AFA - Aerospace Forum Asia

Info & Insight from AFA chief advocate 
AFA President, Martin Craigs raises issues which underline industry trends and showcase our sponsors' good work

 AFA Half time talk ....Second half plans     Plus Sign of the Times...Aviation and fast trains ... Tragic irony

Dear Members and Associates,

I trust you are enjoying the last day of June in good health with old friends.

The AFA will, as usual, have a regional events recess during July/August, but will make an appearance at the Farnborough Air Show. An AFA dinner is planned at Shanghai Tangs, in the Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane on Monday, 19 July at 8:00 p.m.

This informal dinner is deliberately timed and located to allow members to attend the ISTAT cocktail party immediately before. Please advise if you wish to reserve a seat.

During the final four months of 2010, AFA events with the CEOs of MAS, China Airlines and Dragonair are scheduled. An AFA delegation will tour aviation facilities in Shanghai in October and attend the APEC Head of State Summit in Yokohama 10-14 November. AFA have also been invited to participate in IATA’s “Vision 2050 - Shaping Aviation’s Future”.

 Please note we have now added a comment box for “Sign of the Times”on the web site. You are encouraged to converse.

The SCMP should be applauded for the below insightful report on a disturbing corruption story inside aviation circles in China.

It is indeed a tragic irony that the government aviation official who committed suicide chose a fast train line to end his journey.

Your industry is en route to underwriting fast train development via tax cross subsidisation let’s make sure there are logical limits to aviation’s subsidisation of its landbound cousin.

No more tragic irony . . . please.

•  More aviation officials detained in widening corruption investigation SCMP 29 Jun,2010
•  World Cup worries and tax attacks . . . BEWARE, be forearmed . . . PLANNING AHEAD . . . SINGAPORE F1 Grand Prix

• BA ready to expand in North America, 21 Jun 2010l

• London City CEO calls on industry to lobby government ,ABTN 17Jun 2010

•  AAPA Asia Pacific Perspectives June 2010
• Aviation Leaders Gather in Berlin 6 Jun, 2010
• Cathay Sell Hong Kong Cargo Handler Stakes Bloomberg 25 May,2010
• A home-grown dragon to be proud of...........BACKPAGE Business gossip section of the SCMP 25th MAY 2010 
• AFA DELEGATION TO BEIJING & TIANJIN - May 11-14, 2010
• London Airport Opens - Bloomberg - 21 Apr, 2010
• Back into the clouds - The Economist - 20 Apr, 2010
• Volcanic Ash turns northern Europe into no-fly zone- Reuters 15 April,2010
• EC passenger rights regulations cast cloud over airlines-ATW Daily News,16 April, 2010
• Qantas expects to fly high on corporate rebound-The Australian 5 Apr, 2010
• Getting Personal in Europe's Budget Airline Wars-Time Magazine 21 Mar, 2010
• Start your Engines - The Economist 18 Mar,2010 
  B737/A320 ready for "spruce up" ?
• Winds of Change for Boeing, Airbus.....WSJ 15 Mar, 2010
• U.S. Air Passenger Growth Slows in Sluggish Economy Bloomberg 9 Mar, 2010
• Cathay Pacific: Air Cargo JV will expand China Footprint -Watch this CNBC video 26 Feb,2010 with Martin Craigs and John Slosar 
• Airline Woes Press Jet Makers - WSJ 20 Feb, 2010

Segment: Flight Plan for Asia's Airlines

Asian governments need to assume the mantel of leadership at a policy level to reflect the commercial influence and might that they have right now in the aviation industry, says Martin Craigs, president at the Aerospace Forum Asia. He tells CNBC's Martin Soong & Sri Jegarajah why this is vital.

Airtime: Thurs. Feb. 4 2010 | 8:09 PM ET
Video courtesy of CNBC.com

To view more coverage of the Singapore Airshow 2010 with Martin J. Craigs, please watch these additional video clips from CNBC:

• Can Boeing Meet Its Promise About 787's Delivery?
• Unwise for China to Levy Sanctions on US Firms: Analyst
• Airbus: Asia Will Make Up a Third of Aircraft Demand
• Boeing On Track to Deliver 787 to ANA by Yr-End
• Cathay Pacific CEO: Plans to Up Capacity in 2010
• Honeywell Spreads Its Wings in Asia

Below you can find copies of the AFA material that was produced and circulated during the Airshow.

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Newsletter	Media Highlights	Aviation Leadership Summit 2010 Program

AEROSPACE FORUM ASIA . . . 1986-2010 . . . origins, activities and ambitions . . .

Aerospace Forum Asia (AFA) was established in 1986 in Hong Kong as an "accidental lunch club" for industry enthusiasts. Today it plays a unique role as an on-line and face-to-face (F2F) connection point and rallying platform for our policy sensitive, interdependent, value generating global industry.

AFA is a regional non-profit association of supply chain professionals, providing cost-effective business development and advancing awareness of civil aviation's overwhelmingly positive societal and economic role. It is sponsored by the industry's top tier suppliers, led by Airbus and Boeing. All of the airlines serving the Asia Pacific market are honorary members. IATA is, however, a significant sponsor with AFA helping to explain and amplify IATA policy initiatives.

Specifically AFA offers external advocacy on IATA / ATAG / AAPA issues inside the APEC process, while promoting media appreciation of civil aviation's "real world wide web" contribution and its proactive approach to climate change.