IATA is the International Air Transport Association: a big club of airlines, not of governments.

IATA is the International Air Transport AssociationIATA是國際航空運輸協會 a big club of airlines是航空公司組成的大聯盟 not of governments不是政府組成的

Airlines join so they can agree on practical rules that let them work together — tickets, bags, safety habits, and the papers that move a passenger from one company to another.

Airlines join航空公司加入 so they can agree on practical rules是為了共同訂出實務規則 that let them work together讓大家能合作 tickets, bags, safety habits像是機票、行李、安全作業習慣 and the papers that move a passenger from one company to another以及讓乘客能從一家公司轉到另一家公司的文件

You have already used IATA even if you have never said the name. The three-letter codes on boarding passes (TPE for Taoyuan, NRT for Narita) are IATA airport codes; airlines have IATA codes too. Though actually, people often say “IATA” when they only mean those codes, but the organisation is wider than a list of letters.

You have already used IATA你其實早就用過IATA了 even if you have never said the name就算你從沒說過這個名字 The three-letter codes on boarding passes登機證上的三個字母代碼 (TPE for Taoyuan, NRT for Narita)（TPE代表桃園、NRT代表成田） are IATA airport codes就是IATA的機場代碼 airlines have IATA codes too航空公司也有自己的IATA代碼 Though actually不過其實 people often say “IATA” when they only mean those codes大家常常說「IATA」其實只是在講那些代碼 but the organisation is wider than a list of letters但這個組織做的事比一串字母代碼廣得多

It is not the same as ICAO, which is the countries’ air body linked to the UN. IATA is the airlines talking to each other; ICAO is countries writing air law.

It is not the same as ICAO它跟ICAO不一樣 which is the countries’ air body linked to the UNICAO是跟聯合國有關、由各國組成的航空組織 IATA is the airlines talking to each otherIATA是航空公司彼此協調 ICAO is countries writing air lawICAO則是各國在訂航空法規

In Taiwan you will see both names in the news, but travellers mostly meet IATA on tickets and luggage tags.

In Taiwan在台灣 you will see both names in the news新聞上兩個名字都看得到 but travellers mostly meet IATA但旅客大多是遇到IATA on tickets and luggage tags在機票和行李牌上