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17 July 2015 Feature Airport Members Airports Corporation of Vietnam
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Highlights
Subang SkyPark Sdn. Bhd.
ACI WBP Airport Tour 2015 Concluded with Great Success! More‌ Passenger traffic grew 10.6% among ACI Asia-Pacific airports in May 2015 More‌ ACI Presented at the Civil Aviation Cyber Security Conference, 9-10 July 2015, Singapore
ACI Asia-Pacific Official Publication
More… 125 Airports Report on their progress in Airport Industry’s Global Climate Change Programme
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More… ACI Asia-Pacific HR Bulletin Published More…
ACI Asia-Pacific Executive Board
Upcoming ACI Asia-Pacific Training Courses Schedule More…
Industry News •
Australia – New International Airline heralds fresh era for Qld and Canada Brisbane Airport
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Australia – Shanghai Flights Confirmed for Cairns Airport Cairns Airport
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Hong Kong – HKIA Debuts “Hong Kong Classics: Art, Culture and Music” Festival Celebrating Hong Kong’s Unique Cultural Blend of East and West to Enhance Traveller Experience Hong Kong International Airport
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Maldives – Maldives Airports Company Ltd awards Sinohydro Corporation Ltd the project to Repair & Re-surface the existing runway at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport Maldives Airports Company
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Singapore – AirAsia Group, Korean Air and Vietnam Airlines to operate at Changi Airport’s new Terminal 4 in 2017 Changi Company
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United Arab Emirates – New Direct Flights to Khartoum from Abu Dhabi International Airport on Sudan Airways Abu Dhabi Airports
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United Arab Emirates – Passenger traffic at Dubai International rises 23.2% Dubai Airports
President Dennis Chant
First Vice President Seow Hiang Lee
Second Vice President Kerrie Mather
Feature Stories ACI WBP Airport Tour 2015 Concluded with Great Success! The ACI Asia-Pacific World Business Partners (WBP) Airport Tour took place from July 1-3, 2015. The tour to Soekarno–Hatta (Jakarta) & Kualanamu (Medan) International Airports in Indonesia and Singapore Changi Airport was joined by 11 executives representing eight companies.
Second Vice President PS Nair
This year marks the fifth airport tour; an initiative introduced back in 2011 and only offered by ACI Asia-Pacific. Previous WBP Tours included visits to airports in Korea, China, India, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Myanmar. With the objective to provide a platform for WBP and airport members to explore synergies that would be mutually beneficial, ACI Asia-Pacific created this unique environment which allows WBP to meet face-to-face with the airport senior executives to understand the host airport’s development plans and upcoming projects. At the same time, airports will benefit from hearing about the latest technology trends and business solutions from the WBP. In the 2015 WBP Airport Tour, the group first visited Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK), followed by Kualanamu International Airport on the second day. The airports are managed by PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero) (AP II), a state owned enterprise, which manages 13 airports in Western Indonesia. During the meetings in Jakarta and Medan, AP II shared their ambitious projects and future plans of both airports. The group also had the exclusive chance to visit the construction site of CGK’s Terminal 3 Ultimate which is scheduled to be operational by early next year.
Secretary Treasurer Emmanuel Menanteau
Immediate Past President Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid
Regional Director Patti Chau The group at Kualanamu (Medan) International Airport.
At the construction site of CGK’s Terminal 3 Ultimate.
In Singapore, the group had an informative meeting with representatives of Changi Airport Group (CAG) led by Mr. Choy Da Wen, Senior Vice President, Changi East Programme Management Office. Mr. Choy introduced CAG’s major development projects including the development of Terminal 4, Terminal
1 expansion, Jewel Changi Airport, and Changi East (Terminal 5).
Last stop of the Airport Tour, visiting Changi Airport.
All participants expressed their gratitude to the three host airports for the productive meetings and warm hospitality. Mr. Rob Harvey, Area Director SE Asia/Pacific of Vanderlande, said, “I found the tour very beneficial to our company. It helped us strengthen the relationship with AP II and CAG with whom we already have experience working together.
It was proved to be very valuable as it was a great forum for both networking and understanding the challenges that our customers are facing. I would like to extend my gratitude to the hospitality offered by both ACI Asia-Pacific and host airports and want to encourage other WBP members to participate in the future airport tours.” Mr. Jonathan Song, Assistant Manager-Business Development of Plaza Premium Lounge, also commented, “A well-organized tour by the ACI AsiaPacific team with great hospitality from AP II and Changi Airport. The event offers good networking opportunities among the WBP members and access to the latest information on airports and its future development plans. I was also pleased to have an opportunity to introduce our lounge at Terminal 1 to our industry colleagues during the tour at Changi Airport. We will definitely return for the full tour next year.” ACI Asia-Pacific is planning to visit airports in the Middle East in late 2016. Detailed information will soon be available. To learn more about the ACI AsiaPacific World Business Partners (WBP) programme, please contact the Regional Office at wbp@aci-asiapac.aero. >> Back to Top
Passenger traffic grew 10.6% among ACI AsiaPacific airports in May 2015 Passenger traffic exhibited strong growth in May 2015; with Asia-Pacific and Middle East airports both reported double digit gains year over year at +10.6% and +10.9% respectively. Despite slowdown in regional trade activities, passenger growth was supported by robust international traffic. A number of the major airports recorded year-on-year growth in excess of 20%: Dubai (DXB) +23.2%, Shanghai (PVG) +22%, Bangkok (BKK) +22.8%. Bangkok Don Muang (DMK) continued to deliver the highest growth among major airports at +49.6%.
In contrast, air freight in both regions continued to be impacted by weak economic growth in Europe and slowdown across Asian export markets. AsiaPacific recorded marginal increase of +1.6% while the Middle East grew +4.4% from last year. Among major cargo airports in the region, New Delhi (DEL) led Asia-Pacific with the highest growth rate at +16% whereas Doha (DOH) led the Middle East at +14.7% for the month. The month of May showed diverging results for passenger and freight traffic in both Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. While passenger traffic remained resilient, the slowdown in trade activities and air freight traffic may put downward pressures on business travels in the coming months. For details about the traffic results, please refer to the press release here. >> Back to Top
ACI Presented at the Civil Aviation Cyber Security Conference, 9-10 July 2015, Singapore Steve Lee, CIO of Changi Airport Group and ACI World Airport IT Standing Committee Chair represented ACI and spoke at the Civil Aviation Cyber Security Conference which was held from 9-10 July, 2015 in Singapore. Attended by over 200 civil aviation stakeholders and security experts from over 16 countries, the conference was jointly organized by the Singapore Ministry of Transport (MOT), Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Singapore Aviation Academy, and supported by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and International Air Transport Association (IATA). The keynote speakers at the conference include Mr Raymond Benjamin, Secretary General of the ICAO, Mr Tony Tyler, Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of IATA and Mr Pang Kin Keong, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Singapore.
Feature Airport Members Airports Corporation of Vietnam
Feature World Business Partners Members
Mr Pang Kin Keong, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Singapore delivering his opening speech. Mr. Steve Lee, representing ACI, spoke in the session “Civil Aviation Cyber Security Challenges – A view from the Airport Operators” alongside two other airport representatives from Concessionaria Aeroporto Rio de janeiro and
Subang SkyPark Sdn. Bhd.
Aeroports de Paris. >> Back to Top
ACI Asia-Pacific Official Publication
125 Airports Report on their progress in Airport Industry’s Global Climate Change Programme Following the global airport industry’s commitment to reduce its carbon emissions made 7 years ago*, the intervening years since then have seen a groundswell of airports become part of the industry carbon management initiative, Airport Carbon Accreditation. As the calendar counts down to the climate change negotiations at COP21 in Paris at the end of this year, the airport industry trade body, Airports Council International this week released the annual results for the programme covering the period June 2014 to June 2015 – the very first time since it became the global carbon standard for airports. The programme certifies airports at 4 different levels of accreditation covering all stages of carbon management (Mapping, Reduction, Optimisation and Neutrality). It is independently administered, institutionally-endorsed¹ and has already won praise from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the United Nation Environment Panel (UNEP) and the European Union (EU). Launching a brand new microsite featuring the key figures from this year’s Annual Report - accessible at www.airportCO2.org – it was revealed that in the past twelve months, Airport Carbon Accredited status has been earned by a total of 125 airports in over 40 countries across the world**, an increase of over 22% on the previous year. Patti Chau, Regional Director ACI Asia-Pacific, and Angela Gittens, Director General, ACI World commented “These airports are reporting on their carbon management activities every year and they have mobilised on this of their own accord. And it’s not just the bigger hubs like Dubai, Heathrow, Hong Kong, Paris CDG, Istanbul-Atatürk, Seattle-Tacoma, Seoul-Incheon and Schiphol – the programme has certified a huge number of smaller airports like Eindhoven, Enfidha Hammamet, Farnborough, Hat Yai International, Malmö, PortlandTroutdale and Puerto Vallarta. An impressive 1.7 billion passengers now travel through airports certified at one of the 4 levels of the programme – that’s 27.5% of global air passenger traffic. Most promisingly 22 airports advanced up a level of the programme - in the past year, making further progress in the way they manage their carbon emissions. In the past year, these airports have succeeded in reducing the CO2 emissions under their direct control by 212,460 tonnes of CO2. That’s equivalent to the annual CO2 sequestered by 1,495 acres of forest.”
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For details of the accredited airports in each world region, their actions and the difference the programme is making, visit www.airportCO2.org >> Back to Top
ACI Asia-Pacific HR Bulletin Published ACI Asia-Pacific HR Bulletin Issue 9 has been published recently and available for download from this link here. In this edition, you will read about updates on the HR committee meetings and other HR related initiatives. Airport members also shared their stories on their HR related projects. If you wish to contribute to the HR Bulletin, please feel free to contact Vivian Fung, Manager, Communications at vivian@aciasiapac.aero. >> Back to Top
Upcoming ACI Asia-Pacific Training Courses Schedule 24-28 August
Airport Collaborative Decision Making (ACDM)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
30 August – 1 September
Capacity Enhancement and Resource Planning
Abu Dhabi, UAE
7-11 September
GSN 3 - Emergency Planning and Crisis Management
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
13-17 September
Airport Human Resource Management*
Abu Dhabi, UAE
13-17 September
Airline Management for Airport Professionals*
Abu Dhabi, UAE
14-18 September
Airport Master Planning
Incheon, Korea
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