International Air Transport Association
noun
ukus(abbreviationIATA)TRANSPORT
aninternationalorganizationthat most of the world'sairlinesbelongto. Itrepresentstheairlineswhendealingwithgovernments, thepublic, etc. and setsstandardsfortheirworkand forflightsafety:
TheInternationalAir TransportAssociation, withheadquartersin Canada,representssome 230airlines,covering93% ofscheduledinternationalairtraffic.