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18 March 2015 Feature Airport Members Airports of Thailand
Feature World Business Partners Members Leo A Daly
Highlights Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly in Jordan – Final Call for Registration More… ACI Asia-Pacific airports reported 4.9% passenger growth in January 2015 More…
ACI Asia-Pacific Official Publication
Asia-Pacific Representatives Elected as ACI World Business Partner Advisory Board Chair and Vice Chair More… Changi Airport became Chair of ACI World Airport IT Standing Committee More…
ACI Events
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Australia - BNE achieves Jan/Dec Brisbane Airport
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Australia – Gold Coast Airport Set to Install LED Lighting Gold Coast Airport
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Australia – Melbourne Airport’s January Passenger Traffic Results Melbourne Airport
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Australia – Sydney Development Plan Sydney Airport
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Bahrain – Bahrain International Airport welcomes Europe’s Largest All-Cargo Airlines Bahrain International Airport
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China – BCIA Transported 1.6 Million Passengers during Spring Festival Beijing Capital International Airport
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Hong Kong – HKIA Sees Robust Growth in Passenger and Cargo Volumes over the First Two Months of 2015 Hong Kong International Airport
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Macau – MIA Recorded 14% Growth in the Month of February Macau International Airport
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Maldives – Maldives Airports Company Ltd Attains Membership of IATA Ground Handling Council (IGHC) Maldives Airports Company Ltd
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Singapore – CAG appoints main construction contractor for Terminal
President Dennis Chant
First Vice President Seow Hiang Lee
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UAE – Major Expansion of Passenger Facilities Unveiled at Abu Dhabi International Airport's Terminal 1 Abu Dhabi International Airport
Feature Stories
Second Vice President Kerrie Mather
Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly in Jordan – Final Call for Registration Second Vice President PS Nair
Secretary Treasurer Emmanuel Menanteau ACI Asia-Pacific Annual Assembly is just around the corner as it will be held next month in the Dead Sea, Jordan from April 27 – 29, 2015. The theme of the conference is “Sustaining Aviation and Tourism Growth under Unprecedented Challenges”. Together with the host, Airport International Group, we have developed the conference program as below: Pre-Conference Workshop: Airport Collaborative Decision Making Session 1: State of the Industry: Challenges & Opportunities in the Middle East (Panel Discussion) Session 2: Maintaining Safety and Operational Efficiency in the Face of Traffic Growth Session 3: Addressing Emerging Threats Concurrent Working Session (A): Passenger Services and Facilitation
Immediate Past President Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid
Concurrent Working Session (B): Route Development & Tourism Session 4: Commercial Services: Maximizing Airport Revenues While Optimizing Customer Service Session 5: Leaders’ Summit: Vision for the Future (Panel Discussion) Airport on Spotlight (I): Hamad International Airport
Regional Director Patti Chau
Airport on Spotlight (II): KLIA2, The Next Generation Hub More than 60 organizations have already signed up for the event. Act now and register through our website: www.aci-apaa2015.com.
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ACI Asia-Pacific airports reported passenger growth in January 2015
4.9%
Continuing the growth recorded in 2014, Asia-Pacific airports started year 2015 with an encouraging average growth rate of +4.9% in passenger traffic, while the Middle Eastern airports posted an even more encouraging growth of +11.4% year-on-year. However, mixed results were shown among the reporting airports. Among the top 10 busiest airports in the region, half showed positive growth while the rest reported decrease in traffic from last year. In Asia, Beijing (PEK) continued to lead as the busiest airport in the region serving close to 7 million passengers in January 2015. New Delhi (DEL) grew at +17.5% in the month and is likely to surpass 40 million1 by the end of 2015. Bangkok Don Muang (DMK) recorded the highest growth rate (+46.7%) among all reporting airports. In the Middle East, the strong passenger volume was contributed by double digit growth in the following airports: Kuwait (KWI) +22.2%, Abu Dhabi (AUH) +20.7%, Doha (DOH) +18%. In terms of air freight traffic for the month, Asia-Pacific reported growth at +3.4%. Among the leading cargo airports in the region, Tokyo Haneda (HND) reported highest growth from last year at +21.4%. The Middle East continued to deliver strong performance at +9.6% with several airports reporting double digit growth year over year: Dubai (aggregated DXB & DWC2) +16.3%, Doha (DOH) +11.8% and Abu Dhabi (AUH) +11%. For further details, please refer to the press release here.
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Asia-Pacific Representatives Elected as ACI World Business Partner Advisory Board Chair and Vice Chair Mr. Greg Fordham (left), Managing Airbiz and World Business Partner Pacific has been elected as the the World Business Partner Board (WBPAB).
Director of of ACI Asia2015 Chair of Advisory
A long-term World Business Partner, Mr. Fordham has been actively involved in the development of the WBP programme in the region and has served on the ACI AsiaPacific Regional Board from 2008 to 2014. In his new role as Chair of the WBPAB, Mr. Fordham will represent WBP in all ACI regions at the ACI World Governing Board. Congratulations are also extended to Mr. Andrew Ford, Vice President, Global Business Development, DFS Group Limited, who was elected Vice Chair of WBPAB for 2015. For more information about the ACI Asia-Pacific World Business Partners Program, please contact Yulim Lee, Manager Member Services & Events at Yulim@aci-asiapac.aero.
ACI Asia-Pacific Official Publication
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Changi Airport became Chair of ACI World Airport IT Standing Committee Mr. Steve Lee, Chief Information Senior Vice President, Technology Airport Group, Singapore is as the Chair of the ACI World Standing Committee (WAITSC).
Officer and at Changi appointed Airport IT
Antoine Rostworowski, outgoing Committee who recently joined Director, Facilitation and IT Steve and said “Steve has been implicated on the numerous recent
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WAITSC as Vice Chair of the committee and will be an excellent Chair to continue to drive all the important topics we are working on.” ACI has six standing committees which are mandated by the ACI Governing Board to provide guidance and council, and help shape current policy issues for Governing Board’s endorsement in their areas of expertise.
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Airports Information Technology Aviation Security Economics Environment Facilitation & Services Safety and Technical
For further information about ACI Standing Committees, please visit ACI website here. >> 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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