IATA Appoints Saadia Zahidi as Director General
July 24, 2026
July 24, 2026
SURREY, England, July 24 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news:
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IATA appoints Saadia Zahidi as director general
By Damian Brett
IATA has appointed Saadia Zahidi as its new director general to take over from Willie Walsh who is leaving the airline organisation in July.
Zahidi, who will begin the role on 1 November, will be IATA's ninth director general and the first woman to hold the role.
She joins IAT . . .
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IATA appoints Saadia Zahidi as director general
By Damian Brett
IATA has appointed Saadia Zahidi as its new director general to take over from Willie Walsh who is leaving the airline organisation in July.
Zahidi, who will begin the role on 1 November, will be IATA's ninth director general and the first woman to hold the role.
She joins IAT . . .