International Air Transport Association

n. international organization which monitors and regulates many aspects of the airline industry including safety standards and industry cooperation, IATA

The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the ICAO also happens to be headquartered, even though they are different entities. The main objective of the organization is to assist airline companies to achieve lawful competition and uniformity in prices.
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