IATA: US needs to restore aviation leadership role

15-Sep-2009 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the new Obama Administration in the US to renew its role as a leader in the global aviation industry and take immediate action to boost the US economy and to make the global system safer and more secure. In a speech to the International Aviation Club of Washington, Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Director General and CEO, outlined a prescription to help the US aviation industry recover from a crisis worse than the period following 9/11.