ECONOMY
Azerbaijan National Aviation Academy, AZAL get IATA certificate
Baku, May 2 (AZERTAC). The Azerbaijan National Aviation Academy and the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) have received a certificate of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
An event on the occasion was held at the International Mugam Center bringing together IATA Director General & CEO Tony Tyler, rector of the National Aviation Academy, Arif Pashayev, and AZAL President Jahangir Asgarov.
Hailing Azerbaijan`s development in the field of aviation, AZAL vice president Arif Mammadov spoke of national leader Heydar Aliyev`s attention to the sector.
He expressed confidence that a memorandum of understanding signed between IATA and the Azerbaijan National Aviation Academy would contribute to developing the relations between the two organizations.
IATA was founded on 19 April 1945, in Havana, Cuba, as a successor to the International Air Traffic Association. At its founding, IATA had 57 members from 31 nations, mostly in Europe and North America. Today it has about 243 members from more than 126 nations in every part of the world.
IATA Director General & CEO Tony Tyler gave a lecture on “The role of Azerbaijan civil aviation in the country`s economy”. He said that IATA represents some 240 airlines comprising 84% of scheduled international air traffic.
After his speech Tyler presented the IATA certificate to rector of the National Aviation Academy Arif Pashayev and AZAL President Jahangir Asgarov.