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2015 ACI Small and Emerging Airports Seminar Concluded in Macau More‌ Appointment of ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Board Director (WBP) More‌ Mark Your Calendar - ACI Asia-Pacific Events 2016
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More… UNFCCC and ACI Join Forces to Promote Carbon Neutral and Sustainable Airports More… Delhi International Airport Representing the Aviation Industry at the Lima-toParis Action Agenda (LPAA) Transport Event
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Industry News •
Australia – Melbourne New Terminal 4 officially unveiled Melbourne Airport
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Australia – Santa Has Landed At Perth Airport Perth Airport
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Australia – Xiamen Airlines touches down at Sydney Airport Sydney Airport
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Bahrain – Bahrain Airport Company Launches 5th Edition of Annual Safety Awareness Week Bahrain Airport
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Hong Kong – Airport Authority Signs HK$5 Billion Revolving Credit Facility with Lowest Rate Over the Past 48 Months in Hong Kong Market Hong Kong International Airport
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Jordan – QAIA Welcomes Over Six Million Passengers since Beginning of 2015 Airport International Group
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Macau – Macau International Airport Extends New Routes, Increased by 6.5% as of November Macau International Airport
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New Zealand – Record Breaking Summer at Christchurch Airport Adds Millions to Southern Region
ACI Asia-Pacific Executive Board
President Dennis Chant
First Vice President Seow Hiang Lee
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Singapore – Changi Airport celebrates its 500th Best Airport award with free cuppas Changi Airport
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United Arab Emirates – musicDXB features top UAE talent Dubai Airports
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WORLD BUSINESS PARTNER – GrayMatter wins Airport Analytics (AA+) deal with Aéroports de Montréal GrayMatter
Second Vice President Kerrie Mather
Feature Stories 2015 ACI Small and Emerging Airports Seminar Concluded in Macau
Second Vice President PS Nair
Macau International Airport Co., Ltd. (CAM) and ACI Asia-Pacific co-organized the 2015 ACI Asia-Pacific Small and Emerging Airports Seminar which was held from 25 – 27 November 2015 in Macau.
Secretary Treasurer Emmanuel Menanteau
Guest of Honours Officiating the Opening Ceremony, from left to right: Mr. Eric Fong, Director of Marketing Department of CAM, Dr.Deng Jun, Chairman of the Executive Committee of CAM, Mrs. Patti Chau, Regional Director ACI Asia-Pacific and Mr. Peter Harbison, Executive Chairman, CAPA Center of Aviation
Attended by over 120 aviation professionals from across the Asia-Pacific region, the event provided an excellent platform to exchange thoughts and stimulate new ideas on challenges that the industry is facing. As one of the activities to mark the 20th anniversary of Macau International Airport (MIA), and coincide with the 10th anniversary of the unification of Asia and Pacific
Immediate Past President Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid
regions of ACI, the seminar unites leading speakers and professionals from all sectors across the aviation industry. In welcoming the delegates, Mrs. Patti Chau, Regional Director of ACI Asia-Pacific first congratulated Macau International Airport for its twenty years of success and thanked the host for their generous support in organizing the seminar. She then shared with the delegates the services available for Small and Emerging Airport Members in the region, including the ACI Developing Nations Airport Assistance Programme, APEX in Safety Program and APEX in Airport Business, a new program aims to promote airport financial viability and business best practices.
Regional Director Patti Chau
Mrs. Chau reaffirmed the importance of these members in our region and said, “At ACI, we believe that all airports, no matter their sizes, serve a key role in the transportation of people and goods; hence, providing dedicated programmes for this group is one of our priorities.” Dr. Deng Jun, Chairman of the Executive Committee of CAM, extended warm welcome to the delegates in the opening remarks, and wished the seminar a great success. The 2016 ACI Asia-Pacific Small and Emerging Airports Seminar will be held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, 24 – 26 October 2016. More details about the event will be available on our website soon. >> Back to Top
Appointment of ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Board Director (WBP) ACI Asia-Pacific is pleased to welcome Mr. Vikas Gupta, the founder CEO of GrayMatter Software Services Pvt Ltd (GrayMatter) as the ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Board Director, representing the World Business Partners members. ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Board List >> Back to Top
Mark your calendar - ACI Asia-Pacific Events 2016 Below are the dates and locations of the upcoming ACI Asia-Pacific in 2016, get ready and mark your calendars! March 7 – 9, 2016 ACI 8th Annual Airport Economics & Finance Conference & Exhibition London, UK
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About the event: AE&F is a comprehensive event exploring best practice in airport investment, financial management and economic sustainability.
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Discover the latest trends, key issues and challenges facing our industry with a programme that will showcase an impressive lineup of industry experts. The ACI 8th Annual Airport Economics & Finance Conference & Exhibition will give you the opportunity to network with industry experts and peers, world-class speakers, sponsors and exhibitors. April 18 – 20, 2016 11th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly, Conference & Exhibition Gold Coast, Australia
ACI Asia-Pacific Executive Board
President Dennis Chant About the event: The 11th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly, Conference and Exhibition will take place at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre located in Gold Coast, Australia on 18-20 April 2016. Over the years, the ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly, Conference and Exhibition has made its name as one of the most important aviation events in the region, addressing major issues affecting the aviation industry and attracting high level representation from airports and industry partners, including airlines, regulators and suppliers from all over the world. Other events in the second half of 2016 include: October 24 – 26, 2016 ACI Asia-Pacific Small and Emerging Airports Seminar 2016 Siem Reap, Cambodia
First Vice President Seow Hiang Lee
Second Vice President Kerrie Mather
September 2016, Trinity Forum November 2016, Airport Exchange, Istanbul
UNFCCC and ACI Join Forces to Promote Carbon Neutral and Sustainable Airports As the global climate negotiations continue, the airport industry trade association Airports Council International (ACI) and the carbon standard Airport Carbon Accreditation signed a partnership with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Second Vice President PS Nair
Secretary Treasurer Emmanuel Menanteau
From left to right: Angela Gittens, Director General ACI World, Daniele Violetti, Chief of Staff, UNFCCC secretariat, Olivier Jankovec, Director General ACI EUROPE
The partnership agreement commits ACI to supporting the UNFCCC’s ‘Climate Neutral Now’ campaign, while the UNFCCC will support airport climate action at airports, with a particular focus on carbon management by airports through Airport Carbon Accreditation.* The organizations also agree to develop a common work programme and communications plan promoting carbon neutrality at airports. This will see the UNFCCC supporting Airport Carbon Accreditation and associated climate actions by airports. The agreement aims to increase the number of airports progressing to Level 3 (optimisation) and Level 3+ (carbon neutrality) of the programme. The UNFCCC will
Immediate Past President Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid
join the independent Advisory Board¹ of Airport Carbon Accreditation, thereby providing valuable input into the strategy and future orientation of the programme. In the past twelve months, Airport Carbon Accredited status has been earned by a total of 137 airports worldwide, representing 31% of global passenger traffic. There are currently 20 carbon neutral airports – all of which are in Europe. This new partnership with the UNFCCC follows a commitment by the European airport industry last week at COP21 to increase the number of carbon neutral airports to 50 by 2030. Angela Gittens, Director General ACI WORLD and Olivier Jankovec, Director General ACI EUROPE commented “This is a very big moment for ACI and Airport Carbon Accreditation. To gain the support of an organisation as authoritative as the UNFCCC is something we consider major achievement and a genuine recognition of the contribution of the airport industry to the climate action through Airport Carbon Accreditation. We are delighted to be partnering with UNFCCC and look forward to their input in the Advisory Board of the programme.” John Kilani, Director, Sustainable Development Mechanisms programme, UNFCCC secretariat said “It is immensely encouraging to see an industry as visible and strategically relevant as the airport industry being so proactive on climate action. What ACI has achieved through Airport Carbon Accreditation over the past 6 years is inspiring – to mobilise 137 airports in the journey towards carbon neutrality is an example that many other industries could learn from. We count on their support for our Climate Neutral Now campaign and look forward to working with them through this new partnership.” To find out more about the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme, including the key results for Year 6 (June 2014 to May 2015), visit the interactive microsite: http://www.airportCO2.org.
Delhi International Airport Representing the Aviation Industry at the Lima-to-Paris Action Agenda (LPAA) Transport Event
Regional Director Patti Chau
At last year’s UNFCCC climate negotiations in Lima, COP20, the Peruvian presidency and the upcoming French presidency set up a new initiative called the ‘Lima-Paris Action Agenda’ (LPAA) alongside the UN and UNFCCC. The purpose of the LPAA is to bring together not only governments, but cities, regions and other sub national entities, international organizations, civil society, indigenous peoples, women, youth, academic institutions, as well as businesses (otherwise known as ‘non-state actors’) to find solutions to addressing climate change. At the Lima-to-Paris Action Agenda (LPAA) Transport event held on December 3, 2015, the aviation industry was represented by Mr Indana Prabhakara Rao, Chief Executive Officer of Delhi International Airport who spoke about the role of aviation in the context of the LPAA. Delhi International Airport, was the first airport in India to take part in the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme, the only global standard for carbon management in the airport industry. Mr. Rao highlighted about the programme in his speech as an example of how the aviation stakeholders can achieve the ultimate vision of sustainable aviation sector. For a full transcript of Mr. Rao’s speech please click here. (Source: ATAG) >> Back to Top
ACI Asia-Pacific Welcomes Another New WBP Member ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Office is pleased to welcome another new World Business Partners Member to the region.
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software solutions for ticketing and passenger service industries. With more than 20 years of software and hardware development experience specializing in travel and transportation, Embross helps it’s customers improve operational capabilities, gain greater service efficiency and embrace newer and more effective technology options. >> Back to Top To read previous issues of ACI Asia-Pacific Biweekly Newsletter, please click here. To subscribe/ unsubscribe, please click here. Members are welcome to send company news to ACI Asia-Pacific Communications Team for publishing in the newsletter. Tender news received from airport members will be emailed to WBP members of this region.
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