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29 May 2017
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March 2017: Passengers up 8% and 2% respectively in Asia-Pacific and Middle East Productive ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Committee Meetings Conducted in Doha, during the 2017 AsiaPacific Regional Assembly ACI Asia-Pacific Attended ICAO Second Meeting of the Aviation Security and Facilitation Plan
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Development Group ACI Encourages Airports to Support Dreams Soar, Founder and Pilot, Shaesta Waiz's Global Solo Flight Staff Movement
Industry News Australia Adelaide Airport Adelaide Airport to trial new body scanner Brisbane Airport Community groups benefit in Brisbane Airport Giving Fund Gold Coast Airport Gold Coast Airport launches second annual Community Benefit Fund India GMR Hyderabad International Airport Carbon Neutral GMR Hyderabad International Airport Marching Towards 100% LED Japan Kansai Airports Tbway launches Jeju-KIX and Busan-KIX route Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport Saudi Airlines Introduces 787-9 Dreamliner Aircraft from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Malaysia Route Qatar Hamad International Airport Hamad International Airport and Huawei Enter into a Strategic Partnership for Co-Innovation Singapore Changi Airport Changi Airport Group and Certis CISCO Aviation Security renew Security Services Contract 2
United Arab Emirates Dubai Airports Queue times drop at DXB thanks to new tech
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March 2017: Passengers up 8% and 2% respectively in Asia-Pacific and Middle East Passengers traveling through the Asia-Pacific and Middle Eastern airports in March 2017 grew by +7.6% and +2.3% respectively compared to the same period last year. For the first quarter, Asia-Pacific passenger traffic grew by +8.1% and the Middle East +4.9%. In India, the pace of increase in domestic passenger traffic continued to moderate. March 2017 was the second consecutive month where overall growth in India was below 20% since June 2016. Despite that, a number of Indian airports managed to generate significant growth in the month: Goa (GOI) +26.4%, Calcutta (CCU) +23%, Hyderabad (HYD) +20.8%. In China, robust domestic passenger travel fueled growth in many airports in March 2017. Shijiazhuang (SJW) led this month with substantial increase of +41.2%, followed by Tianjin (TSN) +20.1% and Nanchang (KHN) +17%. Elsewhere in the region, Kuala Lumpur (KUL) maintained its momentum of recovery from a period of slow growth since 2014 and delivered an increase of +14.6%. In the Middle East, passenger traffic growth in March 2017 was impacted by the timing of the Easter holiday that fell in March last year; resulting in slower growth observed in major transit hubs such as Dubai (DXB) +3.8% and Doha (DOH) +5%. The exception was Muscat (MCT) where it continued to grow at a fast pace at +16.7%. Overall in the first quarter, passenger traffic growth maintained strength. Domestic travel in India showed signs of moderation but overall growth continued to be solid. Whereas airports in China pursued growth in both international and domestic passenger traffic. With Easter holiday falling in April this year, traffic in the Middle East is expected to get a boost going into the second quarter. In terms of air freight, Asia-Pacific grew +13% while the Middle East grew +15.5% in March 2017. For the year to 3
date, the two regions gained 10.7% and 10.2% respectively from last year. With broad improvement in world trade conditions and business confidence, both regions reported strong air freight volume growth in March 2017. In the Asia-Pacific, Hong Kong (HKG) continued to be the top air freight hub and delivered year-on-year growth of +17.8%, followed by Shanghai Pudong (PVG) +15% and Seoul Incheon (ICN) +13.5%. In the Middle East, the largest hub Dubai (DXB) grew +8.4% and Doha (DOH) remained the fasting growing hub in the region at +25%. Overall, air freight delivered a very strong first quarter for year-on-year growth. Among the top 10 freight airports in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East combined, 7 recorded double-digit growth for the quarter. The return of a growth dynamic for air freight provides optimism for the sector going into the second quarter.
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)
ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Committee Meetings Conducted in Doha, alongside the 2017 Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly
ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Economics Committee: The 5th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Economics Committee meeting was held in Doha in April. The Committee reviewed the draft ACI Asia-Pacific 2016 Economic Review, proposed 2 new areas of focus in the 2018-2020 Committee Work Plan and shared practices in: Airline Credit Management, Pricing Incentives Schemes, and LCC Terminal. The meeting also featured a guest speaker from the ACI Expert Group on Slots providing the latest update on ACI’s advocacy activities. Mr. Jeffrey Loke from Changi Airport was re-elected as Committee Chair for a 2-year 4
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ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Environment Committee: The 8th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Environment Committee meeting was also concluded in April in Doha. The Committee formally endorsed the formation of the Strategic Plan, Climate Change Adaptation and Aircraft Noise Management Working Groups, with deliverables on input to ACI Asia-Pacific 2018-2020 Business Plan, case studies/data gathering for noise management and mapping of different approaches to climate adaptation planning in the region.
ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Operational Safety Committee: The 19th meeting of the ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Operational Safety Committee decided that the safety data sharing program should be expanded to all Asia-Pacific Regular Members in 2018 provided that they sign a confidentiality agreement. The Committee also decided to start drafting guidelines on accident investigation and root cause analysis at the next meeting.
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ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Aviation Security Committee: The 20th meeting of the ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Aviation Security Committee decided to create working groups to draft guidelines to help airports counter insider threat and strengthen cybersecurity. The meeting discussed and formulated ACI positions at two upcoming ICAO regional security meetings. Members of the Regional Aviation Security Committee expressed concern of the safety risk of the increased number of checked-in personal electronic devices in the cargo compartment of aircraft since the ban of personal electronic devices in late March 2017. The Committee was of the view that airports concerned should communicate the restrictions to passengers and other stakeholders such as retailers of these devices to facilitate the check-in of duty free electronics as much as possible.
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ACI Asia-Pacific Attended ICAO Second Meeting of the Aviation Security and Facilitation Plan Development Group
The ICAO 2nd Meeting of Aviation Security and Facilitation Plan Development Group was held from 3-4 May in Abu Dhabi, hosted by the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority. ACI presented a paper to encourage the meeting to include One-Stop Security (OSS) in the work plan. The paper listed a number of success factors for OSS, e.g. harmonization of security measures and quality control plans, and invited the meeting to discuss other possible success factors and challenges.
ACI Encourages Airports to Support Dreams Soar, Founder and Pilot, Shaesta Waiz's Global Solo Flight ACI shares the exciting news that the first certified civilian female pilot from Afghanistan, Shaesta Waiz, took flight on 13 May 2017, beginning her solo flight around the world. As the youngest woman to attempt this journey, her goal is to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and aviation education to the next generation, in particular to girls and young women. Dreams Soar, founded by Waiz in 2014, has joined forces with global partner, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and others to deliver a global outreach mission along the route. ACI is supporting Dreams Soar by helping to publicize this epic journey and by inviting airports, whether ACI Members or not, to welcome Waiz and to offer all assistance possible. 7Â Â
Leaving from Daytona Beach International Airport (KDAB), Waiz will make 30 stops on 5 continents, in 18 countries throughout a 90-day journey—covering a total of more than 25,000 miles. Waiz's journey can be followed on the Dreams Soar website , Facebook and Twitter . The International Aviation Women's Association (IAWA) , together with ACI and ICAO and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) will celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the first nonstop transatlantic flight by Charles Lindbergh and honour Waiz at the IAWA Connect event on 17 May 2017 at the ICAO Headquarters in Montreal, Canada. ACI's Director General, Angela Gittens, will have the pleasure of welcoming Waiz following opening remarks by ICAO and IAWA. "I would like to congratulate Waiz on her dedication to promoting aviation education to the next generation, and in particular to women," said Gittens. "It is essential that airports have a deep talent pool from which to draw in order to ensure the sustainable growth of the industry. Ensuring that women see aviation as a productive career path goes a long way toward ensuring we have the people we need to successfully meet future demand. "In late 2014, ACI and IAWA signed an affiliation agreement to work collaboratively on education, training and job opportunities by offering to their members ACI's robust suite of Global Training educational programmes at ACI Member rates. ACI provides IAWA with scholarships for the Airport Operations Diploma Programme (AODP) and the Airport Executive Leadership Programme (AELP) . "As part of a wider industry effort, ACI, in cooperation with ICAO and IATA, participates in the Young Aviation Professionals Programme . The selected candidates contribute to each organization's work programmes related to aviation safety, air navigation capacity and efficiency, air transport economics or aero-political issues, with attention to inter-relationships among ACI, ICAO and IATA. The programme is an excellent example of the type of solution that we should be looking for when it comes to attracting women to the aviation field. They need not only opportunities for building knowledge, but also positive mentorship experiences and, most importantly, developing a network of colleagues and potential employers."
Staff Movement Flora Siu, Manager, Events will resign from ACI Asia-Pacific on her own accord with effect from 1 June 2017. The Regional Office would like to thank Flora for her contributions and wish her every success in her future endeavours. Should you have any enquiries on events related matters, please contact Vivian Fung, Manager, Communications or Jacqueline Ng, Assistant Manager, Events and Communications.
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