The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appointed Swiss Pakistani executive Saadia Zahidi as its next director-general, making history as the first woman to lead the global aviation organization. Zahidi will assume the role on November 1 and become the ninth director-general of IATA, which represents more than 370 airlines responsible for about 85 percent […]
Saadia Zahidi
Pakistan-origin Saadia Zahidi named first woman to head IATA
Pakistan-born executive Saadia Zahidi has been appointed as the next Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), becoming the first woman to lead the global airline industry body when she assumes office on November 1, 2026. Zahidi will be IATA’s ninth Director General and will join the aviation organisation from the World Economic […]