Air Canada’s Milton takes over as IATA chairman

Air Canada’s Milton takes over as IATA chairman    The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appointed Robert Milton, chairman of Air Canada, as chairman of its board of governors for 2005-2006, replacing Jean-Cyril Spinetta, chairman and chief executive officer of Air France.
   The appointment was announced Monday at the end of IATA’s three-day annual general meeting held in Tokyo.
   “I thank Jean-Cyril for his support of the many changes that IATA has led over the past year. Together we started the Simplifying the Business revolution. I look forward to working with Robert to drive further change in the industry,” said Giovanni Bisignani, director general and CEO of IATA. “Safety, cost efficiency, commercial freedom and passenger convenience are at the core of a common-sense agenda to bring the industry back to health,” he added.
   Proceedings and documentation from the IATA annual general meeting can be obtained at https://www.iata.org .