AirlinePros: Strategic Contributors to Aviation and Tourism
AirlinePros International continues to advance its position as a global leader in airline and tourism representation, providing valuable commercial solutions to our clients. , As we reflect on 2025, we focused on deepening our engagement with the industry associations worldwide with a mandate to bring value to the aviation ecosystem, foster collaboration, and be a trusted partner in shaping the future of aviation and tourism.
2025 marks 20 years of our partnership with ARC – the Airlines Reporting Corporation in the USA that started in October 2005, I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank them for the 20 years of continued support provided to us through all the good and bad times of this industry.
2025 was also a pivotal year in the growth of AirlinePros, and it was decided to become an IATA Strategic Partner and an Associate Member of AFRAA, the African Airlines Association in addition to our Associate Membership of AASA, the Airlines Association of Southern Africa.
Our strategic participation in global aviation and tourism events has been identified as an essential pillar of our broader thought-leadership strategy. As it enables us to be visible, share expertise, Influence agendas, shape industry knowledge, build powerful networks, gain credibility and lead industry dialogue like our recently launched DISTRIBUTION DIALOGUES TRANSFORMING TRAVEL at the AirlinePros International Assembly 2025 in Cape town.
As our company name reflects literally, AirlinePros are a group of ex-airline professionals from across the globe, with years of experience and expertise that can be shared from the ground up. We are committed to being a credible, and forward-thinking voice that is a trusted source of insights, and a contributor to meaningful dialogues in the areas of distribution and commercial solutions, financial & risk management, data & technology, sustainability & economics as the future of aviation and tourism unfolds.
IATA Strategic Partnerships Program (SPP) connects aviation solution providers with airlines, regulators, and industry stakeholders, offering partners unique access to IATA work groups and strategic discussions. Through this engagement, AirlinePros both contributes insights from the field as a representative of many airlines in many territories across the world where we have offices and simultaneously gains insight into airline priorities in the development of industry standards and policies in global priorities impacting sustainability, digital transformation, financial resilience, and strategic collaboration,
In 2025, our leadership team attended several IATA events, underscoring our commitment to global collaboration. Our teams were at the:
81st IATA Annual General Meeting & World Air Transport Summit (June 1–3, New Delhi, India) – Attended by Achma Asokan Foster – Group CEO Xavier Masule – Group CFO, Dr. Anil Mathew Asokan – Deputy Group CEO, Shreyas Nanavati – Group CCO, Vinu Baby – Group COO, and Helene Cornet, VP Global Business Development and Managing Partner AirlinePros France.
IATA World Data Symposium (WDS) (Feb 26–27, Dublin, Ireland) – Attended by Dr. Anil Mathew Asokan and Helene Cornet.
IATA Strategic Partner Workshop (Sept 3–4, Geneva) – Attended by Vinu Baby and Helene Cornet.
IATA World Sustainability Symposium (WSS) (Oct 21–22, Hong Kong) – Attended by Achma Asokan Foster.
IATA World Financial Symposium (WFS) (Nov 5–6, Istanbul, Türkiye) – Attended by Sudha K – Head of Operations, and Albin Jose – Financial Manager.
Our Association Participation in Supports of our Clients
Beyond IATA, AirlinePros has expanded its footprint through active participation in regional and continental associations, reinforcing our role as an expert contributor to the industry.
In 2023, AirlinePros proudly joined the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) as an Associate Member. Established in 1970, AASA represents airlines across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Indian Ocean island states. AirlinePros Zambia team members, Hellen Mwamba and Tawonga Sinyango along with Xavier Masule, and Achma Asokan Foster attended the 2025 AASA Conference in Lusaka, Zambia, which was hosted by one of our client airlines – Proflight Zambia.
In 2025, AirlinePros became an Associate Member of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA). and we participated in the 57th AFRAA AGA in Angola, hosted by TAAG Angola Airlines, under the theme “Sustainable Skies, Connected Africa.” .
AirlinePros collaborates with African airlines, tourism boards, airports, air navigation service providers, and aerospace manufacturers and travel partners to support intra-African connectivity, economic growth, and sustainable aviation development initiatives through advocacy, policy, and industry forums with real world experience and expertise. It is our intention to become a part of the Arab Air Carriers Organisation in 2026.
AirlinePros is looking forward to collaborating with IATA, AASA and AFRAA, on a “Learn and Earn Program” being developed as an online modular training program to create “Travelpreneurs” under Flyingcarpet.travel our Digital Destination Marketing Portal.
AirlinePros International is a strategic contributor, with its global reach, industry knowledge, and commitment to value creation for all stakeholders.
