AFA Event Reviews

s an additional service to members, the Forum are pleased to provide regular "Event Reviews" of AFA-related activities. Please click on any of the items in the index below for more information.

		Thanksgiving Letter Martin Criags, President
		AFA 160th Luncheon 21 November 2007 Keith Wallis
		Courtesy translation of interview with Minister Yang Yuan Yuan
		Newsletter - 6 September 2007 Martin Craigs, President
		The Oasis Vision: 200 Destinations in 20 Years - 19 March 2007 Reported by Keith Wallis
		HK Air Cargo: What Gives David Heartburn? - 13 February 2007 David Dodwell, CEO, Strategic Access Ltd.
		In the Easy Chair - Boeing Super Salesman Reflects on Airplanes, Airlines, Asia, Wine and Golf - 17 October 2006 Larry Dickenson, Vice President Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
		Civil Aviation in Asia - Leadership Challenges & Opportunities - 22 September 2006 Philip Chen, CE, Cathay Pacific Airways and Giovanni Bisignani, DG and CEO, IATA 150th Industry Leader Lunch Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong
		Warm Welcome for Asian Aerospace at Farnborough - 19 July 2006 Farnborough Air Show - Reed Chalet A19 Clive Richardson's speech at Breakfast Briefing
		16th Airports Council International Pacific Regional Assembly Airports: Sustaining the Growth Momentum - 17 May 2006 " . . . No Free Lunches . . ." Reported by Liz Bosher
		"Taking You More Candidly" . . . Refreshing Thoughts from Qatar - 28 March 2006 Akbar Al Baker, CEO Qatar Airways Reported by Jonathan Sharp
		Asian Aerospace 2007 Briefing - 23 & 24 March 2006 Presentation by Clive Richardson, Reed Exhibitions Reported by Keith Wallis
		Hong Kong International Airport 2025 Summit - 28 February 2006 AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong International Airport Reported by Liz Bosher
		APTS Conference - 20 February 2006 Reported by John Bent, Director Aviation Solutions Asia
		Canadian Chamber of Commerce Dinner - 17 January 2006 Mr. Robert Milton, Chairman, President & CEO ACE Aviation Holdings, Inc. "A Restructured Air Canada - How an Aviation Company Can Succeed in a High Fuel Environment" Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong
		12th CLSA Investors' Forum - Asia-Pacific Markets - 15 September 2005 Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong Presentations by Airbus and Boeing 1. An Airbus View of the Asia-Pacific Market Colin Stuart, Vice President Marketing, Airbus SAS 2. The Virtues of "Smaller" Airplanes Randy Tinseth, Product Development and Positioning, Boeing Commercial Airplane Company
		Lion Rock Institute of Hong Kong Luncheon - 6 September 2005 Dr. Eamonn Butler, Director of the Adam Smith Institute, UK "Airport Privatization - Not the Perfect Answer but Better Than the Rest" Hong Kong Club, Hong Kong Reported by Liz Bosher
		American Chamber of Commerce Leadership Series Luncheon - 23 May 2005 Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. David Pang "Hong Kong International Airport's Report Card Boasts Lots of Gold Stars" JW Marriott, Hong Kong Reported by Liz Bosher
		BritCham Captains of Industry Luncheon - 27 April 2005 Mr. David Turnbull, Chairman Swire Group "Swire Chief Turnbull Sees Cathay Bigger, Better, Stronger" Ritz Carlton, Hong Kong Reported by Liz Bosher
		American Chamber of Commerce Luncheon - 19 April 2005 Remarks by the Honorable Norman Y. Mineta U.S. Secretary of Transportation Island Shangri-la Hotel, Hong Kong
		Industry Leader Luncheon - 21 March 2005 140th Industry Leader Luncheon!! Mr. David Wang, President Boeing China "Boeing’s Wang: Man for All Seasons But Not a Prophet" Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong Jonathan Sharp reports
		SPECIAL BREAKFAST - 7 December 2004 Mr. Steve Ridgway, CEO Virgin Atlantic "Virgin Atlantic Coming of Age . . . but No Loss of Entrepreneurial Dash" Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Hong Kong Jonathan Sharp reports
		48th AAPA Assembly of Presidents - 26 November 2004 Mr. Karan K. Bhatia, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Transportation "The Effects of Civil Air Transport on World Economies and Politics" Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan
		PRIVATISATION - 25 November 2004 "Sexy" But on the Right Flight Path? Jonathan Sharp reports
		48th AAPA Assembly of Presidents - 25-26 November 2004 "FSCs and LCCs Top the Agenda at AAPA Assembly of Presidents" Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan Martin Craigs reports
		Hong Kong Historical Aircraft Association November Dinner Meeting Mr. John Bent and Mr. Tony Semark "V-Bomber Reflections" Hong Kong Aviation Club Jonathan Sharp reports
		5th Annual Airfinance Journal Conference "Jolly Green Giant vs. Mean Lean Dream" Conrad Hotel, Hong Kong Jonathan Sharp reports
		THE GREAT DEBATE Jake van der Kamp vs. Richard Stirland Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong
		Industry Leader Luncheon Ms. Sandra Lee, Permanent Secretary for Economic Development and Labour "Hong Kong Government Aviation Policy Review - Fast Car on a Level Playing Field . . . Blue Skies Ahead?" Ladies' Recreation Club, Hong Kong
		IATA AGM ASIAN HUB WAR HOTS UP Shangri-la Hotel, Singapore
		Industry Leader Luncheon Mr. Clay Jones, Director and Chairman, President and CEO, Rockwell Collins "Technology Leadership - Is the Space Race a Leading Indicator?" Headland Hotel, Cathay City, Hong Kong
		Industry Leader Luncheon Mr. Maurice Flanagan, Group MD, Emirates "Crisis? What Crisis? The Airline Industry's Always in Crisis" Conrad Hotel, Hong Kong
		Industry Leader Luncheon Mr. Geoff Dixon, CEO, Qantas. "Living in Interesting Times - Global Challenges, Regional Perspectives" Address to the Asia Pacific Aviation Media Association (APAMA)
		AFA / HKGCC Luncheon Mr. Michael Eskew, Chairman & CEO of UPS, "UPS's Eskew tells Hong Kong: Fly the V Formation" JW Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong
		Industry Leader Luncheon Mr. James Hogan, CEO Gulf Air "Getting Gulf Air Back Into Shape - Hogan Tells How"
		AFA / AmCham Luncheon Mr. Glenn Tilton, CEO United Airlines "United We Fly?"
		AFA / HKGCC Luncheon Mr. Giovanni Bisignani, IATA "Getting Back to the Future: We Have to Shout with a Polite Voice"
		Industry Leader Luncheon Dr. Juergen Weber, Lufthansa "Sets Agenda for Recovery and Rewrites a Chinese Wish".
		SPEAKER'S CORNER - July 2003 "Hong Kong Aviation Expertise - an Asset to Promote" by Mr. John Bent, MD GE Capital Aviation Training
		Industry Leader Luncheon Mr. James Hughes-Hallett "SARS Wars - Cathay Bloodied but Unbowed" (INCLUDES FULL TEXT OF SPEECH AND VIDEO CLIPS!)
		SPEAKER'S CORNER - May 2003 Ms. Elizabeth Bosher, Director General, AFA "New AFA Director General Calls for Teamwork in SARS Bounce Back Campaign"
		Industry Leader Luncheon Stanley Hui, CEO Dragonair "View from the Front Line"
		Industry Leader Luncheon John Leahy, Executive VP Customer Affairs, Airbus "Airbus Tells Aviation Industry: Cheer Up - Beer and Champagne?"
		Industry Leader Luncheon Mr. Richard Stirland, Director General, AAPA "Greasy Hamburger or a Plate of Sushi?"
		Cocktail Reception Mr. Rod Eddington "Aviation is Crazy - Upbeat on Hong Kong"
		Economist Conference Asia Pacific Management Round Table "The Air Industry - Pitfalls in the Path to Profit"
		Industry Pioneer Dinner Mr. Sergei Sikorsky "Recollections of a Pioneer"
		Industry Leader Luncheon Mr. Giovanni Bisignani, Director General and CEO, IATA "IATA Chief Calls for New Global Solutions"