Being a leading aviation hub does not mean that we can rest on our laurels.  Apart from having a keen eye on current trends, we also need to envisage potential and future developments to keep ahead of times.

To maintain our relevance to the ever-changing demands of the aviation industry, we organise and host international fora, summits and conferences such as the following:

• Aviation Leadership Summit (ALS) – A biennial event, held in conjunction with the Singapore Airshow, which brings both the government and commercial aviation stakeholders come together to engage in a discussion on major developments and challenges confronting the aviation industry.
• World Civil Aviation Chief Executive Forum (WCACEF) – An exclusive forum for Director-Generals of civil aviation authorities and Chief Executives of airports and air navigation service providers, where they will discuss how today’s decision-makers can show leadership, build partnerships, and embrace best practices amidst present challenges. It will also highlight approaches for building organisational resilience to overcome adversity and strategies for recovery.

These fora help to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and views, debate, and the fostering of ideas from top officials from governments, regulators and industry players. They also allow us to gain insight from the very best minds in the aviation industry.

With the increased opening up of the air services sector and the potential growth in air traffic volume in Asia-Pacific, our master planning process ensures that there will be sufficient capacity ahead of demand as we continue to upgrade and expand our airport and air navigation services infrastructure.

To prepare ourselves for future challenges in the aviation industry, we have been adopting an open mindset to the idea of re-inventing ourselves.

On 1 July 2009, we completed the corporatisation of Changi Airport and restructuring of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS).  The objective is to enable Changi Airport to be more nimble and responsive to emerging business opportunities, and provide greater flexibility for Changi Airport to compete with rapidly-improving competitor airports.

We have also put in place a robust and comprehensive regulatory framework to align the corporatised airport company’s interest with our national aviation interest.  This alignment of management philosophy with the overall aviation trends will propel Changi Airport even further ahead of our competitors and prepare it for the next phase of growth.

Aviation environmental protection and climate change is a global issue that will have a profound effect on the development of the aviation industry and the global economy in the long term. We seek to maintain the delicate balance between aviation environmental protection and the growth of our aviation industry.  As a responsible aviation player, we are committed to play our part to find means to reduce our carbon footprint through the joint efforts of our key aviation industry stakeholders:

•  Our airlines use modern fuel-efficient aircraft and are also active participants of green initiatives that aim to reduce aviation emissions.

• Our air traffic services provider has implemented various enhancements to improve the flow of air traffic, allowing aircraft to fly optimum routes and experience better fuel savings.

• Changi Airport has implemented features to enhance energy efficiency for airport operations, and these bring about a reduction in energy consumption.