Press Release – March 2023
The 127
th
IATP Conference, supported by Gulf Air, took place at the Gulf Hotel in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain on
March 11 – 15, 2023.
425 Airline, Associate Member and Authorized Guest Vendor’s representatives from over the world joined the event,
maintaining a good participation since full physical events have resumed. During the conference, the participants had
the opportunity not only to review the status of the ongoing Engine and Third-Party Pooling projects, but also to learn
more from Gulf Air, Airbus, and Boeing on their roadmap to Net Zero carbon emission at the “Sustainability – Travelers
for the Future” session. The conference was the perfect venue for all members to discuss the latest issues affecting their
fleet operations. More than 2500 B2B meetings took place among the participants to discuss and finalize terms and
conditions for pooling agreements regarding spare parts, aircraft recovery equipment and line maintenance support for
the forthcoming season.
IATA, in collaboration with IATP, successfuly organized a Standard Ground Handling Agreement (SGHA) training class
after the conference.
Two airlines – SalamAir (OV) and Air Premia (YP) – and one Associate Member – TP Aerospace – joined the organization.
IATP Membership has now reached a record of 125 Member Airlines and 40 Associate Members.
The attendees highly appreciated the social events organized at the end of the business days as well as the Sunday Tour
at the Bahrain Fort.
Testimonials
“IATP is an organization where airlines from all over the world can gather to communicate with each other, share information on
current issues and improvements, and pool parts, equipment and line maintenance services to generate economic savings and support
AOG situations. Joining IATP is a good opportunity for airlines.”
Mr. Jiman Kim, Manager/Material Supply & Purchasing – Air Premia (YP) (new IATP Airline Member)
“It was great to attend the 127
th
IATP Conference and meet our friends in person again after such a long time. We would like to
express our appreciation to IATP team who organized an enjoyable conference.”
Mr. Qile Chen, Sales & Marketing Dept. Manager – Eastern Airlines Technic Co., Ltd. (MU) (Airline Member)
“I found the IATP conference very informative. I did not realize the IATP was not only a pooling for aircraft recovery equipment, but
also for aircraft part pooling, GSE equipment pooling, training, and technical support. I found it extremely useful to network out to
different business partners and vendors to markets we currently fly, or intend to fly to. Using this platform members can meet and
greet business partner(s) and vendors to address any issues that are occurring within the operation or develop new relationships. This
membership provides many opportunities for an airline to maintain relations, access to availability of part pooling, recovery
equipment, training, and technical support which all ultimately can streamline processes. I look forward to future IATP conferences.”
Mr. Antonio Scaglione, Instructor Technical Operations Training – JetBlue Airways (B6) (Conference Observer)
“TP Aerospace's participation in the 127
th
IATP Conference in Bahrain was a great success. We received highly positive responses from
airline and vendor attendees when our new Associate Membership was announced. The event was well-organized, the venue was
excellent and the assistance from the IATP team contributed to a fruitful and enjoyable experience.”
Mr. Álvaro Macarrón, Sales Director Europe – Africa - Latin America – TP Aerospace (new IATP Associate Member)
The 128
th
IATP Conference is scheduled on October 14 – 18, 2023, in Istanbul, Türkiye.
For more information, please contact
International Airlines Technical Pool
Tel: +352 2668 4184
Email: info@iatp.com
Web: www.iatp.com
The IATP Mission Statement
The IATP is a convention of Airlines sharing Technical Resources to generate economic savings and support on time dispatch reliability and operational safety. The
IATP is a non-profit, independent, non-political global organization based on a democratic culture with equal opportunities for all member Airlines and their
delegates.
Technical Resources includes, but not limited to, aircraft spare parts, line maintenance, ground handling equipment, aircraft recovery kits and technical training.
About IATP
Today IATP counts 125 airline members and 40 associate members (service providers and OEM) and operate worldwide in about 900 stations; pooling activities
cover almost all aircraft types. All member airlines meet twice per year at conferences held in March and October in different countries. The organization is
managed by the member airlines through the elected Advisory Committee. The operations are coordinated by a Corporate Office based in Luxembourg.
