National Airlines has received IATA’s Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) certification, becoming the first US carrier to hold the accreditation, the company said on July 17.
The certificate was presented at IATA headquarters in Geneva by Frederic Leger, the association’s senior vice president for products and services, and accepted by National Airlines’ Maran Ganapathy. It is the Orlando-based cargo and charter operator’s fifth IATA certification, joining CEIV accreditations for pharmaceuticals, live animals, lithium batteries and perishables.
IEnvA is IATA‘s environmental management certification, built on the ISO 14001 standard and the structure of the IATA Operational Safety Audit. It assesses governance, compliance, risk management and continuous improvement across emissions, waste, water, noise and biodiversity, with independent reassessment on a two-year cycle. Since October 2025 the scheme has sat within IATA’s wider Integrated Sustainability Program, developed with Airbus, International Airlines Group and Qatar Airways, and the certification is endorsed by nine ESG rating agencies.
“We are honored to have achieved this certification, which serves as a strong foundation for the airline’s continued progress in embedding sustainable practices across all aspects of our operations,” National Airlines chairman Christopher Alf said.
Established in 1991 as part of National Air Cargo, the airline is an FAA Part 121 carrier operating nine Boeing 747-400 freighters, four Boeing 777-200 freighters and three passenger aircraft, an Airbus A330-300 and A330-200s. It flies on-demand cargo and passenger charters to more than 450 airports worldwide, serving defence, e-commerce, automotive, energy, pharmaceutical and space technology customers, with hubs including Orlando, Buffalo, Houston, Frankfurt, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong.