Bangkok--19 Nov--Thai Airways
Admiral Thira Haocharoen, Thailand’s Minister of Transport presided over “The 51st AAPA Assembly of Presidents” with over 150 senior executives, representing members of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines and other international aviation bodies on 15 and 16 November 2007 at Shangri-La Hotel Bangkok.
The two-day meeting, hosted by THAI as Thailand’s national carrier, will be a significant opportunity for the 17 member carriers of AAPA to discuss important issues facing their industry in this, the world’s most rapidly expanding market for air transportation.
The AAPA is a non-profit trade association of 17 major scheduled international airlines based throughout the Asia Pacific region. During 2006, AAPA member carriers transported 285 million passengers and 10 million tons of cargo, representing approximately one fifth of global passenger traffic and one third of global air cargo operations.
Also seen in the picture; Mr. Idris Jala, Managing Director of Malaysian Airlines (first from the left), Mr. Hsing Te Chen, President of EVA Air (second from the left), Mr. Andrew Herdman, Director General of AAPA (third from the left), Flg.Off. Apinan Sumanaseni, President of Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (third from the right), Mr. Tony Tyler, Chief Executive of Cathay Pacific Airways (second from the right) and Mr. Toshiyuki Shinmachi, Chairman of Japan Airlines (first from the right).