ICAO Symposium on
Liberalization of Air Transport in Asia/Pacific
(Shanghai, China, 25 to 27 May 2005)
PROCEEDINGS
DAY ONE, Wednesday, 25 May 2005
Welcome and opening formalities
Symposium was officially opened by
Mr. YANG Yuanyuan, Minister of Civil Aviation, China
Welcome address :
Regional Director, ICAO, Mr. Lalit Shah
Keynote Address:
Mr. Jeffrey Shane, Under Secretary for Policy, United States Department of Transportation
The air transport regulatory scene globally and in Asia/Pacific
Dr. Paul Hooper, Economist, ICAO, Bangkok
State of the airline industry in Asia/Pacific
Mr. Peter Negline, Aviation Analyst, JP Morgan, HongKong
Session 1: Perspectives and experiences of liberalization
- Approaches to liberalization- pragmatic or planned, domestic before international, and how far?
- Some national perspectives
- Dr. LIU Fang, Director of International Affairs Division, General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC)
- Mr. Katsuhiro Yamaguchi, Director of Planning and Research, CAB, Japan
- Leading the way with cargo liberalization
- Ms. Dora Kay, Hong Kong Airport; former President of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)
- The roles for globalization and the national interest in ownership and control
- Mr. Barry Humphreys, Director, Government & External Affairs, Virgin Atlantic Airways
- Harnessing liberalization for tourism and economic development
- Mr. Udom Tantiprasongchai, Chairman, Orient Thai Airlines
- Ensuring the continued participation of less-developed country airlines, and especially, land-locked and island-developing countries in a liberalized environment
- Mr. Roberto C. O. Lim, Vice President-Legal Affairs and Corporate Compliance Officer, Philippine Airlines
- Mr. John Gunther, Chief, Economic Policy Section, ICAO
Plus: a Panel discussion on different perspectives and experiences of liberalization.
Panelists include Session speakers and Mr. Yang-Jin OH Senior Deputy Director, Ministry of Communications and Transport, Republic of Korea
Session 2: Industry trends, models and regulatory responses
What will be the impact of global alliances, new large aircraft and competition on hubs and traffic flows?
Professor Tae Oum, President, Air Transport Research Society and University of British Columbia, Canada
Hub development strategy- a view from the inside
- Low-cost carriers and start-ups- ensuring financial fitness and addressing competition consequences
Shifting models and competitive responses from the full service carriers
Financing the expansion while meeting developing country needs
DAY TWO, Thursday, 26 May 2005
Session 2: Industry trends, models and regulatory responses (continued)
Plus: a Panel discussion on regulatory responses to current and future market place trends. Panelists include Session speakers and, Mr. Kazuaki Saiga Vice President, Industry Relations, Japan Airlines
Session 3: Ensuring safety, security and responsive infrastructure for liberalization
- Safety and security implications in a liberalized environment
- Mr. WANG Yuan-Zheng, Economist, ICAO
- Ensuring safety oversight in a fast changing environment
- Ms YU Li Ling, Deputy Director, Aviation Safety Research Division, Center of Aviation Safety Technology, CAAC
- Avoiding regulatory pitfalls when privatizing airports and air navigation service providers
- Mr. Ajay Prasad, Permanent Secretary of Civil Aviation, India
- The role of infrastructure service providers in a liberalized environment
- Mr. Peter Bysouth, Assistant Director, User Charges- Asia Pacific, IATA
- Addressing costs and benefits of low-cost carrier facilities
- Mr. WONG Woon Liong, Director General of Civil Aviation, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
Session 3: Ensuring safety, security and responsive infrastructure for liberalization (continued)
Plus: a Panel discussion on safety and security implications in a liberalized commercial environment.
Panelists include Session speakers and
Mr. Greg Moix, Professor, Director, International Aviation, San Francisco Airport, Member ACI World Governing Board
Dr. Seock-Jin HONG, Graduate School of Logistics, University of Incheon, Republic of Korea
Session 4: The future of liberalization- blocs and other approaches
- Asia/Pacific-Aviation developments: U.S. perspective
- Mr. Jeffrey Shane, Under Secretary for Policy, United States Department of Transportation
- Responding to the European Commission (EC)mandates, including requests to accept a Community ownership and control clause
- Mr. Klaus Geil, European Commission
- Ms ZHANG Lan, General Manager, Marketing and Sales, Air China
- The impact of sub-regional and plurilateral air service agreement initiatives
- Professor Peter Forsyth, Monash University, Australia
Session 4: The future of liberalization- blocs and other approaches (continued)
Plus: a Panel discussionon the EC negotiating challenge, bloc negotiations and their industry implications.
Panelists include Session speakers and
Mr. Tom Ballantyne, Aviation journalist
Mr. Stanley Kuppusamy, Vice President, International Relations, Singapore Airlines
Closing Session
A wrap-up Panel of the session moderators and/or a Chairman’s summary on the Symposium discussions
Closing remarks by Mr.L.Shah, ICAO Regional Director, Asia/Pacific
