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6 March 2018
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ACI Asia-Pacific Announces Results of Green Airports Recognition 2018 ACI Committee Publishes Sample Checklist on Safety Change Management Asia-Pacific and Middle East Airports Posted Strong Passenger Growth in 2017 Welcoming New Staff Onboard
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Macau Macau International Airport MIA Reports 18% Growth in Passenger Traffic in CNY
Myanmar Yangon International Airport Yangon International Airport and Emirates receive first millionth passenger of 2018
New Zealand Auckland International Airport Auckland Airport welcomes new non-stop flight to Taipei
Qatar Hamad International Airport The collaboration marks the occasion of the public reveal of Small Lie by KAWS at Hamad International Airport
United Arb Emirates Abu Dhabi Airports Company Abu Dhabi Airports signs MOU with San Bernardino International Airport Authority Dubai Airports Passenger traffic at DXB tops 7.9 million in January
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ACI Asia-Pacific Announces the Young Executive of the Year 2018 ACI Asia-Pacific is pleased to announce that Mr. Andrew Warrender of Northern Territory Airports Pty Ltd is named as the ACI Asia-Pacific Young Executive of the Year 2018. A total of nine submissions were received this year and the papers were reviewed by a Panel of Judges (the Panel) chaired by Mr. Emmanuel Menanteau, Co-CEO of Kansai Airports and Secretary Treasurer of ACI Asia-Pacific. The Panel concluded that the submission of Mr. Andrew Warrender demonstrated substantial research effort and provided thoughtful recommendations on airport’s response to the trend of e-commerce. Mrs. Patti Chau, Regional Director of ACI Asia-Pacific said, “I would like to congratulate Mr. Andrew Warrender of Northern Territory Airports Pty Ltd for his outstanding work on how can airport commercial offerings maintain competitiveness in the era of E-Commerce. His research also discussed case studies across different industries, which can serve as valuable references to the dynamic field of airport business. I am proud that we have many young talents in our region as we received very high standard research papers this year. I wish to congratulate all other participants as well for demonstrating their innovative ideas in tackling our industry challenges through their research papers.” The Panel also unanimously decided to give Honorable Mentions to Mr. Kyoji Fukuda of Narita International Airport and Mr. Manish Agnihothri of GMR Hyderabad International Airport. Their submissions were very comprehensive and shared unique insights on the topic. ACI Asia-Pacific Young Executive of the Year Award is a research paper competition, introduced in 2009, to encourage and promote innovative ideas and solutions to challenges facing the aviation industry. The outstanding young talent who contributes the best research paper on a selected topic will be honored as the ACI Asia-Pacific Young Executive of the Year. This year’s candidates were required to submit research papers on “How do airport commercial offerings maintain competitiveness in the era of E-Commerce?” The award presentation ceremony will be held on April 24, 2018 at the ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly in Narita, Japan.
ACI Asia-Pacific Announces Results of Green Airports Recognition 2018 4
ACI Asia-Pacific is pleased to announce results of the ACI Asia-Pacific Green Airports Recognition 2018 which recognizes airports’ outstanding achievements in their environmental projects. A total of 19 submissions were received this year. The Panel of Judges concluded that recognition will be awarded to the following airports: Over 35 million passengers per annum: • Platinum – Hong Kong International Airport • Gold – Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport • Silver – Indira Gandhi International Airport Between 15 to 35 million passengers per annum: • Platinum – Auckland Airport • Gold – Abu Dhabi International Airport • Silver – Kansai International Airport Less than 15 million passengers per annum: • Platinum – Adelaide Airport • Gold – Rajiv Gandhi International Airport • Silver – Christchurch International Airport Mrs. Patti Chau, ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Director said, “I am pleased to see more participating airports this year and more airports being recognized! Congratulations to all! The submissions will be a great contribution to the best practice sharing Publication of Green Airports Recognition 2018. In addition, it will be considered for the ICAO Eco Airport Toolkit – Waste management at airports.” The Green Airports Recognition was established by ACI Asia-Pacific with the support of ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Environment Committee. The Recognition’s objective is to promote environmental best practices to minimize aviation’s impact on the environment and to recognize ACI Asia-Pacific airport members who have outstanding accomplishments in their environmental projects. Understanding that different airports have different environmental priorities, each year, there will be a specific environmental aspect to be chosen as theme of recognition. This year’s theme is Waste Minimization. The submissions were reviewed by the following judges: • • • •
Mr. Christopher Paling, Senior Lecturer – Centre for Aviation, Transport, and the Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University Mr. Christopher Surgenor, Editor/Publisher, GreenAir Online Ms. Juliana Scavuzzi, Aviation Environmental Specialist, ACI World Dr. Panagiotis Karamanos, Aviation Environmental Consultant 5
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Mrs. Patti Chau, Regional Director, ACI Asia-Pacific
Mr. Christopher Paling, Senior Lecturer – Centre for Aviation, Transport, and the Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University said, “It is interesting to see what airports in this region are doing – and there is a lot of excellent projects as the submissions show.” The award presentation ceremony will be held on April 24, 2018 at the ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly in Narita, Japan
ACI Committee Publishes Sample Checklist on Safety Change Management
Any changes affecting aerodrome operations, be they infrastructural, regulatory, procedural or personnel, can inadvertently introduce new hazards and affect the appropriateness or effectiveness of existing risk-mitigation measures. Therefore, a sound management of safety risks associated with changes is a critical element of Safety Management System (SMS). In view of the need to enhance safety change management, The ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Operational Safety Committee (ROSC) has published a template of change management checklist. The Committee hopes that this checklist can serve as a reference to help airports systematically identify safety hazards and mitigate the subsequent risks in relation to change. ACI members are welcome to adapt this template to develop their own checklist as a tool to guide them through change management processes. The template of the change management checklist is now available for download on the ACI website. For enquiries on the checklist or other safety-related matters, please contact SL Wong, Head of Technical & Industry Affairs at sl@aciasiapac.aero. 6
Asia-Pacific and Middle East Airports Posted Strong Passenger Growth in 2017 In December, passenger traffic at Asia-Pacific and Middle Eastern airports grew by +8.7% and +0.7% respectively compared to the same period last year. In China, robust domestic passenger demand boosted the overall traffic growth in December to reach approximately +11%, the third highest level in 2017 behind January and November. Among the top 10 volume driver airports in the Asia-Pacific, 6 came from China led by: Guangzhou (CAN) +10%, Tianjin (TSN) +37.1% and Shanghai Pudong (PVG) +8.8%. Overall growth in India reached approximately +15% in December, predominantly driven by vibrant domestic demand. The domestic sector in India has experienced high growth since 2015, and current month’s growth reached +16%. The top 3 airports in the country all reported solid results: Delhi (DEL) +15.3%, Mumbai (BOM) +7.2% and Bangalore (BLR) +16.1%. In terms of international traffic volume, vacation travels stimulated strong growth in a number of airports in December: Seoul Incheon (ICN) was the top runner at +10.5% followed by Bangkok (BKK) +9.3% and Kuala Lumpur (KUL) +5.2%. In the Middle East, passenger traffic continued to show mixed results in December. Dubai (DXB) grew by +1.9% while Doha (DOH) -16.9% continued to be negatively impacted by Qatar’s diplomatic crisis with a number of neighbouring states. The bright spots were in Kuwait (KWI) and Muscat (MCT) where strong growth of +17.1% and +14.8% respectively was observed. For the year 2017, Asia-Pacific and Middle East grew +7.8% and +4.7% respectively. Overall passenger traffic growth in the Asia-Pacific maintained a strong momentum throughout the year while the pace of growth eased in the Middle East. Looking ahead, considering the aggressive expansion of low cost carriers in the region, and a number of festive holiday periods in the first quarter of 2018, passenger traffic is expected to remain solid going into the new year. In terms of air freight, Asia-Pacific and Middle East grew +4.8% and +2.1% respectively in December. Current month’s growth continued to be driven by buoyant demand on exports, improved business confidence and growing e-commerce activities in the Asia-Pacific. The top runners were: Hong Kong (HKG) +6.2%, Shanghai Pudong (PVG) +1.7% and Seoul Incheon (ICN) +6.3%. On the other hand, Dubai (DXB) in the Middle East reported a minor contraction of -0.5%. For the year 2017, air freight in Asia-Pacific and Middle East grew +8.5% and +6.0% respectively. Among the top ten freight hubs in Asia-Pacific and Middle East combined, eight recorded growth of 7% or above for the year. With broad improvement in world trade conditions and improved business confidence, air freight volume growth has been robust in 2017, though showing signs of moderation in the fourth quarter. Looking ahead, positive factors such as increasing cross-border e-commerce activities and the growing pharmaceuticals sector should provide optimism for air freight going into the new year. TABLE 1: Preliminary year-on-year traffic growth rates for Airports reporting highest traffic volume in the respective size category in December 2017 1 Top 3 airports by size category2 Passenger
Freight
> 40M
25M to 40M
15M to 25M
5M to 15M
Beijing (PEK)
Bangkok Don
Xiamen (XMN) +12.8%
Muscat (MCT) +14.8%
Hong Kong (HKG)
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+3.7% Dubai (DXB) +1.9%
Mueang (DMK) +11.6% Melbourne (MEL) +3.5%
Brisbane (BNE) +2.4%
Kuwait (KWI) +17.1%
+6.2% Shanghai Pudong (PVG) +1.7%
Tokyo Haneda (HND) +1.0%
Hangzhou (HGH) +13.0%
Fukuoka (FUK) +6.0%
Nanchang (KHN) +73.8%
Seoul Incheon (ICN)
+6.3%
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)
Welcoming New Staff Onboard
The ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Office is pleased to welcome Ms. Jeannie Wong, the new Head – External Affairs, who joined us in March! Jeannie will oversee all events and communications related matters with the mandate of ensuring that the Asia-Pacific airports’ voice is conveyed clearly and communications with members, industry and media partners are executed in an efficient and effective manner. Jeannie spent over 16 years at Airport Authority Hong Kong, with experience managing terminal office leasing processes as well as other franchise agreements. She also worked extensively in the procurement department, managing the sourcing, contract formulation and tendering processes for a variety expense contracts. More recently, Jeannie was the director of operations for almost 5 years at a non-profit/ charitable church setting where she was responsible for the administration, operations and communications of the organization. Jeannie has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Florida International University and an EMBA from the Jack Welch Management Institute. Jeannie can be reached at jeannie@aci-asiapac.aero.
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