IATA's Asia Pacific regional office is based in Singapore and serves as the central point of contact for IATA's member airlines in the region. The regional office also maintains close ties with governments, their agencies, airports, air navigation service providers and regional industry organisations.
Its also provides servies to the IATA Asia Pacific country offices, in addtion to promoting and achieving IATA's 2008 industry priorities.
Asia Pacific Regional Priorities for 2008
- Safety: Safety is our number one priority. The IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) is a key tool to move the entire industry forward to the highes level of safety standards and best practices of the industry. All IATA members must be IOSA registered by end of 2008.
- IATA's environmemtal savings campaign: Asia Pacific is committed to promoting best environmental practises to member airlines and civil aviation authorities with the objective of bringing the industry closer to carbon neutral growth.
- Simplifying the Business : Bar Code Boarding Pass and Common User Self Service (CUSS) initiatives being launched in 2008. Contact your StB coordinator for more information.
- IATA Settlement Systems: The office is working towards greater operational efficiency by aligning its field operations throughout the region. BSP implementation is being planned for Vietnam and Laos, and CASS implementation is planned for Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
For more information on any of the above and other IATA industry issues and services contact the Asia Pacific regional office.