International Air Transport Association

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industry association non-profit organization trade association

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is a global trade association representing the world’s airlines, setting industry standards and supporting safe, efficient, and economical air transport.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
International Air Transport Association canonical	270
IATA	152
IATA Clearing House	2
IATA Resolution on airline designators	1
IATA cargo agency program	1
ICAO	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T61694 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Air Transport Association
Context triple: [International Civil Aviation Organization, coordinatesWith, International Air Transport Association]

A. International Civil Aviation Organization
The International Civil Aviation Organization is a United Nations specialized agency that sets global standards and regulations to ensure safe, efficient, and orderly international civil aviation.
B. ICAO Council
The ICAO Council is the permanent governing body of the International Civil Aviation Organization, responsible for setting global aviation standards and policies.
C. SkyTeam
SkyTeam is a global airline alliance that brings together multiple international carriers to coordinate routes, services, and frequent flyer benefits.
D. Star Alliance
Star Alliance is one of the world’s largest global airline alliances, comprising numerous member carriers that coordinate routes, schedules, and frequent-flyer benefits across an extensive international network.
E. ICAO Assembly
The ICAO Assembly is the sovereign decision-making body of the International Civil Aviation Organization, where all member states meet periodically to set global civil aviation policies and standards.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Air Transport Association
Target entity description: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is a global trade association representing the world’s airlines, setting industry standards and supporting safe, efficient, and economical air transport.

A. International Civil Aviation Organization
The International Civil Aviation Organization is a United Nations specialized agency that sets global standards and regulations to ensure safe, efficient, and orderly international civil aviation.
B. ICAO Council
The ICAO Council is the permanent governing body of the International Civil Aviation Organization, responsible for setting global aviation standards and policies.
C. SkyTeam
SkyTeam is a global airline alliance that brings together multiple international carriers to coordinate routes, services, and frequent flyer benefits.
D. Star Alliance
Star Alliance is one of the world’s largest global airline alliances, comprising numerous member carriers that coordinate routes, schedules, and frequent-flyer benefits across an extensive international network.
E. ICAO Assembly
The ICAO Assembly is the sovereign decision-making body of the International Civil Aviation Organization, where all member states meet periodically to set global civil aviation policies and standards.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	industry association ⓘ non-profit organization ⓘ trade association ⓘ
abbreviation	BSP ⓘ CASS ⓘ International Air Transport Association self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IATA International Air Transport Association self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ICAO IOSA ⓘ ISAGO ⓘ NDC ⓘ
advocatesFor	economical air transport ⓘ reliable air transport ⓘ safe air transport ⓘ
cooperatesWith	International Civil Aviation Organization ⓘ
developsProgram	Billing and Settlement Plan ⓘ Cargo Account Settlement Systems ⓘ IATA Operational Safety Audit ⓘ IATA Operational Safety Audit ⓘ surface form: IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations
developsStandard	New Distribution Capability ⓘ ONE Order ⓘ
focusesOn	airline efficiency ⓘ aviation safety ⓘ aviation security ⓘ environmental sustainability in aviation ⓘ
founded	1945 ⓘ
foundedIn	Havana, Cuba ⓘ
hasMemberType	airline ⓘ cargo airline ⓘ passenger airline ⓘ
hasRegionServed	worldwide ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Montreal ⓘ surface form: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
issuesCodeType	IATA airline designator code ⓘ IATA airport code ⓘ IATA baggage tag code ⓘ
legalForm	non-governmental organization ⓘ
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ
regionalOfficeLocation	Geneva ⓘ surface form: Geneva, Switzerland
represents	airlines worldwide ⓘ
representsIndustry	airline industry ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
setsStandardFor	air transport ⓘ airline designator codes ⓘ airline safety ⓘ airline security ⓘ airport codes ⓘ baggage handling ⓘ dangerous goods transport ⓘ ticketing ⓘ travel agency accreditation ⓘ
website	https://www.iata.org ⓘ

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Referenced by (427)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

IATA Ground Operations Manual → updatedBy → International Air Transport Association ⓘ

IATA Passenger Distribution initiatives → developedBy → International Air Transport Association ⓘ

IATA NDC standards governance → managedBy → International Air Transport Association ⓘ