About CANSO's Asia-Pacific Office

The Asia-Pacific is probably the world’s most diverse region in terms of types of ANSP, technical challenges, traffic management and capacity issues, and cultural and political differences. It is facing a fascinating challenge as traffic growth and economic pressure bring calls for greater ATM reform and cooperation. Many ANSPs in the region are world leaders, such as Airservices Australia, Airways New Zealand, CAAS Singapore, AEROTHAI and Airports Authority India. This region also encompasses India, the hosts of our 2007 AGM. In 2008 CANSO established an Asia-Pacific regional office, based at the Singapore Aviation Academy, which seeks to coordinate ANSP action in the region, and gives ANSPs a vital voice in projects such as the roll-out of ADS-B over the South China Sea.

Director Asia Pacific Affairs

Hai Eng Chiang, Director Asia-Pacific, joined CANSO in 2008 and leads the Asia Pacific Office on a 50% basis. Hai Eng has extensive experience in the field of ATM, most recently as the Deputy Director General and Director Air Traffic Services at CAAS.

Asia Pacific Affairs Blog

  • 11 Feb 2010Year of Change and Opportunity
    This weekend marks the start of the Lunar New Year as we usher in the year of the Tiger. Like the tiger that is fast and ferocious, many expect the year ahead to be intense and challenging - a year that will require us to be nimble and flexible to adapt to the far reaching changes ahead.
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  • 15 Jan 2010Asia Pacific - Start of a Busy Year
    The New Year has got off to a busy start for the CANSO Asia Pacific Office. I will be leaving for Jakarta next week to attend an ADS-B meeting where CANSO, IATA and the ANSPs of Indonesia, Vietnam and Singapore will discuss progress of the ADS-B project and the key milestones needed to ensure timely delivery of the significant operational and fuel saving benefits identified in a cost benefit study produced by CANSO last year.
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  • 25 Nov 20091st Asia Pacific Safety Seminar Demonstrates Power of CANSO Network
    Over the last two days about 30 participants from 12 ANSPs gathered in Singapore for CANSO’s 1st Asia Pacific Safety Seminar. The seminar attracted not CANSO members non-members alike.
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  • 21 Oct 200946th DGCA Conference Calls for Seamless Sky in the Asia-Pacific
    I have just returned from the 46th Asia Pacific DGCA Conference in Osaka, Japan. The conference which had the theme of seamless sky for the region culminated in a Kansai Statement issued by the DGCAs as a joint declaration to realise a Seamless Sky in the region, specifically in the areas of ATM, air cargo security and aviation safety.
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Contact

CANSO Asia-Pacific Office
Singapore Aviation Academy
1 Aviation Drive
Singapore 499867

Tel:    +65 6541 2006 
Fax:    +65 6543 4995
hai.eng.chiang@canso.org

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11-12 March 2010 CANSO ATM Operations Conference Amsterdam, the Netherlands

25-27 April 2010 CANSO Asia Pacific Conference Hua Hin, Thailand

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