New Initiatives of IATA in 1998
- Safety
- Average global accident rate reduced by 33 % in 1993-1998
- No human casualty in scheduled flights of US airlines in 1998
- Infrastructure
- Y2K initiative, with USD 20 million budget
- Indian airports found Y2K compliant, by and large
- User Charges
- 142 meetings in 1998, USD 124 million savings
- Target of USD 573 million in future
- Awareness of Aviation related matters
- Economic impact of civil aviation by 2010 will be
- USD 1800 billion and 33 million jobs