding global aviation industry They agreed to the Chicago Convention, which continues to govern the conduct of international civil aviation today IATA was founded the next year with a focus on working with ICAO to setup international standards for aviation In the early days, IATA played an important role in facilitating fare setting and in establishing settlement systems for interline networks Today, IATA has evolved into a versatile trade association We still handle settlements for much of the industry but have left the fare setting role behind in the age of deregulation in favor of promoting the industry’s value and advocating for a regulatory and operational environment that allows aviation to deliver this value through key projects and advocacy Today, our mission is to represent, lead and serve the airline industry

Organizational Divisions HQ Montreal/Geneva Regions Organizational Divisions North Asia (Beijing) ASPAC (Singapore) AME (Amman) Europe (Madrid) Americas (Miami) Member & External Relations (MER) Financial & Distribution Services (FDS) Airport, Passenger & Cargo Services (APCS) Safety & Flight Operations (SFO) Marketing & Commercial Services (MACS) Global development, regional delivery IATA as an organization can be found in every corner of the globe, with 63 offices in 60 countries Headquartered in Montreal and Geneva, IATA’s 5 head office ‘divisions’ lead the development of its many global standards, industry positions, advocacy campaigns and commercial services Member & External Relations and Marketing & Commercial Services should explain themselves Financial & Distribution Services run, amongst many other things, our Settlement Services APCS deal with everything from ‘chocks on to chocks off’ i.e. on the ground And SFO deals with everything from ‘chocks off to chocks on’ i.e. in the air As well as those on the screen we also, like all large organizations, have support functions e.g. Corporate Finance, Human Resources, Legal Services, Corporate Communications etc Each division handles a key segment of the industry, such as Member & External Relations, Safety & Flight Operations, and Financial & Distribution Services IATA is also organized in 5 regions with a hub office in each region These hub offices and the country offices that report into them are the primary interface between IATA and its members and other external stakeholders Given the close relationship between our regional/country offices and our members, our regional teams provide invaluable input in to the development of our global standards, industry positions, advocacy campaigns and commercial services But their primary role is to ‘deliver’ all of these services and initiatives to our members and other stakeholders once they have been developed at the head office level has 5 regional hubs, where these standards and policies are delivered at a local level in coordination with country offices

History

History

IATA’s Areas of Focus Key Issues Continually improve aviation safety Increase value through partnership Protect the interests of the industry Reduce environmental impact Key Issues I’d like to give you a quick overview of 4 key issue areas for IATA that you might find interesting First, let’s look at our work in safety and where we are today

IATA Value Proposition Backbone of global, interconnected industry Global/Regional/Local advocacy Promoting aviation Commercial services Setting global standards IATA represents significant value to its airline members, including: Acting as the backbone of the global, interconnected aviation industry Providing advocacy on a global, regional, and local basis Protecting airline money Promoting the value of aviation Setting global standards to increase efficiency and lower costs Providing key commercial services And all for low annual dues

IATA WMO Collaboration Progress to date Working arrangement between WMO and IATA signed July 2017 Platform to establish a partnership framework aimed at improving weather forecast for aviation ConOps development – work in progress Goals Focus on the expansion of the AMDAR program worldwide Expand the AMDAR program to new airlines from data-sparse areas Protect airlines’ ownership of this data

IATA WMO Collaboration IATA’s Envisaged Role Promote AMDAR to it’s members Educate airlines on program benefits Close the historical NMHS / Airline “gap” Facilitate discussion amongst MET and aviation stakeholders Identify program efficiencies Airline benefits Improved forecast accuracy, safety and greater operational efficiencies Better control over which parties can access airline MET data Cost-neutral participation in the AMDAR program