The year 2024 marked a new milestone for the aviation industry. Passenger traffic not only rebounded from the pandemic but also expected to have exceeded pre-pandemic levels, signaling a new era of growth. Asia-Pacific served an estimated 3.5 billion passengers or 3% increase over 2019, while the Middle East continued its upward trajectory, reaching an estimated 443 million passengers—a remarkable 9% growth over pre-pandemic levels.
Get to know Mr. Yoshiyuki Yamaya, Representative Director and CEO of Kansai Airports in Japan. Kansai is home to around 20 million people and the second largest economy in Japan.
In this edition of ‘Meet the Board’, we are featuring Mr. Gert-Jan de Graaff who took on the role of Chief Executive Officer at Brisbane Airport Corporation in 2018.
Despite air traffic being at a standstill, the pandemic has provided opportunity for technology development and implementation to expedite. We recently caught up with World Business Partner Elenium Automation.
In a new segment called ‘Meet the Board’, we are featuring and introducing you to the members of the ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Board. We will get to know them better by learning about their leadership style, their thoughts on the next generation of leaders and, unavoidably, the impact of the pandemic.
Like other businesses in the aviation sector, SITA has had to cope with the impact of the pandemic and its challenges. Jeannie Wong, Head of Communications and Events recently spoke with SITA’s Vice President Catherine Mayer who is the primary liaison for airport industry organizations.
Anthony Cicuttini, World Business Partner Redwater’s Managing Director sat down with ACI Asia-Pacific to share thoughts on forecasting challenges.
In a series called ‘Meet the Board’, we are featuring and introducing members of the ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Board. We will get to know them better by learning about their leadership style, their thoughts on the next generation of leaders and, unavoidably, the impact of the pandemic. Second in our series is Mr. SGK Kishore, Executive Director of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited, India and Second Vice President of the ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Board. After nearly two decades of service in India’s government, Mr Kishore took up a leadership role in 2007 with private sector infrastructure company GMR at the then under-construction Hyderabad Airport.
In a series called ‘Meet the Board’, we will be featuring and introducing you to the members of the ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Board. We will get to know them better by learning about their leadership style, their thoughts on the next generation of leaders and, unavoidably, the impact of the pandemic. Up first, we have H. E. Ali Salim Al Midfa, Chairman of Sharjah Airport in the United Arab Emirates.
The COVID-19 pandemic has packed quite a punch to the aviation industry, with much of the sector’s activities coming to a grinding halt. This has not only impacted airlines and airports but also the many businesses supplying goods and services to the sector. One such business is Airbiz Aviation Strategies Pty Ltd, long-time World Business Partner of ACI Asia-Pacific.
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