Willie Walsh to take over as IATA director general

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Alexandre de Juniac, Director General and CEO will step down from his role at the association effective 31 March 2021. De Juniac made known his intention to step down several months ago which enabled a search process to facilitate a smooth leadership transition. The IATA Board of Governors will recommend to the 76th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 24 November 2020 the appointment of Willie Walsh, former CEO of International Airlines Group (IAG) to become IATA’s eighth Director General from 1 April 2021. “I did not come to this decision