I'm letting my prejudice show here as an ATCO, but IATA are a lobby group for airlines, ICAO are the global "regulator" for all of us, ATC, Pilots, Engineeers, Flight Info etc. IATA codes should not be recognition IMO.
IATA holds no weight for anyone who doesn't work for an airline....and many airlines are not part of IATA anyway.
IATA need to align with ICAO by dispensing with their 3 letter codes and adopting the same 4 letter format as ICAO.
Last edited by Una Due Tfc; 1st Jun 2023 at 04:43.