International Air Transport Association is a trade association of the world-wide airlines handling regular air services, to which over 200 air carriers belong.
The air transport industry has developped during the years through the Agents as intermediaries in the several marketplaces.
A freight forwarder has traditionally provided the ideal link between the shipper and the airlines.
Among other things, the Iata Agent can issue directly the Air Way Bills.
In order to obtain and mantain the accreditation as Iata Agent it is necessary to have certain qualifications in order to be registered in the official list of the Iata Agents (qualified staff, financial requirements, suitability of premises and cargo handling equipments, respect of the national rules).
The IATA code, complete of Cass code, of Fischer & Rechsteiner 57102230010
