(23 Feb 2021)
Brian Pearce, IATA’s Chief Economist, will retire from
the organization in July 2021.

Pearce joined IATA in 2004. He has built IATA’s evidence-based economic analysis
capabilities into one of the most authoritative sources of insight on
aviation’s global performance. He also serves on the Association’s
Strategic Leadership team.

“Brian has been an amazing asset for IATA and for
the entire industry,” said Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s
Director General and CEO. “His team’s research and analysis have
been powerful tools impacting how governments develop policies to
realize the economic and social benefits of a successful aviation
sector. And he has become the go-to commentator on economic
developments in air transport. Most notable is his personal
contribution to promoting the airline sector’s progressive
economic liberalization, achieving an historic agreement to manage
aviation’s climate change impact, and helping the world understand
the devastating impact of the COVID19 crisis on aviation. Brian
will leave IATA having set a very high bar for its trusted
economic analysis. We wish him the best for a well-deserved
retirement that will no doubt include endeavors that keep him
close to aviation developments.”

Pearce is also a Visiting Professor at Cranfield
University’s Department of Air Transport and has been on panels of
expert advisers for the UK Airports Commission, the UK Department
for Transport and the International Civil Aviation Organization.

Prior to IATA, Brian was director of the Centre for Sustainable
Investment at the Forum for the Future, head of global economic
research at the investment bank SBC Warburg in Tokyo and then
London, and Chief Economist at Ernst & Young’s economic
forecasting consultancy.

 A recruitment process has been launched to
find a successor in time for a smooth transition.

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