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IATA's Industry Priorities for 2008

Implement IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO), conducting at least 60 station audits and 8 headquarters audits
Develop plan to address future airline training and qualification requirements.

Achieve a reduction of at least 6 million tonnes of CO2 from operations and infrastructure
Implement a strategy to reach carbon neutral growth
Develop standards and guidelines for an industry carbon offset programme and pilot it with at least 6 airlines in four different regions.

Achieve 100% E-Ticketing penetration in IATA Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) on 1 June 2008 and implement a programme to eliminate remaining paper documents by developing an electronic multi-purpose document (EMD)
Ensure 130 airports offer Common Use Self-Service (CUSS) facilities by end 2008 and that 200 airlines are Bar Coded Boarding Pass (BCBP)-enabled
Implement e-freight pilots at 8 additional locations (14 total) by end 2008
Conduct 2 pilots in each area of Fast Travel
Launch the Baggage management Improvement Programme (BIP) at 6 airports.

Achieve savings/cost avoidance of $1.5 billion in industry taxes, charges and fuel fees, including at least $800 million in real cost reduction
Launch four new initiatives to reduce airline costs and improve service.