Spicejets chairman and Md Ajay singh was elected to the board of IATA

SpiceJet’s Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh was elected to the board of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), less than three months after the airline joined the global grouping.
Founder and former chairman of the now grounded Jet Airways Naresh Goyal, who was associated with the IATA for a long time, was a member on the previous board.

Board of IATA:
The new board of the global airlines’ grouping would be chaired by Lufthansa GroupChief Executive Officer Carsten Spohr, who took charge after the conclusion of the IATA annual general meeting at Seoul, South Korea.
Spohr will be the Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term. Other board members include Air Canada President and CEO Calin Rovinescu, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce and Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker.
In March, SpiceJet became the first Indian low-cost carrier to take membership of the IATA, a grouping of around 290 airlines. 

International Air Transport Association (IATA):
Formed on: 19 April 1945
Headquarters: Quebec, Canada
DG and CEO: Alexandre de Juniac
Membership: 290 airlines in 120 countries
IATA is a trade association of the world’s airlines. IATA provides consulting and training services in many areas.