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Advocacy
DAVID M.DIXON
MBE, FRAeS, Vice Chairman
AsBAA’ s Advocacy work remains highly active in the early portion of 2018. We continue to work
closely with governments, ministries, educational institutions, the media, minority groups and other
stakeholders to qualify and quantify the value of business and general aviation. This area of work is
important for many reasons, particularly in the more challenging hubs of the Region where it is
occasionally necessary to justify the existence of the industry. As we know, business and general
aviation boosts economies, creates jobs, connects remote communities, provides humanitarian
support and opens doors to many other opportunities. Watch this space for new and exciting
content that will help us in our mission to create growth and opportunity for the industry in Asia. In
addition, our Advocacy pillar continues to grow with a snowballing education and careers
programme, under AsBAA Discovery. We would like to see more of our members involved in our
Advocacy pillar, which helps us to champion the merits of the industry. Please get in touch for more
information.
Disco very – Bridging the gap between NextGen talent and Industry
2018 is off to a fantastic start with AsBAA Discovery hosting a visit to the Beijing Institute of
Technology Zhuhai campus to educate over 200 students on General/Business aviation and the
career opportunities in our exciting industry. We had 5 guest speakers from various aspects of the
industry, including a management company, a charter company, a trip support provider, and an FBO
along with a presentation from our partners AVIC Foundation. Speakers were engaging and we had
great questions asked by the students. Several members in Hong Kong were generous to lend their
time to the Hong Kong Aviation Academy in order to better educate them on our industry’ s needs
and capabilities. We are developing our partnership and plan to host Discovery Days in the upcoming
summer camps as well as join the Academy’ s internship
program to help bridge the gap between our members’ needs
SARAH KALMETA
Board of Governors
and the students’ passion for aviation. February will see
speaking opportunities for Women in Aviation Singapore as
well as interaction with our ERAU Asia student chapter during the Singapore Airshow. With
ABACE2018 not far off, please reach out if you are interested in participating on Day 3 in the
Education session for students.
January 2018
- Discovery
visits Beijing
Institute of
Technology
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