Singapore to host Asia Pacific Summit for Aviation Safety in March

Over 300 industry & government officials to participate in first-ever meet
2023-01-27
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/ New Delhi
Asia Pacific Summit for Aviation Safety
Singapore to host Asia Pacific Summit for Aviation Safety in March

Singapore will host the first regional meet on aviation safety in March (Photo : Varsha Singh/IO)

With safety being one of the biggest concerns about travel and especially aviation, Singapore will host the first regional meet on aviation safety in March.
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Over 300 officials from the aviation industry in Asia Pacific as well as senior government leaders from the APAC region are expected to gather in Singapore from March 22-24 for the three-day Asia Pacific Summit for Aviation Safety (AP-SAS). It will be the inaugural regional summit on ensuring aviation safety as the global aviation sector recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic.

In a press statement, the organisers say that the Covid-19 pandemic has added unprecedented challenges to aviation safety, including the availability and proficiency of skilled personnel, the airworthiness of aircraft returning to service from storage, familiarity with new procedures, and safety regime, culture and leadership in companies under financial pressure to ramp up service. Disruptive shifts in the aviation sector and the emergence of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and unmanned aircraft systems, while creating exciting new opportunities, also pose unique safety risks, adds the statement.

The organisers say that the summit will discuss these safety challenges, why and how safety incidents happen, and initiatives to strengthen aviation safety, including addressing human factors issues and leveraging operational data and technology. Keynote speakers include prominent international aviation experts such as Stephen P Creamer, director of the Air Navigation Bureau at the International Civil Aviation Organisation, Christopher Hart, former US National Transportation Safety Board chairman, and Patrick Ky, executive director, European Union Aviation Safety Agency.

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Han-Kok-Juan

The inaugural summit, organised by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Flight Safety Foundation (FSF), will be held in Singapore at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands.

“Singapore is privileged and honoured to be able to develop, launch and co-organise this region-wide summit with the Flight Safety Foundation. While countries have their own national regimes, aviation is cross-border, and airlines operate across national boundaries; region-wide cooperation is necessary to assure aviation safety. The summit is timely, as regulators, airlines, aircraft manufacturers, air navigation service providers, aerodrome operators and other aviation organisations grapple with safety challenges and incidents with air traffic

Hassan Shahidi, president and CEO of Flight Safety Foundation.

Hassan Shahidi

volume returning to pre-pandemic levels. Our working together will help more effectively assure the travelling public of aviation safety,” says Han Kok Juan, director-general of CAAS.

“We are very pleased that Steve Creamer, Chris Hart and Patrick Ky will deliver the AP-SAS keynote addresses. Their breadth of experience and in-depth knowledge of aviation safety issues give them unique perspectives on the industry’s challenges moving forward,” says Hassan Shahidi, president and CEO of Flight Safety Foundation.

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