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15 June 2015 Feature Airport Members A.B Won Pat International Airport, Guam
Highlights Inaugural Regional Economics Committee Meeting Held in Jordan
Feature World Business Partners Members Safegate Group
More… Registration Opens – ACI Asia-Pacific HR Best Practice Seminar, Tokyo (October 2015) More… Call for Participation – ACI ASQ Forum 2015 More…
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Industry News •
Australia - Melbourne Airport welcomes Air China's direct Beijing service Melbourne Airport
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Australia – Sunshine Coast Airport Promotes Fly Local Campaign Sunshine Coast Airport
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Australia – Sydney Airport to welcome American Airlines as part of an expanded partnership with Qantas Sydney Airport
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Hong Kong – Chairman of Airport Authority Assumes Office Airport Authority Hong Kong
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Japan – Efforts to improve customer service aimed at the rapidly increasing number of foreign visitors to Japan New Kansai International Airport
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Jordan – QAIA Welcomes Over 2 Million Passengers during First Third of 2015 Airport International Group
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Korea – Incheon Airport Conducts Large-Scale Emergency Response Drill for Transportation Facilities Incheon Airport
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Singapore – Changi Airport Operating Indicators for April 2015 Changi Airport
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United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi International Airport sees 15.5% increase in traffic for April 2015 Abu Dhabi International Airport
Feature Stories Inaugural Regional Economics Meeting Held in Jordan
ACI Events
ACI Asia-Pacific Executive Board
President Dennis Chant
First Vice President Seow Hiang Lee
Committee
The inaugural Regional Economics Committee meeting was held on 27 April in Jordan in conjunction with the Regional Assembly. A total of 19 attended the meeting, including airport members, observers, guest speakers from industry organizations and ACI staff. ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Economics Committee aims to provide regional support to members on airport economic matters, and serves as a forum for members to share best practices, discuss challenges and opportunities in matters such as Airport charges, Models of ownership, Financing, Revenue generation, Performance management, Air Cargo etc. The Committee expects to develop an annual work plan of projects that will promote dialogue and enhance understanding of airport economic challenges. The Committee elected Mr. Jeffrey Loke from Singapore Changi Airport as Chair and Mr. Madhukar Dodrajka from Delhi Airport as Vice Chair for a 2-year term.
Second Vice President Kerrie Mather
Second Vice President PS Nair
The Committee developed preliminary work plan concepts at the inaugural meeting and will work through the summer months to further develop the concepts to actionable projects. Preliminary work plan concepts cover the areas of: • • •
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Business Intelligence
Economic Value of Airports Airport Charges Enhancing Commercial Revenues
Secretary Treasurer Emmanuel Menanteau
The Regional Office works closely with other industry associations to promote professional excellence in airport management and operations. At the meeting, representative from Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association made a presentation on its Responsible Retail Training Programme. The next committee meeting will be held in Q4 2015 in New Delhi, India. For further information about the Regional Economics Committee, please contact Suzanne Tong, Manager - Economics & Statistics at Suzanne@aciasiapac.aero.
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Registration Opens – ACI Asia-Pacific HR Best
Immediate Past President Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid
Practice Seminar, Tokyo (October 2015)
Regional Director Patti Chau
2015 ACI Asia-Pacific HR Best Practice Seminar will be held in Tokyo from 7 -9 October 2015. The event is kindly hosted by Narita International Airport Corporation and organized by the Regional Office. The seminar will provide an excellent learning and networking opportunity for senior HR executives and personnel in the aviation industry to address the growing importance of HR strategic role in airport business and the strong demand for the exchange of HR expertise among members across the regions. This year’s main theme is “Delivering Sustainable Airports through Creative HR” and will discuss the critical roles HR plays in contributing to and supporting the responsible growth of airport business and operations. Please join us in sharing HR best practices and exchange ideas and thoughts among the regional HR community in the heart of the iconic capital of Japan, Tokyo. Registration is now open for the event, for further information of the event please click here. >> Back to Top
Call for Participation – ACI ASQ Forum 2015 The ACI ASQ Team is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the ACI ASQ Forums 2015: •
9 - 11 September 2015 - Montreal, Canada – click here to register
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22 - 24 September 2015 – Tianjin, China - click here to register
Feature Airport Members A.B Won Pat International Airport, Guam
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21 - 23 October 2015 - Madrid, Spain - click here to register
Member airports, whether they have joined ASQ or not, can participate in any or all of these three Forums. Please feel free to choose the dates and venues that better fit your interests and schedule.
Feature World Business Partners Members Safegate Group
At this year’s forums, we will be offering a full day training session prior to the start of the forum, so please make sure to take advantage of this complementary offer! Details regarding conference venue and accommodation for each of the forums will be sent out shortly. A tentative outline of the schedule for all of the forums is detailed below :
ACI Asia-Pacific Official Publication
Day 1 · ASQ Training – 10:00 to 16:00 (Optional) · Reception cocktail – 18:00 to 20:00 (times may vary slightly among the 3 forums) Day 2 · ASQ Forum – 09:00 to 17:00 · Gala Event – 19:00 to 22:00 (times may vary slightly among the 3 forums) Day 3 · ASQ Forum - 09:00 to 12:30 · Airport Tour – to be confirmed (tour will finish at approximately at 16:30)
If you are interested in providing a short presentation to illustrate your best practices in managing airport cleanliness, charter/low-cost passenger experience, or general aspects about managing service quality at your airport, please contact asqforums@aci.aero We look forward to welcoming you in Montreal, Tianjin and Madrid! >> Back to Top
ACI Asia-Pacific Technical Bulletin - Published ACI Asia-Pacific Technical Bulletin Issue 9 has been published recently and available for download from this link here. You can also read it online through the link here. This bi-annual publication is issued with the aim to provide members with the latest updates on ACI Regional Committees/
ACI Events
Liaison Groups other various technical issues. If you wish to contribute your airport stories to ACI Asia-Pacific Publications, please contact Vivian Fung, Manager, Communications at vivian@aciasiapac.aero.
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