IATA: European aviation in 'desperate need of leadership' and requires a change of mindest

IATA director general and CEO Tony Tyler stated (10-Sep-2014) Europe's air transport sector is in "desperate need of leadership to alleviate the tax burden, improve regulation based on global standards and develop infrastructure to enable success" and he called in Latvia to use its time in the EU Presidency to "be a strong force for much-needed progress and to set the stage for aviation to make an even greater contribution to European development in its next century". Mr Tyler said European aviation needs "a change of mindset: placing aviation connectivity at the heart of a nation's economic strategy". [more - original PR]