AVIATION MANAGEMENT: Tyler urges Asia-Pacific aviation leaders to focus on airport and air traffic management infrastructure for successful growth.
KUALA LUMPUR: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged Asia-Pacific aviation leaders to focus on airport and air traffic management infrastructure as the region’s demand for connectivity continues to grow.
Its director general and chief executive officer Tony Tyler said ensuring the timely development of sufficient and cost-efficient infrastructure was a priority for the continued successful growth of air transport in Asia Pacific.
He was speaking to delegates at the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) Assembly of presidents in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
“I am not advocating for or against private participation.
“But there have been enough mistakes made when engaging the private sector in airport development.
“These should not be repeated.When governments work with private investors to develop infrastructure, they must establish an effective economic and service-level regulatory framework to ensure that national interest is well protected,” Tyler said.
IATA urged cross-border regional thinking for the development of Asia Pacific Air Traffic Management.
“The Seamless Asian Sky initiative is helping to define the way forward by harmonising procedures and interoperable technology between states, bearing in mind it needs to be cost-efficient at the same time,” he said. — Bernama