IATA has announced the appointment of Kevin Hiatt as senior vice president, safety and flight operations. Hiatt will join IATA on February 17, 2014 and will be based at the association’s headquarters in Montreal. Hiatt joins IATA from the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) where he has been president and CEO since January 1, 2013, having joined FSF in 2010 as executive vice president. He was subsequently promoted to the position of COO.