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14 February 2018
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ACI Asia-Pacific Attended the First ICAO Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation 13th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly, Conference & Exhibition - Highlights of Conference Program ACI-ICAO “Aerodrome Certification Compliance and Auditing� DNA Seminar Successfully Concluded in Fiji November 2017: Passengers up 11% in Asia-Pacific and 4% in Middle East
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Bahrain Bahrain International Airport Bahrain Airport Company and Labour Union Discuss Labour Issues at First Meeting of 2018
Japan Kansai Airports KIX to become world’s first scheduled-flight destination for Boeing’s newest aircraft B787-10 on Singapore Airlines’ KIX=Singapore route
Singapore Changi Airport Group Changi Airport Group and Xiamen Airlines sign new partnership
United Arab Emirates Dubai Airports Passengers to enjoy quicker passport control with new Smart Gates at DXB
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ACI Asia-Pacific Attended the First ICAO Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation The ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Office attended the first ICAO Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation in Beijing on January 31 - February 1, together with representatives from 35 States and 4 other industry partners. The conference was hosted by the Civil Aviation Administration of China and featured the theme "Sharing, Inclusion, 3
Collaboration and Jointly Shaping the Future Aviation of Asia Pacific". Mr. Ma Kai, Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China and Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, ICAO President opened the conference while Dr. Liu Fang, ICAO Secretary General delivered a speech about the background and objective of the conference. Dr. Liu said that the civil aviation industry contributes greatly to the economic development of the Asia-Pacific region, and the aviation safety and accident rate of the region is also declining. The whole civil aviation industry has much potential and a promising future. However, some ICAO member states in the Asia-Pacific region have yet to establish an effective regulatory system for aviation safety. Dr. Liu pointed out that the APAC states should strengthen their building of air traffic services, improve their air traffic management level, establish new route structures, accelerate the development of infrastructure including airports, change the design and operation mode of airports, and follow the growing trend of future air transportation. She hoped that the first Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation could act as a high-level platform for technological cooperation and assistance for the Asia-Pacific region and foster a safer and more sustainable development of the aviation industry of the region. The conference adopted the “Beijing Declaration”, which reflects the common concerns, common positions and common vision of all APAC member states in terms of aviation safety, air navigation services, accident investigation and human resources. It is not only a consensus on promoting the development of the aviation industry in the Asia Pacific region, but will also be a multilateral policy guideline for promoting the development of Asia Pacific civil aviation in the future. ACI Asia-Pacific made a statement during the conference pledging support to ICAO in the implementation of the “Beijing Declaration” and also sharing ACI’s contribution in human resource development, one of the key elements in the Declaration, through the various capacity building initiatives especially targeting the developing nation airports in the region.
13th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly, Conference & Exhibition - Highlights of Conference Program 4
The 13th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly, Conference and Exhibition will bring all sectors of the global aviation industry players together to discuss the latest trends and strategies through dynamic presentations and interactive panel discussion. Opening Address •
Makoto NATSUME, President & CEO, Narita International Airport Corporation
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Seow Hiang LEE, President, ACI Asia-Pacific and CEO, Changi Airport Group
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Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport & Tourism*
Keynote Address - Takashi NIINO, President & CEO, NEC Panel Discussion: Sustainable tourism in Japan: Stimulating economic growth through tourism development Moderator: Katsuhiro YAMAGUCHI, Visiting Researcher, University of Tokyo Speakers: • Hisataka HIRAGOUCHI, Government Organizations: Olympic Secretariat • Ryouichi MATSUYAMA, Chairman of the Board, Japan National Tourism Organization • Futoshi OSADA, Senior Executive Vice President, Narita International Airport Corporation • Akihiko TAMURA, Commissioner, Japan Tourism Agency • Yoshiyuki YAMAYA, Representative Director and CEO, Kansai Airports • Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. * Leaders’ Forum – Airport Industry beyond 2020 Moderator: Stephen PERKINS, Head of Research & Policy Analysis, International Transport Forum * Speakers: • James CHERRY, Strategic Advisor, ARUP • Andrew HERDMAN, Director General, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines • Seow Hiang LEE, President, ACI Asia-Pacific and CEO, Changi Airport Group • Bongani MASEKO, Chair, ACI World and CEO, Airports Company South Africa * • Makoto NATSUME, President & CEO, Narita International Airport Corporation * Asterisk indicates pending confirmation.
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Available until February 22, 2018! 15% Group Discount is also available for groups of three or more delegates from the same company. For group registration, please fill in the group registration form and send it to events@aci-asiapac.aero. Furthermore, ACI Asia-Pacific airport members have the privilege to utilize the ACI Asia-Pacific Conference Incentive Program (CIP) for two free registrations. For more details, please contact us via events@aci-asiapac.aero.
ACI-ICAO “Aerodrome Certification Compliance and Auditing” DNA Seminar Successfully Concluded in Fiji The ACI Developing Nations Airport Assistance Programme (ACI-DNA) has organized a training seminar in cooperation with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), namely the ACI-ICAO "Aerodrome Certification Compliance and Auditing" DNA Seminar which was held from 22 – 26 January 2018 in Nadi, Fiji.
The training seminar was organized with the support of the host, Airports Fiji Limited. Twenty-one participants representing airports and civil aviation authorities from the South Pacific Islands, including Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu attended. The seminar was conducted by two ACI Instructors, Mr. Owen Ryan and Mr. Natrajan Chandra Sekhar. During the 5-day seminar, participants discussed topics such as Safety Management Systems, Aerodrome Physical Characteristics, Emergency Planning and Wildlife Hazard Management, etc. 6
As part of the programme, participants were also given the opportunity to apply what they learnt in class as the group had the opportunity to visit the airside of Nadi International Airport where participants applied different auditing tools and techniques they learnt in class. On the last day, the participants made group presentations to share their analysis on audit findings and recommendations for follow-up actions.
For further information about ACI DNA, please visit the website at http://www.aci.aero/Services/DNA-AssistanceProgramme.
November 2017: Passengers up 11% in Asia-Pacific and 4% in Middle East In November, passenger traffic at Asia-Pacific and Middle Eastern airports grew +10.6% and +3.5% respectively compared to the same period last year. In China, robust passenger travels in both the domestic and international sector boosted the overall traffic growth to reach approximately +12%, the second highest level in 2017 behind January. Since August, the pace of domestic passenger growth in China has been gradually regaining strength, while international passenger traffic growth accelerated. Overall, the top three volume drivers for Nov 2017 in China were: Guangzhou (CAN) +11.6%, Beijing (PEK) +7.5% and Tianjin (TSN) +36.2%. The Indian market continued to be sustained by strong domestic demand with overall year-on-year growth at around 14% in November 2017. Both domestic and international passenger travels have been steadily trending upward since July 2017. The top 3 airports in the country all developed double-digit growth this month: Delhi (DEL) +11.8%, Mumbai (BOM) +12.1% and Bangalore (BLR) +12.4%. Elsewhere in the region, strong growth was observed in a number of airports in Thailand. The country is reportedly benefiting from a significant increase in international tourists: Bangkok (BKK) +16.6%, Bangkok Don Maeung (DMK) +15.9% and Phuket (HKT) +18.6%. In the Middle East, passenger traffic continued to show mixed results in November. Dubai (DXB) grew by +5.7% while Doha (DOH) -18.8% was negatively impacted by Qatar’s diplomatic crisis with a number of neighbouring states. Kuwait 7
(KWI) and Muscat (MCT) both reported significant growth at +25.6% and +17.2% respectively. In terms of air freight, Asia-Pacific and Middle East grew +7.2% and +2.9% respectively in November. Current month’s growth continued to be driven by strong demand in Asia-Pacific, and boom in cross-border e-commerce activities. The top freight hubs all reported strong results: Hong Kong (HKG) +6.9%, Shanghai (PVG) +6.8% and Incheon (ICN) +8.2%. Dubai (DXB) in the Middle East reported an increase of +0.4% TABLE 1: Preliminary year-on-year traffic growth rates for Airports reporting highest traffic volume in the respective size category in October 2017 1 Top 3 airports by size category2 Passenger > 40M
Beijing (PEK) +7.5% Tokyo Haneda (HND) +1.1% Dubai (DXB) +5.7%
25M to 40M Bangkok Don Mueang (DMK) +15.9% Melbourne (MEL) +5.4%
Hangzhou (HGH) +15.9%
Freight
15M to 25M
5M to 15M
Bangalore (BLR) +12.4%
Muscat (MCT) +17.2%
Hong Kong (HKG) +6.9%
Xiamen (XMN) +14.4% Fukuoka (FUK) +10.6%
Nanchang (KHN) +73.6% Kuwait (KWI) +25.6%
Shanghai Pudong (PVG) +6.8% Seoul Incheon (ICN) +8.2%
Note : 1. ACI preliminary passenger and freight statistics are based on a significant sample of airports that provide regular monthly reports to ACI. They represent approximately 60% of total passenger traffic and 70% of total freight traffic worldwide. Commentary, tables and charts are based on preliminary data submitted by participating airports and are therefore subject to change. 2. Size categories refer to the annual passenger traffic (in the last 12 months)
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