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#ONNECTIVITY s %XCELLENCE s /PPORTUNITIES
! PUBLICATION OF THE #IVIL !VIATION !UTHORITY OF 3INGAPORE
2011
#ELEBRATING
THE #ENTENNIAL
01
04
On the occasion of the Singapore Aviation Centennial Celebrations,
we are pleased to bring you this special edition of Bridging Skies.
The aviation industry has come a very long way over the past 100
years with particularly large leaps in both the breadth and depth of
Singapores thriving aviation sector. Major progress in both civil and
military aviation has been achieved over this time.
In the pages that follow, we chart the historical development of
Singapores aviation industry that began with a simple demonstration
flight on 16 March 1911. To reveal the multi-faceted nature of
the aviation industry here, we have picked seven key areas that
have enabled aviation to be a key pillar of Singapores economic
development and transform Singapore into a global city.
There were many committed individuals and aviation professionals who
overcame many challenges and remained unwavering in their mission
to place Singapore on the world map. The rapid growth of this sector
continues to demand passionate and driven young people to embark on
careers in this promising industry and take it to even greater heights. We take
this opportunity to spotlight the expanding range of educational and training
possibilities that is shaping Singapore into a centre of excellence for aviation
knowledge and human resource development.
We have enjoyed taking the journey through our colourful past to bring you this issue.
This journey has witnessed the transformation of an industry through visionary thinking
and meticulous planning. No doubt there will be new challenges in the horizon but the
collaborative and innovative spirit of Singapores aviation industry will continue to shine. The best
is yet to come!
,YDIA 4AN
Editor
Our Dreams,
Our Journey
1911
05
17
21
Bridging Skies
Contents
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THE RISE OF SINGAPORES
AVIATION HUB
EDITOR
Lydia Tan
ASSISTANT EDITORS
Isabell Tay
Nadine Kang
A GLOBAL VISION
WRITER
Donald Urquhart
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FROM GREASE TO GLOBAL
NURTURING THE NEXT GENERATION
OF PROFESSIONALS
CARGO, THE QUIET MIRACLE
AIRLINES, MAKING IT ALL
POSSIBLE
THE DEFENCE-COMMERCIAL
CONNECTION
46
39
25
31
1929
4HE Rise /F
0HOTOLIBRARY
Singapores
Aviation Hub
Our Dreams,
Our Journey
01
1930
Bridging Skies
TANDING ON THE SHORES OF #HANGI BEACH AND CASTING
ONES EYES UPWARD UPON THE EVENING SKY ONE
SEES THE TINY SPECKS OF GLIMMERING LIGHTS MOVING
AMONGST THE STARS THAT HERALD A LONG STEADY STREAM OF
AIRCRAFT ARRIVING FROM COUNTRIES NEAR AND FAR PREPARING TO
LAND AT #HANGI !IRPORT
/N THE SCALE OF ACHIEVEMENTS 3INGAPORES VIBRANT
AVIATION HUB EVOKES NOTHING LESS THAN A SENSE OF
WONDERMENT )F THERE WAS EVER ANY DOUBT THE NUMBERS
SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES !N AIRPLANE TAKES OFF OR LANDS IN
3INGAPORE EVERY TWO MINUTES EVERYDAY ALL YEAR
LONG
4HIS TRANSLATES TO A STAGGERING mIGHTS LAST YEAR
CARRYING MILLION PASSENGERS n MORE THAN EIGHT TIMES
THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF 3INGAPORE )N A SIMILAR VEIN
3INGAPORE IS A PRIME DESTINATION FOR CARGO HANDLING
MILLION TONNES OF AIR FREIGHT LAST YEAR !DD TO THAT A
BUSTLING MAINTENANCE REPAIR AND OVERHAUL AEROSPACE
Through aviation, Singapore is connected to the
international networks of enterprise, talent and
ideas. Our air connectivity and rising income
have enabled our people to travel freely, widely
and from a very young age.
Goh Chok Tong, Emeritus Senior Minister
ENGINEERING SECTOR WORTH OVER 3 BILLION A YEAR AND
THERE CAN BE LITTLE DOUBT THAT 3INGAPORE HAS DONE
THINGS RIGHT
"UT STOP TO PONDER THIS FOR A MOMENT AND ONE
CANNOT HELP BUT ASK HOW IT ALL CAME TO BE (OW DID
3INGAPORE A TINY ISLAND BECOME A RECOGNISED AVIATION
HUB )TS GOOD REPUTATION DOES NOT COME MERELY FROM
ITS ICONIC AIRPORT AND NAMESAKE AIRLINE BUT ALSO FROM
ITS AIRCRAFT SUPPORT SERVICES MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
TRAINING EDUCATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND
CARGO LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES
4HE CHANGES THAT HAVE SHAPED THE WINGS OF AVIATION
ON THIS TINY ISLAND HAVE CERTAINLY NOT COME BY CHANCE
)T IS THE RESULT OF METICULOUS PLANNING AND INTUITIVE
FORESIGHT 4HE FOUNDATION OF THESE SUCCESSES IS PART OF
A GREATER PLAN THAT HAS FROM THE BEGINNING FOCUSED ON
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF 3INGAPORE
MARKING IT ON THE GLOBAL MAP OF COMMERCE AND
TOURISM /THER FUNDAMENTALS LAID NOT BY CHANCE BUT
BY CHOICE ! CAPABLE GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SERVICE THAT
CREATED A STABLE POLITICAL AND BUSINESS LANDSCAPE A
GLOBAL OUTLOOK LIBERAL ECONOMIC POLICIES THAT EXTENDED
INTO THE AVIATION REALM A SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT
UNDERPINNED BY THE RULE OF LAW A MOTIVATED AND SKILLED
WORKFORCE AND A KEEN FOCUS ON QUALITY
3INGAPORES LOCATION PLAYED A PART TOO WITH
3INGAPORE STRATEGICALLY POSITIONED ON HISTORICAL TRADE
ROUTES THAT TRAVERSED %UROPE THE -IDDLE %AST AND
)NDIA CROSSING TO THE &AR %AST AND EXTENDED SOUTH TO
!USTRALIA AND .EW :EALAND 4ODAY THIS GEOGRAPHIC
ADVANTAGE IS AS IMPORTANT AS EVER ALTHOUGH IN A
DIFFERENT FORM !S A REGIONAL COMMERCE AND LOGISTICS
HUB 3INGAPORE IS NOW WELL
PLACED AS A BASE FROM
WHICH GLOBAL COMPANIES OPERATE AND TAP THE DYNAMIC
GROWTH IN !SIA )N EITHER CASE WITHOUT THE IMPETUS
OF 3INGAPORES RESOURCEFULNESS THIS GEOGRAPHICAL
ADVANTAGE WOULD HAVE AMOUNTED TO PRECIOUS LITTLE
4HE MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES THAT lRST INVESTED IN
3INGAPORE HELPED SET THE STAGE FOR FURTHER ECONOMIC
GROWTH SPURRING A RISE IN AIR PASSENGER TRAVEL AND
1931
02
CARGO VOLUMES THROUGH 3INGAPORE AND ATTRACTING EVEN
GREATER INVESTMENTS 4HIS GROWTH IN TURN KICK
STARTED
THE PROVISION OF ENGINEERING
RELATED SERVICES THAT
ALTHOUGH BORNE OUT OF NECESSITY TO SERVICE 3INGAPORES
BURGEONING AIRLINE AND AIR FORCE WERE QUICK TO ADAPT
TO THE DEMANDS OF A RAPIDLY GROWING INTERNATIONAL AIR
CARRIER INDUSTRY AND LATER BECOMING FULL
mEDGED GLOBAL
PROVIDERS OF AEROSPACE
ENGINEERING SERVICES
7ITH NO DOMESTIC MARKET 3INGAPORE HAS ALWAYS
NEEDED TO FOCUS ON INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS AND
THEREFORE ADOPTED EARLY ON A STANCE OF PROMOTING
@OPEN SKIES 4HIS IS A LARGE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN
NOT ONLY MAKING 3INGAPORE A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
COMPREHENSIVE AVIATION HUB BUT A MAJOR BUSINESS
CENTRE AND TOURIST DESTINATION AS WELL 4HE NEGOTIATION
OF AIR RIGHTS AND 3INGAPORES STANCE HAS ALWAYS
BEEN PRAGMATIC 4ODAY 3INGAPORE HAS !IR 3ERVICES
!GREEMENTS WITH OVER COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES !S
AN ACTIVE ADVOCATE OF OPEN SKIES 3INGAPORE HAS ALSO
CONCLUDED OVER /PEN 3KIES !GREEMENTS
'ROWTH IN DEMAND FOR AIR SERVICES DROVE RAPID AIRPORT
DEVELOPMENT THAT SAW SUCCESSIVE INNOVATIONS IN TERMS
OF INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES AND SERVICES 5LTIMATELY
THESE INNOVATIONS ESTABLISHED #HANGI !IRPORT AS A GLOBAL
BRAND AND BENCHMARK OF QUALITY 4HE SAME CAN BE
SAID FOR 3INGAPORE !IRLINES AND AEROSPACE
ENGINEERING
COMPANIES LIKE 34 !EROSPACE WHICH HAVE BEEN
ACKNOWLEDGED AS LEADERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE INDUSTRIES
7HILE GREAT EFFORTS HAVE BEEN PUT INTO BUILDING THE
RIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE RIGHT TIME EQUALLY IMPORTANT
EFFORTS HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING HIGHLY SKILLED
HUMAN CAPITAL TO ENABLE FUTURE GROWTH THROUGH THE
SUPPORT OF A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS
7ITH EACH NEW PLAN THERE HAS BEEN A CONSIDERATION
OF HOW THEY WILL OPTIMALLY lT WITH THE OTHER PIECES OF
3INGAPORES AVIATION JIGSAW PUZZLE
Our Dreams,
Our Journey
03
1933
4HE ESTABLISHMENT OF 3INGAPORE AS A VIBRANT AVIATION
HUB COMPRISING A MULTI
FACETED ARRAY OF AVIATION
RELATED
ACTIVITIES HAS BROUGHT ABOUT COUNTLESS BENElTS FOR
3INGAPORE AND ITS CITIZENS 4HESE BENElTS EXTEND FAR
BEYOND SIMPLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE INHERENT
RISE IN LIVING STANDARDS AND PROSPERITY 4HEY ALSO FURTHER
BOLSTER A STABLE AND EQUITABLE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT
ALONG WITH RISING SOCIAL COHESION -OST IMPORTANTLY IT
HELPED FOSTER A GREATER GLOBAL CONSCIOUSNESS BRINGING TO
3INGAPORE THE MULTIFARIOUS PEOPLES OF THE WORLD AS WELL
AS ENABLING 3INGAPOREANS TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE GLOBE
4HIS IS THE STORY OF 3INGAPORES INSPIRING AVIATION
ACHIEVEMENT
Our liberal and open skies aviation policy has
been the cornerstone in developing Singapore
as a key aviation hub in the Asia-Pacific region.
We believe that promoting free trade and open
competition is the best way to ensure the vigour
and vibrancy of the aviation industry.
Raymond Lim, Minister of Transport and Second
Minister for Foreign Affairs (2006-2011)
Bridging Skies
01
A Global
Vision
D
EVELOPING 3INGAPORE INTO A WORLD
CLASS AVIATION
HUB REQUIRED A NUMBER OF KEY ELEMENTS ALL
WORKING IN HARMONY 4HE APPROACH OF FOCUSING
ON INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS AND TRAFlC FROM THE VERY
EARLIEST DAYS LEFT A lRM IMPRINT ON THE ARCHITECTS OF
3INGAPORES DEVELOPMENT AS A GLOBAL AVIATION HUB
!S A GLOBAL AVIATION AND TRANSHIPMENT HUB THAT WILL
BE AFFECTED BY THE RAPIDLY CHANGING GLOBAL AVIATION
ENVIRONMENT 3INGAPORE UNDERSTANDS WELL THE NEED
TO lND WAYS TO ENSURE THAT CIVIL AVIATION NOT JUST
AT HOME BUT IN THE REGION AND ACROSS THE GLOBE
CONTINUES TO GROW IN A SEAMLESS WAY
!S PART OF A GLOBAL INDUSTRY 3INGAPORE PARTICIPATES
ACTIVELY IN NOT ONLY ADHERING TO INTERNATIONAL
REGULATORY NORMS BUT IN WORKING WITH ITS GLOBAL
COUNTERPARTS IN FORMULATING THESE RULES AND STANDARDS
ICAO: THE GLOBAL REGULATOR
3INGAPORE JOINED THE )NTERNATIONAL #IVIL !VIATION
/RGANIZATION )#!/ IN -AY SHORTLY AFTER
INDEPENDENCE AND AS 3INGAPORE GREW AND PROSPERED
OVER THE YEARS SO DID THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY A MORE
VITAL GLOBAL ROLE )N 3INGAPORE DID JUST THAT BY
BEING ELECTED TO THE )#!/ #OUNCIL IN EFFECT MARKING
3INGAPORES COMING OF AGE IN THE GLOBAL AVIATION
WORLD !ND IN FACT 3INGAPORE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RE
ELECTED IN AND MOST RECENTLY IN
3INGAPORE HAS SINCE STEPPED UP ITS CONTRIBUTIONS
AND INVOLVEMENT IN )#!/ COORDINATING WITH
THE ORGANISATION TO PURSUE ITS GOALS AS WELL AS
ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER MEMBER STATES
TO IMPROVE THEIR RESPECTIVE AVIATION PROGRAMMES
!MONG ITS ACTIVITIES 3INGAPORE HOSTS NUMEROUS )#!/
SEMINARS AND MEETINGS WHICH RANGE FROM AVIATION
SAFETY SECURITY LAW MEDICINE AND AIRPORT OPERATIONS
4HE COUNTRYS REPRESENTATIVE TO )#!/ ALSO SERVED
IN THE VERY IMPORTANT ROLE OF &IRST 6ICE 0RESIDENT OF
1934
01 2AYMOND ,IM
-INISTER FOR
4RANSPORT AND
3ECOND -INISTER FOR
&OREIGN !FFAIRS
2OBERTO +OBEH
'ONZALES )#!/
0RESIDENT AND #HOI
3HING +WOK
0ERMANENT
3ECRETARY -INISTRY
OF 4RANSPORT AT THE
3INGAPORE
2ECEPTION IN
-ONTREAL ON
3EPTEMBER
THE )#!/ #OUNCIL FOR A ONE
YEAR
TERM IN 3INGAPORE HAS ALSO
SERVED ON THE !IR .AVIGATION
4ECHNICAL #OOPERATION
&INANCE ,EGAL AND 5NLAWFUL
)NTERFERENCE #OMMITTEES n ALL
SPECIALISED BODIES OF THE )#!/
#OUNCIL n SINCE )N A WORLD
OF EXTREMELY DIVERSE VIEWS
THE NATURE OF 3INGAPORES
PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL
AVIATION IS MARKED BY THE
OBJECTIVITY IT BRINGS TO THE TABLE
7ITH ITS MULTICULTURAL BACKGROUND
AND PRO
ENTERPRISE LEANINGS 3INGAPORE HAS OFTEN BEEN
REGARDED AS A KEY BRIDGE
BUILDER BETWEEN %AST AND
7EST DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING NATIONS
!S A #OUNCIL MEMBER 3INGAPORE HAS BEEN MAKING
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS HAVING BEEN ACTIVELY
INVOLVED IN OVER )#!/ PANELS WORKING GROUPS AND
TASK FORCES ASSUMING #HAIRPERSON AND VITAL MEMBER
POSITIONS IN OF THEM INCLUDING THE !IR .AVIGATION
#OMMISSION !.# THE )#!/ !VIATION 3ECURITY 0ANEL
AND THE )#!/ (IGH ,EVEL -EETING ON )NTERNATIONAL
!VIATION AND #LIMATE #HANGE IN
/F PARTICULAR NOTE IS 3INGAPORES WORK IN AVIATION
SECURITY WHICH HAS SEEN IT CONTRIBUTE TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AN )#!/
LED HARMONISED RESPONSE TO
THE THREAT OF LIQUID EXPLOSIVES ONBOARD AIRCRAFT )T ALSO
CONTINUES TO SUPPORT INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE SECURITY
SCREENING TECHNOLOGY AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF CIVIL
AVIATION STAFF TO SECURITY ISSUES
1937
04
Our Dreams,
Our Journey
05
1937
Bridging Skies
4HE
Changi
Experience
OURE STANDING IN THE TROPICAL HEAT AT THE &ARRER
0ARK 2ACE #OURSE ONE AFTERNOON IN -ARCH
TO WATCH THE INCREDIBLE SIGHT OF A TWO
WINGED
AIRCRAFT TAKE mIGHT !T THE TIME IT WOULD SURELY HAVE
SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE THAT ONE DAY IN THE DISTANT FUTURE
THE SMALL ISLAND YOUgRE STANDING ON WOULD BE A MAJOR
GLOBAL AVIATION HUB
"UT THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS HAPPENED #HANGI !IRPORT
HAS BECOME SYNONYMOUS WITH 3INGAPORE &OR AIR
TRAVELLERS THE NAME TRANSLATES TO WORLD
CLASS
EFlCIENCY COMFORT AND CONNECTIVITY 4HIS HAS BEEN
CONlRMED TIME AND TIME AGAIN BY AN ASTONISHING
NUMBER OF GLOBAL AWARDS n MORE THAN AWARDS IN
YEARS THAT ESTABLISH #HANGI !IRPORT AS AMONG THE
VERY BEST WORLDWIDE
1947
06
3ERVING MORE THAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES AND
CONNECTING SOME CITIES IN COUNTRIES #HANGI
!IRPORT HANDLES ABOUT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
EVERY WEEK 3INGAPORE !IRLINES 3)! LAUNCH OF A NEW
SERVICE TO 3O 0AULO "RAZIL IN -ARCH RATCHETED
UP THE lGURES BY ANOTHER NOTCH BY ADDING A DIRECT
CONNECTION FOR 3INGAPORE TO A SIXTH CONTINENT
&OR MANY 3INGAPOREANS #HANGI !IRPORT IS NOT JUST
A GATEWAY TO THE REST OF THE WORLD )T IS ALSO A FAVOURITE
LEISURE DESTINATION WITH FAMILIES TRAVELLING TO THIS
FACILITY AT THE EASTERN END OF 3INGAPORE TO PATRONISE THE
MANY RESTAURANTS SHOPS AND OTHER AMENITIES AS THEY
WOULD AT A SHOPPING MALL 7ITH SQUARE METRES
OF COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL SPACE #HANGI !IRPORT OFFERS
FREE )NTERNET BIG SCREEN TELEVISION LOUNGES SEVERAL
ENTERTAINMENT CONSOLES A VARIETY OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE
&" OPTIONS A SWIMMING POOL MASSAGE AND SPA
FACILITIES FREE CITY TOURS FOR TRANSIT PASSENGERS AND
CHILDRENS PLAYGROUNDS TO NAME ONLY A FEW AND ITS
ALL TIED TOGETHER WITH TOP
NOTCH CUSTOMER SERVICE )TS
THEREFORE NOT HARD TO SEE WHY #HANGI !IRPORT WARMS
THE HEARTS OF 3INGAPOREANS AND TRAVELLERS ALIKE
LEARNING FROM THE PAST
4HE VAST SELECTION OF SHOPPING ENTERTAINMENT AND
&" OPTIONS AVAILABLE AT ALL FOUR OF #HANGI !IRPORTS
TERMINALS HAS IN FACT A YEAR ANTECEDENT IN THE !RT
$ECO INSPIRED TERMINAL BUILDING AT +ALLANG !IRPORT
7HEN AIRPORT OPERATIONS WERE MOVED FROM 3ELETAR
TO +ALLANG IN THE NEW FACILITY BOASTED NEARLY
UNHEARD OF AIRPORT AMENITIES AT THE TIME INCLUDING A
POST OFlCE RETAIL SHOP RESTAURANT WITH A LARGE OUTDOOR
VERANDA AND A MEDICAL CLINIC 4HIS SUBSEQUENTLY SET THE
STANDARD FOR FUTURE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENTS IN 3INGAPORE
Over the last 30 years, we have built up a set
of skills and expertise in running the airport
smoothly to meet the expectations of all our
passengers.
Tan Lye Teck, Executive Vice President, Changi
Airport Group (CAG)
Our Dreams,
Our Journey
07
1955
01
Bridging Skies
02
#ONNECTIVITY IS A KEY FACTOR IN #HANGIS SUCCESS
)T MAKES GETTING AROUND THE WORLD EASIER FOR
PASSENGERS AND ALSO BENElTS CARRIERS ESPECIALLY THE
GLOBAL AIRLINE ALLIANCES THAT TRANSFER PASSENGERS AND
CARGO FROM ONE PARTNER CARRIER TO ANOTHER TO HELP
THEM OFFER MORE COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL SERVICES 4HE
MAJOR AIRLINE ALLIANCES n 3TAR !LLIANCE 3KY4EAM AND
ONEWORLD n HAVE ALL ESTABLISHED A SIGNIlCANT PRESENCE
AT #HANGI PROVIDING ONWARD CONNECTIONS TO VIRTUALLY
THE ENTIRE WORLD
)NTERNATIONAL CONNECTIVITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PRIORITY
FOR 3INGAPORE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC REASONS 4HE
COUNTRYS lRST INTERNATIONAL AIR ROUTE WAS ESTABLISHED
IN WHEN 3ELETAR !IRPORT BEGAN HOSTING SCHEDULED
COMMERCIAL SERVICES BETWEEN ,ONDON AND "ATAVIA
PRESENT
DAY *AKARTA THAT WAS OPERATED BY +.),- AN
AIRLINE BELONGING TO THE $UTCH %AST )NDIES
&OLLOWING THAT INAUGURAL AIR LINK AIR TRAFlC
THROUGH 3INGAPORE BEGAN GROWING AT A STEADY PACE
NECESSITATING A NEW AIRPORT WHICH WAS CONSTRUCTED AT
+ALLANG AND STARTED OPERATIONS IN +ALLANG !IRPORT
IS PERHAPS BEST REMEMBERED AS THE AIRPORT OF THE
COLONIAL @GLORY DAYS WHICH SAW SPACIOUS mYING BOATS
LANDING ON THE +ALLANG 2IVER AND DISCHARGING THEIR
WELL
HEELED PASSENGERS AT THE GRAND TERMINAL
(OWEVER DEMAND SOON OUTSTRIPPED +ALLANG
!IRPORTS CAPACITY IN THE S ,ARGER FASTER AND
HEAVIER AIRCRAFT CARRYING EVER
GREATER NUMBERS OF
PASSENGERS BECAME THE NORM DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
A POST
WAR ECONOMIC BOOM AND CONCOMITANT SURGE IN
AIR TRAFlC AND NEW AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY ,ACK OF SUFlCIENT
INFRASTRUCTURE n IN TERMS OF PASSENGER TERMINAL AND
RUNWAY CAPACITY n TO COPE WITH THE SURGE MEANT THAT
THE HUNT WAS ON AGAIN FOR A NEW AIRPORT LOCATION
01 +ALLANG !IRPORT
OPENED FOR
OPERATIONS ON
*UNE TO LINK
3INGAPORE WITH
TOWNS IN 0ENINSULAR
-ALAYSIA
02 3INGAPORES
lRST AIRPORT A
MILITARY INSTALLATION
WAS COMPLETED AT
3ELETAR IN )T
SERVED AS A BASE OF
THE 2OYAL !IR &ORCE
AND A CIVIL AIRPORT
UNTIL +ALLANG !IRPORT
OPENED IN
1958
1961
08
SINGAPORE CHANGI AIRPORT:
BLAZING THE TRAIL FOR 30 YEARS
hangi Airport is an icon for
service excellence, synonymous
with good customer service
delivery and strong capabilities to
create exceptional journeys that deliver
a memorable airport experience for
airport users.
Opening its doors in July 1981, the
airport continues to be lauded for its
unyielding commitment to innovation,
excellence and its desire to constantly
raise the bar. Changi Airport remains the
worlds most awarded airport, collecting
another 25 Best Airport awards in
2010. To date, Changi is the proud
recipient of more than 370 awards since
its opening 30 years ago.
Over the past three decades, Changi
Airport has also seen its traffic increase
fivefold. Last year, Changi broke its
annual record for passenger traffic,
with more than 42 million passenger
movements during the year. This
surpassed its previous traffic record
of 37.7 million passengers in 2008.
Crossing the 40-million mark places
Changi in the next higher league of
airports globally, reinforcing its position
as a major air hub.
Changi Airport will continue to
adopt a proactive policy of building in
anticipation of future traffic demand
and providing ample capacity to cater
to passengers and airlines growth. The
airport has been constantly upgrading
its existing facilities to maintain its
competitive edge as an attractive
airport for travellers and as an efficient
operating environment for airlines.
From a single terminal in its formative
years, Changi Airport now operates four
terminals Terminals 1, 2 and 3, as well
as the Budget Terminal.
Changi Airports
SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES:
1981: Officially declared opened
1986: Surpassed the 10 million passenger
milestone
1990: Terminal 2 opened for flight operations
on 22 November. Skytrain introduced to provide a
swift link between Terminals 1 and 2
1994: Surpassed the 20 million passenger
milestone
2002: Changi Airport Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)
station officially opened on 27 February, improving
accessibility to the airport
2004: Crossed the 30 million passenger mark
2006: The first Budget Terminal for low cost
carriers in Asia opened at Changi
2007: Worlds first A380 passenger flight took
off from Changi Airport
2008: Terminal 3 commenced scheduled flight
operations on 9 January
2009: Changi Airport corporatised. Changi
Airport Group formed to undertake key functions
like airport operations and management and air
hub development
2010: Named Best Airport In The World' for
the 23rd year running by Business Traveller (UK).
Passenger movements breached the 42-million
mark, a record for annual traffic
2011: Connectivity to a sixth continent
established with the launch of flights by
Singapore Airlines to So Paulo, Brazil
advertorial
The progress that
Changi Airport has
made in the last 30 years
is the result of the closeknit partnerships we have
shared with government
agencies, airlines, groundhandling agencies and
other companies at the
airport. As we celebrate the
achievements of the last
30 years, we look forward
to taking Changi forward
in the next phase of its
development.
We will continue to
innovate and embrace
our philosophy of Many
Partners, Many Missions,
ONE Changi, by working
with our partners and
striving to provide an even
better Changi experience
that will delight passengers
and visitors alike. We
will also continue to
spread Changis presence
overseas by leveraging our
expertise and experience
in airport management and
operations. As demand
for air travel continues to
grow, we look forward to
welcoming more passengers
and maintaining Changis
position as the premier air
hub in the region.
Lee Seow Hiang, CEO
Changi Airport Group
Bridging Skies
3ITE
PREPARATIONS AT
#HANGI BEGAN IN
FOR 3INGAPORES
FOURTH AIRPORT
0AYA ,EBAR
!IRPORT OPENED ON
!UGUST
REPLACING +ALLANG
AS 3INGAPORES
INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT
4HE PLANNERS CAST THEIR GAZE ON #HANGI AT THE
FAR EASTERN REACHES OF THE ISLAND $URING WARTIME IN
THE MID
S THE *APANESE OCCUPATION FORCE HAD
CONSTRUCTED RUDIMENTARY LANDING STRIPS BISECTING NORTH
SOUTH AND EAST
WEST 4HIS WAS A KEY DEVELOPMENT THAT
WOULD LATER INmUENCE THE SITING OF 3INGAPORES PRESENT
DAY CIVILIAN AIRPORT (OWEVER POOR SOIL CONDITIONS MADE
CONSTRUCTION OF PROPER RUNWAYS A DIFlCULT PROPOSITION
AT THE TIME AND A LOCATION AT 0AYA ,EBAR WAS INSTEAD
CHOSEN n IT WAS NOT YET #HANGIS TIME
!LTHOUGH LACKING SOME OF ITS PREDECESSORS
GRANDEUR 0AYA ,EBAR !IRPORT REPRESENTED THE MOST
MODERN AIRPORT OF ITS DAY AND WAS EASILY THE BEST SUCH
FACILITY IN 3OUTHEAST !SIA )T ALSO PROVIDED AN IMPORTANT
LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR 3INGAPORE n IT WAS HERE THAT THE
SOON
TO
BE INDEPENDENT NATION EXPERIENCED THE GREAT
CHANGES TO THE INTERNATIONAL mOW OF PEOPLE AND GOODS
THAT THE DAWNING JET
ERA SPAWNED
$URING THIS TIME AIR CARGO WAS ALSO A BURGEONING
BUSINESS ,ARGER WIDE
BODIED PLANES MADE IT FEASIBLE
TO CARRY LARGER AMOUNTS OF CARGO IN ADDITION TO
PASSENGERS 4HIS RESULTED IN GREATER DEMANDS BEING
PLACED ON CARGO HANDLERS FOSTERING THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A MORE EFlCIENT AND PROFESSIONAL INDUSTRY
2ECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CARGO FOR BUSINESS
INSPIRED 3INGAPORE !IRLINES TO BUILD DEDICATED
WAREHOUSING AND HANDLING FACILITIES AT 0AYA ,EBAR
!IRPORT n SOMETHING IT WOULD GO ON TO BUILD LATER AT
#HANGI AT A SCALE SEVERAL TIMES LARGER !IRPORT PLANNERS
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Our Journey
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ALSO CORRECTLY ANTICIPATED THE RAPID GROWTH OF AIRFREIGHT
THROUGH 3INGAPORE AND THE IMPORTANCE IT WOULD PLAY IN
ATTRACTING INVESTMENTS FROM MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
TO THE YOUNG NATION AND THEY STEPPED UP TO CATER TO
THESE EMERGING DEMANDS
&URTHERMORE 0AYA ,EBAR WAS A CORNERSTONE
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AND
OVERHAUL ACTIVITIES IN 3INGAPORE WITH A NUMBER OF
KEY COMPANIES LOCATED AT THE NEW AIRPORT )T HELPED TO
KICK
START WHAT HAS BECOME A 3
BILLION AEROSPACE
ENGINEERING HUB TODAY
-EANWHILE PASSENGER NUMBERS CONTINUED TO CLIMB
AT A RAPID RATE BOTH GLOBALLY AND IN 3INGAPORE AS NEW
JET AIRCRAFT n INCLUDING THE REVOLUTIONARY "OEING
As ground handlers, our staff is helpful and
proactive to facilitate the entire process from
arrival at the airport to check in and thats where
we are synonymous with Changi Airport.
Clement Woon, President & Chief Executive
Officer, Singapore Airport Terminal Services
(SATS)
JUMBO JET n BROUGHT THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
INTO THE MAINSTREAM "Y 0AYA ,EBAR WAS HANDLING
MORE THAN PASSENGERS AND AIRCRAFT
MOVEMENTS ANNUALLY AND ENJOYING UNPRECEDENTED
CONNECTIVITY TO MAJOR AIRPORTS AROUND THE WORLD
.ATIONAL CARRIER 3INGAPORE !IRLINES WAS NOT THE
ONLY ONE MOVING TO TAP THE BRISK GROWTH IN TRAFlC
)NTERNATIONAL AIRLINES BEGAN CALLING ON 3INGAPORE
IN SUBSTANTIAL NUMBERS "Y THE NUMBER OF
PASSENGERS SWELLED TO MILLION AND JUST lVE SHORT
YEARS LATER IT HAD TIPPED THE FOUR MILLION MARK /NCE
AGAIN PRESSURE MOUNTED ON THE EXISTING AVIATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
! DECISION WAS INITIALLY MADE TO ADD A NEW RUNWAY
AND FURTHER EXPAND THE TERMINAL BUILDING AT 0AYA
,EBAR (OWEVER THE PLAN WAS ULTIMATELY SCRAPPED
AND AUTHORITIES VOICED THE HISTORY
MAKING DECISION TO
CREATE A BRAND
NEW CIVILIAN AIRPORT AT #HANGI 4HIS WAS
ENABLED BY ENGINEERING ADVANCES ACHIEVED SINCE THE
LAST INSPECTION OF THE LAND THERE DECADES EARLIER
A BOLD VISION BEGINS
'REAT EFFORTS WERE MADE TO SCRUTINISE AND ANALYSE
DETAILED STUDIES OF TRAFlC mOW PATTERNS AT MAJOR
AIRPORTS AROUND THE WORLD 5LTIMATELY A MASTER PLAN
FOR #HANGI !IRPORT WAS DRAWN UP AND IN *UNE SITE
PREPARATIONS BEGAN
6ARIOUS FACILITIES n RUNWAYS PASSENGER AND CARGO
TERMINALS BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEMS OFlCE BLOCKS
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Our Journey
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1968
FUEL SUPPLY AND EVEN CAR PARKS n HAD TO BE CAREFULLY
PLANNED !N ICONIC
METRE
HIGH CONTROL TOWER WAS
DESIGNED TO HOUSE AIR TRAFlC CONTROL !4# OPERATIONS
)N MANY REGARDS THIS WAS AN AIRPORT PLANNERS
DREAM 4HE SITE n lVE TIMES LARGER THAN 0AYA ,EBAR n
OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY TO ESTABLISH A BOLD VISION FOR A
MODERN AIRPORT WITH ROOM FOR EXPANSION WELL INTO THE
FUTURE 4HAT BOLD VISION UNFOLDED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION
OF #HANGI !IRPORT AND CONTINUES TO SERVE 3INGAPORES
AVIATION INDUSTRY WELL
4HE FOUNDATION STONE FOR 4ERMINAL WAS LAID IN
!UGUST 4HE lRST PHASE COST NEARLY 3 BILLION
REPRESENTING THE LARGEST INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN
3INGAPORES HISTORY AT THAT TIME )T OPENED ON *ULY
WITH THE lRST mIGHT n 3INGAPORE !IRLINES &LIGHT
TOUCHING DOWN AT HOURS WITH PASSENGERS
FROM +UALA ,UMPUR 4HE TERMINALS OFlCIAL OPENING WAS
TO COME WITH MUCH FANFARE lVE MONTHS LATER
CHANGI USHERS IN A NEW ERA
4HE SEEMINGLY SIMPLE ACT OF BEGINNING OPERATIONS AT
THE NEW AIRPORT WAS NO MEAN FEAT /VERNIGHT ON *ULY
ALL OPERATIONS HAD TO BE SEAMLESSLY TRANSFERRED FROM
0AYA ,EBAR TO #HANGI 4HE EVENT WAS PULLED OFF WITH
ONLY VERY MINOR GLITCHES 4HIS WAS DUE IN LARGE PART
TO INTENSIVE PLANNING AND PREPARATION THAT BEGAN A
FULL YEAR PRIOR TO ITS OPENING INCLUDING THE TESTING OF
NEW IDEAS AT 0AYA ,EBAR 3IXTEEN SIMULATION mIGHTS
WITH MILITARY PERSONNEL AND ACTUAL " AIRCRAFT WERE
ALSO CONDUCTED
!S AN ADDED PRECAUTION 0AYA ,EBARS !4# #ENTRE
CONTINUED TO OPERATE FOR A PERIOD OF lVE MONTHS TO ACT
AS A CRITICAL BACKUP IN CASE PROBLEMS CROPPED UP AT
#HANGI BUT IT WAS NEVER NEEDED
/N OPENING DAY #HANGI !IRPORT HAD AIRLINES
OPERATING SCHEDULED mIGHTS EACH WEEK
CONNECTING 3INGAPORE TO CITIES IN COUNTRIES
)T ENDED ITS lRST YEAR OF OPERATIONS WITH MILLION
PASSENGERS TONNES OF AIR FREIGHT AND
AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
-EANWHILE PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AIRPORTS
FACILITIES CONTINUED INCLUDING A BIG AIRCRAFT HANGAR n
REVOLUTIONARY FOR ITS COLUMN FREE DESIGN WITH AN AREA
ALMOST AS LARGE AS THE 0ADANG AND ABLE TO HOLD THREE
" S SIMULTANEOUSLY n WHICH OPENED A YEAR LATER
)N CONSTRUCTION WORK ON 4ERMINAL BEGAN
/PERATIONS COMMENCED IN .OVEMBER AND IN
WHAT WAS TO BECOME A HALLMARK OF #HANGI !IRPORT
THE ADDED INFRASTRUCTURAL CAPACITY WAS WAY AHEAD
OF PASSENGER DEMAND DUE TO FORESIGHT IN PLANNING
4HIS FORWARD THINKING DEVELOPMENT POLICY HELPED
#HANGI AVOID CONGESTION PROBLEMS COMMON IN MAJOR
AIRPORTS AND MAINTAIN HIGH SERVICE STANDARDS +EEN
ON CUSTOMER SERVICE THE AIRLINES CARGO AND LOGISTICS
PLAYERS AIRPORT PARTNERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS ALL
CONTRIBUTED TO THE AIRPORTS SUCCESS OVER THE YEARS
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!SIAS lRST
DEDICATED TERMINAL
FOR LOW
COST
CARRIERS "UDGET
4ERMINAL OPENED
FOR SCHEDULED mIGHT
OPERATIONS ON
-ARCH
&AST
FORWARD TO n #HANGIS THIRD AND MOST
TECHNOLOGICALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY ADVANCED TERMINAL
BECAME OPERATIONAL IN *ANUARY THAT YEAR ! NINE
STOREY
#ROWNE 0LAZA (OTEL THE lRST FULL
mEDGED INTERNATIONAL
HOTEL AT THE AIRPORT WAS CONSTRUCTED ALONGSIDE THE NEW
TERMINAL 7ITH 4ERMINAL IN OPERATION #HANGI !IRPORTS
MAXIMUM ANNUAL PASSENGER CAPACITY WAS INCREASED TO
AN ASTONISHING MILLION PASSENGERS AND INCLUDED THE
LATEST DESIGN FEATURES TO MINIMISE ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT
AS WELL AS MODIlCATIONS NECESSARY TO CATER TO THE NEW
GENERATION OF DOUBLE
DECK ! @SUPERJUMBO AIRCRAFT
4O PREPARE FOR THE ARRIVAL OF THIS GROUNDBREAKING
AIRPLANE THE AIRPORT BEGAN MODIlCATION WORKS WHICH
HAD BEEN PLANNED SINCE THE LATE S 4HEY INCLUDED
CONSTRUCTING GATES CAPABLE OF HANDLING THE EXTRA
LARGE AIRCRAFT EIGHT OF WHICH ARE IN 4ERMINAL "AGGAGE
The addition of passenger terminal capacity
with Terminal 2 and then Terminal 3 to
increasing runway and airspace capacity, were
heart-stopping, tension-filled and potentially
game-changing moments that required careful
nurturing and implementation.
Lim Hock San, first Director-General, Civil
Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS)
1972
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CLAIM CAROUSELS RUNWAYS AND TAXIWAYS WERE EXPANDED
AND TWO NEW FREIGHTER AIRCRAFT STANDS AND TWO REMOTE
AIRCRAFT PARKING STANDS WERE BUILT )N .OVEMBER
THE AIRPORT BECAME THE lRST OUTSIDE %UROPE TO RECEIVE
THE ! FOR AIRPORT COMPATIBILITY TESTS AND WAS
THE lRST IN THE WORLD TO HAVE AN OPERATIONAL TRIPLE
PASSENGER LOADING BRIDGE
A MASTERPLAN REVISED
!LWAYS KEENLY ATTUNED TO THE CHANGING DEMANDS OF THE
AVIATION INDUSTRY #HANGI !IRPORTS PLANNERS SET ABOUT
CREATING TWO NEW SPECIALISED TERMINALS WHICH BECAME
OPERATIONAL IN !LTHOUGH NOT CONTAINED IN #HANGIS
ORIGINAL MASTER PLAN THESE ADDITIONS WERE NECESSARY
TO MAINTAIN THE AIRPORTS COMPETITIVE POSITION AGAINST
THE RISING QUALITY AND CAPACITY OF REGIONAL AIRPORTS THAT
WERE EYEING A SLICE OF THE AIR PASSENGER HUB PIE
!SIA
0ACIlCS AVIATION INDUSTRY WAS CHANGING FAST IN
THE lRST DECADE OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM /THER COUNTRIES
WERE INVESTING IN NEW FACILITIES TO TAP GLOBAL AIR TRAVEL
AND TOURISM GROWTH AND THERE WAS INCREASING AVIATION
LIBERALISATION WITHIN 3OUTHEAST !SIA
4HE MORE LIBERAL AVIATION ENVIRONMENT HAD FAR
REACHING IMPACT ON THE INDUSTRY IN THE REGION SUCH AS
FACILITATING THE RAPID GROWTH OF LOW
COST CARRIERS ,##S
3INGAPORE ALSO EMBRACED THE LOW
COST MODEL IN A BID
TO ALSO ESTABLISH THE 2EPUBLIC NOT ONLY AS A PREMIER
AVIATION HUB BUT ALSO AS A LOW COST HUB ADDING
ANOTHER PIECE TO THE NEARLY COMPLETE AVIATION PUZZLE
4O CATER TO THE SHORT TURNAROUND TIMES AND LOWER
OPERATING COSTS OF ,##S THE DECISION WAS MADE
TO BUILD A SEPARATE LOW COST TERMINAL n THE "UDGET
4ERMINAL /PERATIONAL IN -ARCH THE FACILITY NOW
CATERS TO lVE BUDGET CARRIERS 4WO OTHER ,##S OPTED TO
USE 4ERMINAL DEMONSTRATING THE AIRPORTS mEXIBILITY
AND CUSTOMER FOCUS
7ITH THE EXPLOSIVE GROWTH IN LOW COST PASSENGER
TRAFlC IN THE REGION AIRPORT PLANNERS TOOK THE LEAD TO
HEAD OFF ANY FUTURE CAPACITY CRUNCH BY EXPANDING THE
ANNUAL CAPACITY FROM MILLION PASSENGERS TO SEVEN
MILLION
!T THE SAME TIME A DEDICATED @#OMMERCIALLY
)MPORTANT 0EOPLE TERMINAL n *ET1UAY n WAS ALSO
OPENED )T GAVE #HANGI !IRPORT YET ANOTHER @lRST n THE
lRST AND ONLY LUXURY AIRPORT TERMINAL IN !SIA n AND WAS
A CLEAR EXAMPLE OF #HANGIS INNOVATIVE FORESIGHT
SHARPENING THE COMPETITIVE EDGE
3UCCESS DOESNT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT ITS THE RESULT OF
CONCERTED EFFORT AND INNOVATIVE THINKING ! CLEAR FACTOR
IN #HANGI !IRPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS THUS FAR HAS BEEN
THE APPROACH FROM DAY ONE THAT BUSINESS IS ABOUT
PARTNERSHIP 4HIS INCLUDES DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS
BASED ON COLLABORATION AND CONSULTATION TO BETTER
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#ONSTRUCTION OF
THE
METRE
HIGH
CONTROL TOWER
#HANGI !IRPORT
4ERMINAL OPENED
FOR SCHEDULED mIGHT
OPERATIONS ON
*ULY
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Our Journey
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UNDERSTAND ITS AIRLINE PARTNERS BUSINESS NEEDS WHILE
A DEDICATED TEAM SUPPORTS THIS BY STUDYING TRENDS AND
DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY TO IDENTIFY
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
4HIS CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH BUSINESS PARTNERS IS A
KEY PART OF THE WINNING FORMULA THAT HAS GAINED #HANGI
!IRPORT HUNDREDS OF PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS OVER THE YEARS
4HE AWARDS ARE TESTIMONY TO THAT PHILOSOPHY
!N IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT IN POSITIONING #HANGI TO
MEET THE GROWING COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT AND FUTURE
CHALLENGES THE CORPORATISATION OF AIRPORT OPERATIONS
FORMED TWO SEPARATE ENTITIES n #!!3 AND #!'
4HE MOVE ALLOWS FOR MORE FOCUSED ROLES AND
GREATER mEXIBILITY WHICH ENABLES THE AIRPORT TO
BETTER MEET FUTURE CHALLENGES 4OGETHER THE TWO
ORGANISATIONS WORK TO FURTHER DEVELOP 3INGAPORE AS
A LEADING AVIATION HUB 4HE NEW #!!3 FOCUSES ON
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AIR HUB AND AVIATION INDUSTRY
IN 3INGAPORE AS A WHOLE AS WELL AS THE PROVISION
OF AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES #!' ON THE OTHER HAND
CONCENTRATES ON MANAGING THE RUNNING OF THE AIRPORT
AIR HUB DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AND AIRPORT
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Since the opening of the first terminal, it was
a neverending challenge of doing better
expanding, adding and upgrading because we
all realise Changis importance and we all want
Changi to succeed.
Wong Woon Liong, Senior Advisor and Chief
Strategist, Airport Development, Changi Airport
Advisory Group
#!!3 WAS
RESTRUCTURED AND
#HANGI !IRPORT
WAS CORPORATISED
ON *ULY
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Our Journey
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1975
1975
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CONTINUAL UPGRADES AND
IMPROVEMENTS
%VEN AS NEW TERMINALS ARE BEING BUILT THE AIRPORT
CONTINUES TO UPGRADE AND EXPAND ITS EXISTING
TERMINALS ADDING NEW FACILITIES TO CATER TO EMERGING
OR EVEN ANTICIPATED TRENDS IN THE PASSENGER AND
CARGO INDUSTRY 4ERMINAL WENT THROUGH ITS lRST MAJOR
REFURBISHMENT IN FOLLOWED THREE YEARS LATER BY
A SECOND EXPANSION TO ADD AEROBRIDGES 4ERMINAL
WAS SIMILARLY EXPANDED SHORTLY AFTER ITS OPENING
WITH TWO NEW PIERS OF AEROBRIDGES ADDED IN
-EANWHILE IN WORK COMMENCED ON THE NEW
#HANGI !IRPORT 3KYTRAIN THAT NOW PROVIDES PASSENGER
CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE THREE MAIN TERMINALS
4HE NEWEST CHAPTER OF #HANGI !IRPORT HAS YET TO
BE FULLY WRITTEN ALTHOUGH IT WAS HERALDED BY ,IM
(WEE (UA THEN -INISTER OF 3TATE FOR 4RANSPORT IN
-ARCH WHEN SHE CONlRMED IN 0ARLIAMENT THAT A
4ERMINAL WILL BE BUILT 4HIS NEXT MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURAL
DEVELOPMENT ONCE AGAIN PREPARES #HANGI !IRPORT FOR
THE FUTURE AND IN SO DOING BOOSTS 3INGAPORES EFFORTS
TO STAY AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION
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Our Dreams,
Our Journey
17
1975
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01
NOTHER AIR JOURNEY NEARS ITS CONCLUSION AS THE PILOT
ANNOUNCES THAT THE PLANE WILL BEGIN DESCENDING
IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING AT #HANGI !IRPORT &LIGHT
ATTENDANTS BUSY THEMSELVES CLEARING EMPTY CUPS AND
ENSURING PASSENGERS@ SEATS ARE UPRIGHT WINDOW SHADES
ARE OPEN AND PASSENGERS ARE SAFELY BELTED IN THEIR
SEATS 3OON THE HUNDREDS OF SHIPS LYING OFF 3INGAPORE@S
COASTLINE COME INTO CLEARER DETAIL AND BEFORE YOU KNOW
IT THE AIRCRAFT HAS ONCE AGAIN RETURNED TO ITS EARTHLY
DOMAIN TAXIING TO THE TERMINAL TO OFmOAD ITS PASSENGERS
-OST PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE OF OR DO NOT DWELL ON
WHAT GOES ON OVER THE COURSE OF THE mIGHT IN THE
COCKPIT AND IN AIR TRAFlC CONTROL UNITS WELL OUT OF SIGHT
AND SOUND OF PASSENGERS FOR THE JOURNEY TO BE AS
SMOOTH AND UNEVENTFUL AS POSSIBLE FROM THE SECOND THE
AIRPLANE ROLLED AWAY FROM THE TERMINAL 4HE COMPLEX
AND SOPHISTICATED PROCESS BEHIND THE SCENES INVOLVES
01 4HE 3INGAPORE
!IR 4RAFlC #ONTROL
#ENTRE EQUIPPED
WITH THE ,/2!$3 )
,ONG 2ANGE 2ADAR
AND $ISPLAY 3YSTEM
AIR TRAFlC CONTROL
SYSTEM BECAME
FULLY OPERATIONAL ON
*ULY
THE AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS THE PILOTS AND THE AIR TRAFlC
CONTROLLERS FROM 3INGAPORE AND EVERY REGION THE
PLANE HAS mOWN OVER WORKING IN CONCERT MUCH LIKE AN
IMPRESSIVE SYMPHONY WITH ALL THE MUSICIANS PLAYING AS
ONE GIANT ORCHESTRA
! COMMON MISCONCEPTION IS THAT ALL !4# ACTIVITIES
ARE HANDLED AT THE ICONIC #HANGI !IRPORT CONTROL TOWER
)N REALITY CONTROLLERS IN THE TOWER MANAGE AND CONTROL
TRAFlC ONLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT INCLUDING
AIRCRAFT MANOEUVRING ON THE GROUND #ONTROLLERS IN THE
3INGAPORE !IR 4RAFlC #ONTROL #ENTRE 3!4## MANAGE
AND CONTROL AIR TRAFlC FARTHER AlELD INCLUDING AIRCRAFT
mYING THROUGH THE 3INGAPORE &LIGHT )NFORMATION 2EGION
&)2 4HIS SLICE OF AIRSPACE MEASURES SQUARE
KILOMETRES n NEARLY TIMES THE SIZE OF 3INGAPORE
n AND STRETCHES FAR INTO THE 3OUTH #HINA 3EA NORTH
OF "ORNEO
4HE CONTROLLERS ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH RADIO CONTACT
WITH THE PILOTS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND SOPHISTICATED LONG
RANGE RADAR AS WELL AS WORKING IN CLOSE COORDINATION
WITH NEIGHBOURING AIR TRAFlC CONTROL CENTRES TO MANAGE
AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS NEAR THE BOUNDARIES OF THE
3INGAPORE &)2 4HIS IS TO ENSURE SAFE PASSAGE FOR mIGHTS
ENTERING NEIGHBOURING AIRSPACE 4HE AIR NAVIGATION
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY A DEDICATED TEAM OF AIR
TRAFlC CONTROLLERS THAT WORK IN SHIFTS TO ENSURE ROUND
THE
CLOCK SURVEILLANCE
1981
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02
A PENCHANT FOR THE LATEST
TECHNOLOGY
REGIONAL AIR NAVIGATION EFFORTS
! STRONG BELIEF IN USING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN
A HALLMARK OF AIR TRAFlC CONTROL IN 3INGAPORE BEGINNING
WITH THE lRST HIGH
TECH LONG
RANGE COMPUTERISED RADAR
IN 4HE INSTALLATION OF THE ,ONG 2ANGE 2ADAR
$ISPLAY 3YSTEM ,/2!$3 WHICH COINCIDED WITH THE
START OF #HANGI !IRPORTS OPERATIONS WAS DESCRIBED AT
THE TIME AS A hQUANTUM LEAP INTO HIGH TECHNOLOGY AIR
TRAFlC CONTROLv 7HILE THE SYSTEM SERVED 3INGAPORES
AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES WELL INCREASING mIGHTS AND
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES PRESENTED A NEED FOR THE
SYSTEM TO BE UPGRADED TO ,/2!$3 )) IN 4HE
NEWER SYSTEM COMPRISED AN ENHANCED !PPROACH
3URVEILLANCE 2ADAR LONG
RANGE SURVEILLANCE RADAR AND
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
#!!3 ALSO HAS IN PLACE AN !IRPORT 3URFACE -OVEMENT
'UIDANCE AND #ONTROL 3YSTEM FOR MONITORING AIRCRAFT
AND VEHICLE MOVEMENT ON THE GROUND !DDITIONALLY IT
COMMISSIONED THE INSTALLATION OF I&ERRET AN !IRlELD
2UNWAY 3URVEILLANCE AND &OREIGN /BJECT AND $EBRIS
$ETECTION 3YSTEM /PERATING IN REAL TIME IT DETECTS AND
IDENTIlES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FOREIGN OBJECTS AND
DEBRIS SUCH AS LOOSE HARDWARE PAVEMENT FRAGMENTS
ROCKS AND EVEN WILDLIFE ON RUNWAYS TAXIWAYS AND APRONS
AND PINPOINTS THEIR EXACT LOCATION FOR IMMEDIATE REMOVAL
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Our Journey
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3INGAPORES INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES HAS A KEEN REGIONAL
THRUST AS IT WORKS IN TANDEM WITH REGIONAL COUNTERPARTS TO
IMPROVE AIR TRAFlC MANAGEMENT 4HE COUNTRY PARTICIPATES
IN SEVERAL REGIONAL AVIATION GROUPS AND PLATFORMS SUCH
AS THE #OOPERATIVE $EVELOPMENT OF /PERATIONAL 3AFETY
AND #ONTINUING !IRWORTHINESS 0ROGRAMME #IVIL !IR
.AVIGATION 3ERVICES /RGANISATION !SIA 0ACIlC .AVIGATION
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HELPED ESTABLISH NETWORKS THAT ALLOW THE GEOGRAPHICALLY
DISPARATE !SIA
0ACIlC REGION TO COMMUNICATE AND
SHARE BEST PRACTICES EFFECTIVELY 4HIS HAS CREATED MORE
STREAMLINED AVIATION INFRASTRUCTURE BY ALIGNING CIVIL
AVIATION IN THE REGION WITH )NTERNATIONAL #IVIL !VIATION
/RGANIZATION )#!/ STANDARDS THEREBY ENHANCING SAFETY
AND EFlCIENCY
)#!/ HAS COMMENDED 3INGAPORES FORWARD
THINKING
EFFORTS AND PUSH FOR HARMONISED SOLUTIONS AND RECOGNISES
THE COUNTRY AS A VALUABLE PLAYER IN FURTHERING )#!/
OBJECTIVES IN !SIA
0ACIlC IN AREAS SUCH AS EFlCIENCY
SAFETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
!T THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL #!!3 HAS PARTICIPATED IN
VARIOUS TRIALS AND INITIATIVES INCLUDING COLLABORATING WITH
)#!/ ON STRAIGHTENING ROUTES OVER THE "AY OF "ENGAL AND
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4RAINING 3CHOOL WAS
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PREMISES AT THE
3ELETAR !IRPORT TO
COPE WITH INCREASED
TRAINING DEMANDS
4HE SCHOOL WAS
RENAMED THE #IVIL
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SERVICES AIRPORT
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SYSTEM WAS
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MILLION IN
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MINUTES
4HE mIGHT WAS UNIQUE TO THE DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAMME AS IT HAD THE ADDED COMPLEXITY OF A PLANNED
STOP IN 4OKYO AND OPERATED UNDER OPTIMAL AIR TRAFlC
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MEASURES FOR ALL PHASES OF THE mIGHT )T WAS A GOOD
ILLUSTRATION OF THE SAVINGS ACHIEVABLE WHEN !30)2% BEST
PRACTICE PROCEDURES ARE APPLIED TO ALL PHASES OF mIGHT
"UILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE DEMONSTRATION mIGHT 3)!
ADDED DAILY mIGHTS BETWEEN ,OS !NGELES AND 3INGAPORE
UNDER !30)2%S @$AILY #ITY 0AIR PROGRAMME FROM
&EBRUARY THIS YEAR
&OR ITS EFFORTS #!!3 HAS RECEIVED SPECIAL RECOGNITION
FROM THE )NTERNATIONAL !IR 4RANSPORT !SSOCIATION
)!4! AND THE #ENTRE FOR !SIA 0ACIlC !VIATION #!0!
FOR UPHOLDING HIGH STANDARDS IN THE PROVISION OF AIR
NAVIGATION SERVICES SUPPORTING AIRLINE OPERATIONAL
EFlCIENCIES AND REDUCING AIRCRAFT CARBON EMISSIONS )N
#!!3 WAS AWARDED THE PRESTIGIOUS )!4! %AGLE
!WARD FOR THE @"EST !IR .AVIGATION 3ERVICE 0ROVIDER AND
#!0!S INAUGURAL @!IR .AVIGATION 3ERVICES 0ROVIDER OF THE
9EAR !WARD
3OUTH #HINA 3EA TO ALLOW FOR SHORTER AND MORE DIRECT
AIR ROUTES )T ALSO IMPLEMENTED THE 2EDUCED 6ERTICAL
3EPARATION -INIMA TO IMPROVE AIRSPACE CAPACITY AND mIGHT
SAFETY AND EFlCIENCY "Y REDUCING THE VERTICAL SPACING OF
QUALIlED AIRCRAFT INmIGHT FROM ABOUT METRES TO
METRES AIRCRAFT CAN mY CLOSER TO FUEL
EFlCIENT ALTITUDES AND
EXECUTE SMALLER CLIMBS BURNING LESS FUEL
GREEN INSPIRATION
!S A KEY EXAMPLE OF ITS DEDICATION TO AIR TRAFlC
MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES AND INITIATIVES #!!3 JOINED
!30)2% IN &EBRUARY 4HE PROGRAMME WAS JOINTLY
CREATED IN BY !IRSERVICES !USTRALIA !IRWAYS .EW
:EALAND AND THE 53 &EDERAL !VIATION !DMINISTRATION AND
ALSO COUNTS THE *APAN #IVIL !VIATION "UREAU AS A MEMBER
!30)2% AIMS TO HELP LESSEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
OF AVIATION ACROSS !SIA AND THE 3OUTH 0ACIlC %ACH AIR
NAVIGATION SERVICES PARTNER WORKS ON DEVELOPING IDEAS
THAT CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES IN AVIATION
! KEY INITIATIVE OF THE GROUP TO DATE HAS BEEN THE USE
OF /PTIMISED 0ROlLE $ESCENT OR CONTINUOUS DESCENT
"Y ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO BE mOWN WITH ENGINES AT IDLE
THRUST FROM A HIGH ALTITUDE UNTIL TOUCHDOWN THIS APPROACH
CONSUMES LESS FUEL AND ALSO PRODUCES LESS EMISSIONS AND
NOISE COMPARED WITH THE CONVENTIONAL APPROACH
!LSO IN &EBRUARY 3INGAPORE !IRLINES 3)! AND
#!!3 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE WORLDS lRST MULTI
SECTOR DEMONSTRATION GREEN mIGHT FROM ,OS !NGELES TO
3INGAPORE 4HE 3)! mIGHT SAVED KILOGRAMMES OF
FUEL REPRESENTING A SIX PER CENT REDUCTION AND CUT CARBON
EMISSIONS BY KILOGRAMMES COMPARED TO NORMAL
1981
20
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Grease
4O
Global
Advances in aerospace technology have
transformed the aviation industry in Singapore. We
are well placed to develop advanced research and
development with a host of aerospace industries.
Quek Gim Pew, Chief Executive Officer, DSO
National Laboratories
)TS SUCCESS IS INTRICATELY INTERTWINED WITH OTHER PARTS OF
3INGAPORES AVIATION PIE !S 3INGAPORE GREW IN PROMINENCE
AS AN INTERNATIONAL AIR CROSSROADS THE AEROSPACE SECTOR
GREW IN STEP n NOT ONLY IN TERMS OF VOLUME BUT IN DEPTH
Our Dreams,
Our Journey
1984
THE BEGINNING OF AN ERA
7ITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF 3INGAPORE !IRLINES IN n AND
BEFORE THAT ITS PRECURSORS -ALAYAN !IRWAYS AND -ALAYSIA
3INGAPORE !IRLINES n THE YOUNG AND GROWING CARRIER RELIED
ON A SIMPLE LINE STATION OPERATION AT 0AYA ,EBAR !IRPORT
4HIS QUICKLY GREW TO A MAJOR MAINTENANCE AND OVERHAUL
COMPLEX AT THE AIRPORT FORMING THE EARLY BEGINNINGS OF THE
INDUSTRY IN 3INGAPORE
4HE S AND S WERE AN EXCITING ERA FOR AVIATION
BOTH GLOBALLY AND IN 3INGAPORE AS MANY TECHNOLOGICAL
ADVANCES CAME TO FRUITION IN THE COMMERCIAL AVIATION
lELD FOSTERING RAPID GROWTH IN COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT
TRAFlC 4HIS SAW COMMENSURATE GROWTH IN OTHER AREAS
OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION SUCH AS AIRPORTS AND MORE
IMPORTANTLY ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES !SIDE FROM GROWTH IN
3INGAPORE !IRLINES FACILITIES TO ACCOMMODATE THE CARRIERS
GROWING mEET OF AIRCRAFT A NUMBER OF COMPANIES WERE ALSO
ESTABLISHED TO TAP INTO AIRCRAFT SALES AND DISTRIBUTION REPAIR
AND OVERHAUL OF AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS INSTRUMENTS AND
ASSOCIATED PARTS FOR THE INCREASING NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL
CARRIERS mYING THROUGH 3INGAPORE
1988
Business Traveller
21
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ITH GREASY HANDS AND BASIC TOOLS A HANDFUL OF
ENGINEERS AND MECHANICS TOILED OVER PISTON
DRIVEN AIRCRAFT ENGINES AS THEY PERFORMED
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AT +ALLANG !IRPORT IN &AST
FORWARD YEARS TO THE PRESENT AND THE SITUATION COULD
NOT BE MORE DIFFERENT IN WHAT IS PERHAPS THE MOST
UNPRECEDENTED TRANSFORMATION OF ANY MAJOR INDUSTRY SECTOR
IN 3INGAPORE
&ROM THOSE EARLY DAYS AT +ALLANG !IRPORT WHERE A
HANDFUL OF PEOPLE WORKED ON RELATIVELY SIMPLISTIC ENGINE
TECHNOLOGY THE INDUSTRY HAS GROWN TO A HIGHLY SKILLED
INDUSTRY EMPLOYING OVER PEOPLE MAKING IT A
SIGNIlCANT ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTOR
AND BREADTH AS WELL 3INGAPORE IS NOW !SIAS MOST
COMPREHENSIVE -AINTENANCE 2EPAIR AND /VERHAUL -2/
HUB COMMANDING A PER CENT SHARE OF THE !SIA
0ACIlC
-2/ MARKET AND AN ANNUAL AVERAGE CUMULATIVE GROWTH
RATE OF PER CENT
4HE SUCCESS OF THIS INDUSTRY HAS ITS ROOTS IN BOTH
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND FORESIGHT BY GOVERNMENT
ECONOMIC PLANNERS WHICH LED TO CONCERTED EFFORTS IN
CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE FOR -2/ GROWTH
HERE 4HIS EFFORT HAS FOCUSED ON A MULTI
PRONGED APPROACH
FOR DEVELOPING CORNERSTONE HOMEGROWN PLAYERS
ATTRACTING MAJOR GLOBAL -2/ PLAYERS AND DEVELOPING
SMALL
AND MEDIUM
SIZED LOCAL COMPANIES TO SUPPORT
THESE LARGER ENTITIES
Bridging Skies
)N A MILESTONE WAS REACHED WITH THE FORMATION OF
3INGAPORE !EROSPACE -AINTENANCE #O 0TE ,TD WHICH WAS
CREATED TO SUPPORT THE NEW 2EPUBLIC OF 3INGAPORE !IR &ORCE
4HIS WAS TO HAVE A FAR
REACHING IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THIS SECTOR IN 3INGAPORE AS IT FORMED THE BASIS FOR A
MOVE INTO HOME
GROWN ADVANCED AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
CAPABILITIES FOR COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT ULTIMATELY BECOMING
3INGAPORE 4ECHNOLOGIES !EROSPACE 34 !EROSPACE A
CORNERSTONE OF THE LOCAL -2/ INDUSTRY ALONG WITH WHAT WAS
TO BECOME 3)! %NGINEERING
2ECOGNISING THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF OFFERING
AERO ENGINEERING SERVICES TO THE GROWING NUMBER OF AIR
CARRIERS PASSING THROUGH 3INGAPORE THE GOVERNMENT
BEGAN RAMPING UP EFFORTS TO PROMOTE AEROSPACE
ACTIVITIES AMONGST DOMESTIC PLAYERS AND BY ATTRACTING
FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS TO SET UP MAINTENANCE OUTlTS
HERE !MONG THEM WERE MAJOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE
MANUFACTURER 0RATT 7HITNEY WHICH SET UP AN OVERHAUL
FACILITY IN 3!-!%2/ #OMPANY 0TE ,TD WAS ALSO SET
UP THE SAME YEAR
More than 10 years ago, ST Aero was a relatively
small company and it had to find its place as it
tried to grow its aspirations to establish itself as
a global MRO. Today, ST Aero is probably one
of the very few to be considered a global MRO
company in that it has not only a global customer
base, but global capabilities spread out over the
world to serve customers better.
Tay Kok Khiang, President, ST Aerospace
(2001-2010)
"Y THE S AEROSPACE ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES WERE
IN FULL SWING WITH HOMEGROWN 34 !EROSPACE EXPANDING
INTO THE MAINSTREAM COMMERCIAL AVIATION MARKET WITH THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF 34 !EROSPACE 3ERVICES )T ALSO BEGAN ITS
lRST OVERSEAS EXPANSIONS IN THE 5+ AND THE 53 3INGAPORE
!IRLINES ALSO SAW THIS RAPID GROWTH AND THE OPPORTUNITIES
IT PRESENTED AND MOVED TO HIVE OFF ITS ENGINEERING
CAPABILITIES BY CREATING A NEW SUBSIDIARY 3)! %NGINEERING
#OMPANY 3)!%# IN
NURTURING THE CLUSTER
4HIS MOST RECENT DECADE HAS SEEN RAPID DEVELOPMENT
WITH BOTH 34 !EROSPACE AND 3)!%# EXPANDING THEIR GLOBAL
FOOTPRINTS 3)!%# ALSO FORMED AN IMPORTANT JOINT VENTURE
WITH 2OLLS 2OYCE IN n THE 3INGAPORE !ERO %NGINE
3ERVICES ,TD WHICH IS THE 2OLLS 2OYCE #ENTRE OF %XCELLENCE
IN THE !SIA 0ACIlC FOR THE REPAIR AND OVERHAUL OF 2OLLS 2OYCE
4RENT ENGINES
)MPORTANTLY THESE TWO 3INGAPORE COMPANIES HAVE
ACQUIRED THE FULL SPECTRUM OF AIRFRAME COMPONENTS
AVIONICS AND ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND OVERHAUL 4HIS
MARKED AN IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENT FOR NOT JUST THE
COMPANIES BUT 3INGAPORE AS A WHOLE BECAUSE OF THE
HIGHLY PROPRIETARY NATURE OF THE TECHNICAL DATA NEEDED FOR
SUCH WORK 4HE TRANSFER OF VALUABLE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
SIGNALLED THAT THE 3INGAPORE INDUSTRY HAD MATURED AND
REACHED A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF QUALITY AND SAFETY
In order for us to maintain our strong position in
the aviation sector as the biggest MRO industry in
Asia, we need to focus on the human capital - better
training with more qualified people ready to take on
the new technology and the new systems that are
coming up in aviation.
Philip Cheang, Associate Professor, UniSIM
4HE IMPORTANCE OF 3INGAPORE AS A GLOBAL AEROSPACE
ENGINEERING HUB WAS FURTHER REINFORCED BY THE ADDITION
OF WORLD
LEADING AERO ENGINEERING /%-S ORIGINAL
EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS LIKE "OEING %!$3 !IRBUS
4HALES (ONEYWELL AND 0ARKER !EROSPACE 4HE INDUSTRY
WAS ALSO INCREASINGLY BOLSTERED BY A LARGE PRECISION
ENGINEERING SUPPLIER BASE OF LOCAL SMALL AND MEDIUM
ENTERPRISES 3-%S WHICH PROVIDED CRUCIAL SUPPORT FOR
AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING AND -2/ ACTIVITIES
4O FURTHER THE GROWTH OF THE INDUSTRY THE
GOVERNMENT THROUGH VARIOUS AGENCIES EMBARKED ON AN
INTENSIVE PLAN TO FURTHER DEVELOP AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
CAPABILITIES HERE 4HIS INCLUDES ONGOING EFFORTS TO
ATTRACT INVESTMENT FROM GLOBAL AEROSPACE MAJORS ASSIST
3-%S TO COMPETE THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE THE #APABILITY
$EVELOPMENT 0ROGRAMME PROMOTE BUSINESS ALLIANCES
THROUGH THE I0ARTNERS 0ROGRAMME AND ENCOURAGE THE
ADOPTION OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LIKE THE !3
4HE GOVERNMENT ALSO FURTHERED EFFORTS TO PROMOTE
3INGAPORE AS AN AEROSPACE HUB THROUGH VEHICLES LIKE
THE 3INGAPORE !IRSHOW AND THE !EROSPACE 3UPPLIER
#ONFERENCE AND %XHIBITION AS WELL AS A FOCUS ON
EDUCATION IN ORDER TO DEVELOP AN ENGINEERING TALENT POOL
WHICH INCLUDED A 3 MILLION INITIATIVE TO REINFORCE THE
SPECIALIST AREA OF PRECISION ENGINEERING EDUCATION
)MPORTANT STEPS TO ESTABLISH A RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT 2$ CLUSTER WERE ALSO UNDERTAKEN n DIRECT
SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED TO -ULTINATIONAL #ORPORATION -.#
AND 3-% 2$ FACILITIES AND THE 3CIENCE AND %NGINEERING
2ESEARCH #OUNCIL 3%2# !EROSPACE 0ROGRAMME WAS
ESTABLISHED ,AUNCHED IN BY THE !GENCY FOR 3CIENCE
4ECHNOLOGY AND 2ESEARCH !
34!2 THE 3%2# !EROSPACE
PROGRAMME AIMS TO BRING TOGETHER GLOBAL AEROSPACE
PLAYERS LOCAL INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND THE 2$ COMMUNITY
TO WORK IN A COORDINATED AND SYNERGISTIC WAY FOR THE WHOLE
INDUSTRY TO DRIVE INNOVATION AND AEROSPACE RESEARCH
1988
22
4HROUGH GOVERNMENT SUPPORT INNOVATION AND THE
ABILITY TO LEVERAGE THE COUNTRYS EXCELLENT CONNECTIVITY AND
SUCCESS AS AN AIR HUB 3INGAPORES AEROSPACE INDUSTRY HAS
ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A RESPECTED GLOBAL LEADER CAPABLE OF
PROVIDING NOSE
TO
TAIL CAPABILITIES
4ODAY THE ISLANDS -2/ CLUSTER CONSISTS OF OVER
COMPANIES AND TO FURTHER DEVELOP AND CONSOLIDATE THIS
SOLID BASE OF EXPERTISE AND BUSINESS THE GOVERNMENT HAS
CREATED THE
HECTARE 3ELETAR !EROSPACE 0ARK 3!0 THAT
WILL SET THE INDUSTRY ON COURSE FOR ITS NEXT GENERATION OF
GROWTH
4HE INTEGRATED @PLUG
AND
PLAY 3ELETAR INDUSTRIAL SPACE
IS DESIGNED TO CATER TO A WIDE RANGE OF AEROSPACE ACTIVITIES
n FROM AEROSPACE -2/ TO THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE
OF AEROSPACE SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS TO BUSINESS AND
GENERAL AVIATION ACTIVITIES SUCH AS A TRAINING CAMPUS FOR
PILOTS AVIATION PROFESSIONALS AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL 4HE
TO
BE
COMPLETED PARK IS CURRENTLY HOME TO MORE THAN
AEROSPACE COMPANIES INCLUDING %XECUJET &OKKER 3ERVICES
!SIA (AWKER 0ACIlC !SIA *ET !VIATION 3INGAPORE 0RATT
7HITNEY 2OLLS
2OYCE AND 34 !EROSPACE %NGINEERING
)N THE INDUSTRY ESTABLISHED THE !SSOCIATION OF
!EROSPACE )NDUSTRIES 3INGAPORE !!)3 DEDICATED TO
THE PROMOTION OF COMPETITIVENESS WITHIN 3INGAPORES
AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES !S PART OF ITS AIM OF POSITIONING
3INGAPORE AS THE AEROSPACE HUB OF CHOICE IN THE
REGION THE !!)3 NOW HAS RESOURCE CAPABILITIES TO ASSIST
01 )N *4# #ORPORATION UNVEILED
THE MASTERPLAN FOR 3ELETAR !EROSPACE
0ARK A WORLD
CLASS INTEGRATED AEROSPACE
COMMUNITY HOUSED AMIDST AN INSPRING
AND UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT
COMPANIES IN NEED OF CERTIlCATION ACCREDITATION AND
CAREER PROMOTION AND PROGRESSION
4HE !!)3 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INDUSTRY AND
GOVERNMENT UNDERTOOK AN INITIATIVE IN TO MAP THE
LOCAL AEROSPACE INDUSTRY LANDSCAPE AND DETERMINE ITS
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES ALONG WITH STRATEGIES FOR
ADDRESSING THEM 4HE STUDYS RECOMMENDED EFFORTS TO
ENHANCE THIS SECTOR LIE IN 3INGAPORES STRONG PRECISION
ENGINEERING SUPPORT CLUSTER WHICH IS WELL
EQUIPPED TO
SUPPORT LARGE /%-S 7ITH THE 3!0 COMING ONLINE AND A
NEW ROADMAP THE LOCAL AEROSPACE CLUSTER LOOKS SET FOR
MORE DECADES OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Rolls-Royce.
Located in every
corner of the world.
Known the world over for providing advanced
power solutions for the aerospace, marine and
energy sectors, not everyone is aware of the full
extent of our global presence. The fact is, Rolls-Royce
has manufacturing and service facilities in 50
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countries and customers in well over 150 countries
worldwide. And with 40% of our workforce located
outside the UK our expertise, service and support
are sure to be within easy reach.
Trusted to deliver excellence
Our Dreams,
Our Journey
25
1990
Bridging Skies
.URTURING THE
Next Generation
OF Professionals
INGAPORES ABILITY TO DEVELOP A WORLD
CLASS
AVIATION AND AEROSPACE HUB HAS ALWAYS
DEPENDED ON ITS TALENT POOL &ROM THE EXPATRIATE
ENGINEERS WHO MAINTAINED EARLY PISTON
DRIVEN
AIRCRAFT AT 3ELETAR TO THE AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS
GRADUATING FROM LOCAL UNIVERSITIES 3INGAPORES SKILLED
PROFESSIONALS HAVE BEEN ESSENTIAL TO OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
IN AVIATION 'OING FORWARD MAINTAINING 3INGAPORES
SUCCESS AS A THRIVING GLOBAL AVIATION HUB WILL REQUIRE
THE SUPPORT OF PASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS WITH EVEN HIGHER
SKILL SETS AND EDUCATION
!SK ANY INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE WHAT KEY CHALLENGES
THEY FACE AND THE ANSWER WILL ALMOST ALWAYS BE THE
SAME n MANPOWER 4HIS IS TRUE ACROSS ALL ASPECTS OF
AVIATION INCLUDING AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING TECHNICAL
SUPPORT SERVICES AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT AIRLINE PILOTS
AND AIR CARGO LOGISTICS
4O MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR SKILLED
MANPOWER THE NUMBER OF INDUSTRY
SPECIlC EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY LOCAL INSTITUTIONS HAS RISEN
SHARPLY IN RECENT YEARS !S A GLOBAL AVIATION HUB
3INGAPORE RECOGNISES THE IMPORTANCE OF INVESTING IN
HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT ENHANCING THE SKILLS OF
TODAYS AVIATION PROFESSIONALS AND NURTURING THE NEXT
GENERATION TO TAKE THE INDUSTRY INTO ITS NEXT STAGE OF
GROWTH
4ODAY IN RESPONSE TO THE RAPIDLY GROWING NEEDS OF
THE AVIATION INDUSTRY 3INGAPORES INSTITUTES OF HIGHER
LEARNING UNIVERSITIES AND PRIVATE TRAINING ORGANISATIONS
OFFER A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF ACADEMIC TRAINING
AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES 4HERE ARE COURSES FOR
PASSIONATE YOUTHS PURSUING AVIATION CAREERS AVIATION
EXECUTIVES SEEKING TO UPGRADE THEMSELVES AND FOR
MID
CAREER PROFESSIONALS LOOKING TO JOIN THE DYNAMIC
INDUSTRY
1UALIlCATIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT VARIOUS LEVELS n
DIPLOMAS SPECIALISED AND POSTGRADUATE DEGREES AND
EXECUTIVE PROGRAMMES n TO FEED THE INDUSTRYS DEMAND
FOR A HOST OF QUALIlED PROFESSIONALS TO lLL JOBS
4HE )NSTITUTE OF 4ECHNICAL %DUCATION )4% FOR
EXAMPLE OFFERS COURSES IN !EROSPACE 4ECHNOLOGY
!EROSPACE !VIONICS AND !EROSPACE -ACHINING )T IS
COMMITTED TO NURTURING AND EQUIPPING STUDENTS WITH
TECHNOLOGICAL METHODOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL COMPETENCIES
THROUGH HANDS
ON TRAINING
4O FURTHER ENHANCE STUDENT TRAINING )4% SIGNED A
-EMORANDUM OF 5NDERSTANDING WITH 34 !EROSPACE TO
COOPERATE IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF TRAINING 4HIS INCLUDED
SETTING UP AN AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME WORKSHOP AT )4%
OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS PROVIDING ON
THE
JOB
ATTACHMENTS FOR )4% STAFF AND KNOWLEDGE
SHARING AND
DEVELOPMENT OF JOINT CERTIlCATION COURSES
,IKE )4% 3INGAPORES POLYTECHNICS OFFER A SELECTION
OF AVIATION
RELATED COURSES TO REACH OUT TO A WIDE
POOL OF AVIATION ENTHUSIASTS 4HEY COVER A VARIETY OF
FOCUSES AND PROVIDE TRAINING FOR DIFFERENT JOBS SUCH
We must develop a core of aviation professionals
who can contribute in international fora and be
at the forefront in addressing future challenges
in air traffic management and aviation security to
strengthen the aviation industry.
Goh Chok Tong, Emeritus Senior Minister
1992
26
Bridging Skies
Airbus, its logo and the product names are registered trademarks.
AS APPRENTICE LICENSED AIRCRAFT ENGINEERS TECHNICIANS
AND TRAINEE ENGINEERS 4HE COURSES CONSIST OF CLASSES
LABORATORY SESSIONS SITE VISITS AND WORK PLACEMENTS
WHICH COMBINE TO INSTILL A STRONG FOUNDATION IN THE
FUNDAMENTALS OF AVIATION
RELATED KNOWLEDGE AND
EQUIP THE STUDENTS WITH RELEVANT PRACTICAL SKILLS AS
THEY PREPARE TO ENTER THE INDUSTRY 4HEY ARE ALSO ABLE
TO INTERACT WITH INDUSTRY PRACTITIONERS AND BECOME
EXPOSED TO EMERGING TRENDS AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
&OR INSTANCE 4EMASEK 0OLYTECHNIC OFFERS THREE
FULL
TIME DIPLOMA COURSES IN AVIATION MANAGEMENT
AND SERVICES AEROSPACE ENGINEERING AND AEROSPACE
ELECTRONICS WHICH ALL HAVE A mIGHT TRAINING OPTION FOR
STUDENTS TO OBTAIN A 0RIVATE 0ILOT ,ICENCE 4HE 4EMASEK
0OLYTECHNIC
,UFTHANSA 4ECHNICAL 4RAINING #ENTRE ALSO
OFFERS TECHNICAL TRAINING AND IS OPEN TO FULL
TIME
STUDENTS AND WORKING ADULTS
!T THE TERTIARY LEVEL LOCAL INSTITUTIONS OFFER
PROGRAMMES THAT AIM TO MOULD ARDENT AVIATION
STUDENTS INTO PROFESSIONALS )N THE 3CHOOL OF
-ECHANICAL AND !EROSPACE %NGINEERING AT .ANYANG
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Skills and talent remain a key area of
development for Rolls-Royce having signed
agreements with SIAEC and ITE and working
in partnership with Singapore Workforce
Development Agency to develop a series of new,
specialist courses. This leverages Singapores
highly skilled workforce and strong focus on
technology to broaden and advance the existing
skills base and better meet the growth potential
of the aerospace industry in the region.
Jonathan Asherson, Regional Director,
Rolls-Royce Singapore
4ECHNOLOGICAL 5NIVERSITY .45 WAS THE lRST TO OFFER
THE !EROSPACE %NGINEERING COURSE TO UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS IN 3INGAPORE WITH MORE THAN GRADUATES
TO DATE -ORE RECENTLY IT COLLABORATED WITH $3/
.ATIONAL ,ABORATORIES TO PRODUCE 3INGAPORES lRST
LOCALLY BUILT SATELLITE 8
3AT AND ITS LAUNCH IS ONE OF THE
HIGHLIGHTS OF 3TUDENTS NOW HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO WORK WITH AN ACTUAL SATELLITE IN SPACE AND .45 HOPES
THAT THIS WILL INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF STUDENTS
AND SCIENTISTS TO FOCUS ON ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT
4HE .ATIONAL 5NIVERSITY OF 3INGAPORE .53 OFFERS AN
AEROSPACE SPECIALISATION WITHIN ITS 3CHOOL OF -ECHANICAL
%NGINEERING WHICH SEES STUDENTS TAKING SUBJECTS
RELEVANT TO AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS )N !IRBUS
PARENT COMPANY THE %UROPEAN !ERONAUTIC $EFENCE AND
3PACE #OMPANY %!$3 PARTNERED .53 FOR A RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOCUSING ON THE FUNDAMENTAL
STUDY OF mOW CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES FOR REDUCING DRAG
AROUND STREAMLINED BODIES LIKE AIRCRAFT !S PART OF THE
AGREEMENT THE .53
%!$3 )NTERNSHIP 0ROGRAMME WAS
LAUNCHED TO SPONSOR SELECTED UNDERGRADUATES FROM
ACROSS DISCIPLINES INCLUDING #OMPUTING 3CIENCE AND
%NGINEERING TO INTERN IN ONE OF %!$3 RESEARCH CENTRES
IN %UROPE
3)- 5NIVERSITY 5NI3)- MEANWHILE HAS CARVED
A NICHE FOR ITSELF BY OFFERING mEXIBLE AND CUSTOMISED
EDUCATION FOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE EITHER
SEEKING A CAREER SWITCH OR ARE ALREADY IN THE AVIATION
INDUSTRY AND WOULD LIKE TO BROADEN THEIR SKILLS 4HE
CHANCE FOR AN EDUCATION UPGRADE AND INCREASED
COMPETENCY IN THEIR WORK HAS DRAWN MANY MID
CAREER
AND SEASONED PROFESSIONALS THROUGH 5NI3)-S DOORS
0ROFESSIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE 3INGAPORE
!VIATION !CADEMY 3!! n THE TRAINING ARM OF THE #IVIL
!VIATION !UTHORITY OF 3INGAPORE n PROVIDE COURSES
AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR AVIATION PROFESSIONALS
LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY 4HESE ARE CARRIED OUT UNDER
TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS WITH THE )NTERNATIONAL #IVIL !VIATION
/RGANIZATION AS PART OF ITS MISSION TO BUILD HUMAN
CAPITAL FOR THE GLOBAL CIVIL AVIATION COMMUNITY TO MEET
BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEEDS FOR OPERATIONAL
AND TOP
LEVEL MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
4HE 3!! ALSO JOINTLY OFFERS GRADUATE AND POST
GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES WITH WORLD
FAMOUS
ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS LIKE -ASSEY 5NIVERSITY AND %MBRY
2IDDLE !ERONAUTICAL 5NIVERSITY 4HROUGH ITS FOUR SCHOOLS
n 3CHOOL OF !VIATION -ANAGEMENT !VIATION 3AFETY
3ECURITY !IR 4RAFlC 3ERVICES AND !IRPORT %MERGENCY
3ERVICES n THE 3!! PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SPECIALISED
Our Dreams,
Our Journey
29
1996
AVIATION TRAINING PROGRAMMES CATERING TO THE NEEDS OF
INDUSTRY AND CIVIL AVIATION PROFESSIONALS WORLDWIDE
#ERTIlED PROGRAMMES ASIDE THE 3!! ORGANISES
FORUMS CONFERENCES SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
FOR KNOWLEDGE
SHARING AND NETWORKING WITHIN THE
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION COMMUNITY 4HESE HELP
THEM TO STAY AT THE FOREFRONT OF AVIATION KNOWLEDGE
AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS AND FORGE ALLIANCES WITH
WELL
RESPECTED AVIATION ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS
WORLDWIDE
4HROUGH THE 3!! AND ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH
OTHER LEADING INTERNATIONAL AVIATION ORGANISATIONS
AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS 3INGAPORE HAS CREATED
NUMEROUS PLATFORMS FOR THE CONmUENCE OF GLOBAL
LEADERS TOP CIVIL AVIATION OFlCIALS ACADEMICS AND
LEADING INDUSTRY PRACTITIONERS TO EXCHANGE VIEWS
DEBATE AND FORMULATE NEW IDEAS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT
OF THE CIVIL AVIATION SECTOR
3INGAPORES AVIATION SECTOR IS POPULATED BY PEOPLE
FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND THEIR REASONS FOR JOINING THE
INDUSTRY ARE AS VARIED AS THEY COME (OWEVER THEY
ARE FUELLED BY A COMMON PASSION FOR AVIATION AND
SHARE HOPES OF PLAYING ACTIVE ROLES IN THIS VIBRANT AND
DYNAMIC INDUSTRY
In the future, I would like to see aviation training
that is 100 per cent relevant embedded in
mainstream education and involving cooperation
between the industry and the education system.
It might be a new paradigm in how we develop
manpower for the growing aviation sector in
Singapore.
Paul Yap, Head of the Temasek Aviation &
Aerospace Centre (TAAC), Temasek Polytechnic
(TP)
Bridging Skies
2001
2002
30
Cargo,
4HE 1UIET -IRACLE
F YOU ASK ANYONE IN 3INGAPORE WHAT THEY KNOW
ABOUT CARGO THEIR ANSWERS WILL MOST LIKELY PINPOINT
THE 0ORT OF 3INGAPORE !IR CARGO IS THE LESSER
KNOWN
TRADE THAT EXISTS IN THE BACKGROUND WELL OUT OF SIGHT OF
THE MUCH HIGHER PROlLE PASSENGER SERVICE IN AVIATION
4HE MOVEMENT OF GOODS IN INANIMATE BOXES AND
CONTAINERS AND ON CARGO PALLETS MAY HAVE LESS GLITZ
AND GLAMOUR THAN mYING PEOPLE TO FARAWAY COUNTRIES
AND EXOTIC LOCATIONS (OWEVER AS A FOUNDATION FOR
ECONOMIC GROWTH THE AIR CARGO SERVICE IS OF PARAMOUNT
IMPORTANCE
)NDEED 3IR 3TAMFORD 2AFmES SUCCESS IN CREATING
AN ENTREPT OR TRADING HUB IN 3INGAPORES EARLY DAYS
WAS DUE IN LARGE PART TO THE ISLANDS STRATEGIC LOCATION
ON MARITIME TRADE ROUTES TRAVERSING %UROPE THE
-IDDLE %AST AND )NDIA ACROSS THE &AR %AST AND DOWN
TO !USTRALIA AND .EW :EALAND 3INGAPORE RETAINS THIS
STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE IN THE SKIES 7ITH THE AVIATION
INDUSTRY TAPPING SIMILAR TRADING LANES 3INGAPORES
IDEAL LOCATION AT THE CROSSROADS OF THE WORLDS
MAJOR MARKETS HAS CONTRIBUTED SIGNIlCANTLY TO ITS
DEVELOPMENT INTO A COMPETITIVE GLOBAL AIR HUB TODAY
-ANY WOULD IDENTIFY AIR CARGO AS A RECENT ARRIVAL
TO THE MIX OF AVIATION BUSINESSES HERE BUT THIS CANNOT
BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH !IR CARGO HAS IN FACT BEEN
AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE AVIATION LANDSCAPE FOR OVER
YEARS
)N 3ELETAR !IRBASE WAS OPENED TO COMMERCIAL
AIRCRAFT )T WAS THERE THAT ON &EBRUARY THAT YEAR
A $UTCH
MADE TRI
ENGINE MONOCRAFT CARRYING EIGHT
PASSENGERS AND A CARGO OF FRESH FRUITS mOWERS AND
MAIL LANDED 4HE HISTORIC mIGHT MARKED THE BEGINNING OF
COMMERCIAL CIVIL AVIATION HERE AND THE BEGINNING OF THE
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AIRFREIGHT BUSINESS 3INGAPORE NOW BOASTS AN ANNUAL
AIR CARGO THROUGHPUT OF OVER MILLION TONNES PER
YEAR MAKING #HANGI !IRPORT THE SEVENTH BUSIEST CARGO
HANDLING AIRPORT IN THE WORLD n NOT BAD FOR A COUNTRY
THAT HAD SUCH A MODEST START TAKING DELIVERY OF FRUITS
mOWERS AND MAIL
! NUMBER OF KEY DEVELOPMENTS GAVE THE AIR CARGO
INDUSTRY THE REAL IMPETUS FOR GROWTH TO BECOME WHAT
IT IS TODAY INCLUDING MORE EFlCIENT AND COST
EFFECTIVE
MOVEMENT OF GOODS DUE TO LARGER WIDE
BODY AIRCRAFT
4HE GROWTH OF MANUFACTURING IN 3INGAPORE WAS ANOTHER
CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WITH lNISHED GOODS AIRFREIGHTED
ACROSS THE WORLD FOR CONSUMPTION
FROM KALLANG TO PAYA LEBAR
4HE AIR CARGO SECTOR POSTED MODEST GROWTH AT +ALLANG
!IRPORT AND LATER PICKED UP STEAM AT THE LARGER 0AYA
,EBAR !IRPORT 4HOSE WERE HEADY DAYS IN THE AIR
CARGO BUSINESS n SHEER BRAWN IMPROVISATION AND A
NEAR COMPLETE LACK OF STANDARDISED PROCEDURES AND
REGULATIONS WERE THE HALLMARKS OF THE INDUSTRY
4HINGS BEGAN TO CHANGE IN THE EARLY TO MID S
WHEN PROMINENT !MERICAN COMPANY #ATERPILLAR BEGAN
BRINGING EQUIPMENT AND SPARE PARTS INTO 3INGAPORE
AND STORING THEM HERE FOR ITS TRACTORS AND OTHER
PRODUCTS !T THE TIME NO ONE RECOGNISED THE POTENTIAL
OF THE COMPANYS ACTIVITIES BUT IT UNQUESTIONABLY SET
THE SCENE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LOGISTICS OF AIR
CARGO DISTRIBUTION AND CARGO HUBBING LONG BEFORE THE
CONCEPT WAS TRULY REALISED
#ARGO GROUND HANDLING ALSO BEGAN ITS ASCENDANCY
ON THE ISLAND WITH THE FORMATION OF 3!43 ,TD 3!43
)N THE EARLY YEARS GROUND HANDLING SERVICES WERE
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PROVIDED BY A DIVISION OF -ALAYAN
!IRWAYS WHICH BECAME -ALAYSIA
3INGAPORE !IRLINES -3! IN
&IVE YEARS LATER -3! CEASED
OPERATIONS AND PAVED THE WAY
FOR TWO NEW ENTITIES n PRESENT
DAY 3INGAPORE !IRLINES 3)! AND
-ALAYSIAN !IRLINES
!S 3)! CONCENTRATED ON ITS
CORE BUSINESS OF RUNNING AN
AIRLINE 3!43 EVOLVED NATURALLY
AS A SEPARATE YET WHOLLY OWNED
SUBSIDIARY )N 3!43 OPENED
ITS lRST AIRFREIGHT TERMINAL AT 0AYA
,EBAR !IRPORT CAPABLE OF HANDLING
TONNES OF CARGO A YEAR
4HE KEY IMPETUS FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE AIR CARGO INDUSTRY
IN 3INGAPORE WAS THE PUSH BY THEN
0RIME -INISTER ,EE +UAN 9EW TO ATTRACT
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS BY MULTINATIONAL
CORPORATIONS -.#S 4HE MOVE PROVIDED A
POWERFUL BOOST TO THE AIR CARGO SECTOR WHICH GREW
IN TANDEM WITH THE RAPID GROWTH OF THE 3INGAPORE
ECONOMY FUELLED BY THE -.#S ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION
4ODAY OVER -.#S CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A POWERFUL
ECONOMIC ENGINE IN 3INGAPORE
FREIGHT FORWARDING RISES
4HE S ALSO MARKED THE START OF 3INGAPORES
FREIGHT FORWARDING SECTOR AND SAW THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A HANDFUL OF COMPANIES n ALMOST ALL FOREIGN n
THAT PERFORMED THE CRUCIAL TASKS OF FACILITATING THE
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MOVEMENT OF CARGO FROM THE EXPORTER OR SHIPPER TO THE
AIRLINE AND THE REVERSE PROCEDURE TO THE BUYER AT THE
OTHER END 4HESE FORWARDING COMPANIES ALSO PLAYED A
CRUCIAL ROLE IN TRAINING AND IMPARTING THE KNOWLEDGE
AND SKILLS OF THE NASCENT FORWARDING INDUSTRY TO
3INGAPOREANS MANY OF WHOM WENT ON TO FORM THEIR
OWN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL FREIGHT FORWARDING OUTlTS
"Y THE S FREIGHT FORWARDING COMPANIES
NUMBERED AROUND !S THE AIR CARGO INDUSTRY WAS
ON THE VERGE OF TAKING OFF IN 3INGAPORE -ARY 7U
-ANAGING $IRECTOR OF 3INGAPORE "AGGAGE 4RANSPORT
!GENCY 0TE ,TD SAW THE NEED TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS
OF 3INGAPORE CARGO AGENTS IN AN ORGANISED MANNER
3HE GATHERED THE RESOURCES OF THE SIX PIONEERING CARGO
AGENTS TO ESTABLISH THE 3INGAPORE !IRCARGO !GENTS
!SSOCIATION 3!!! IN )T HELPED LOCAL AGENTS
ADJUST AND UPGRADE THEIR SERVICES TO MEET THE DEMANDS
OF THE CHANGING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT PARTICULARLY
WITH COMPETITION FROM NEW INTERNATIONAL AGENTS SETTING
UP THEIR OFlCES IN 3INGAPORE AND LOGISTICAL PROBLEMS
SUCH AS IN THE DECLARATION OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS
DOCUMENTS
4ODAY THE NUMBER OF FREIGHT FORWARDERS HERE HAS
LEAPFROGGED TO OVER AND CONSISTS OF BOTH FOREIGN
MULTINATIONAL FORWARDING COMPANIES AND 3INGAPORE
BASED BUSINESSES
THE CHANGI FACTOR
7HEN #HANGI !IRPORT OPENED IN THE AIR CARGO
INDUSTRY WAS ON THE CUSP OF A NEW ERA n AND HAS NEVER
LOOKED BACK 4O CONSOLIDATE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHAT
WAS NOW CLEAR TO POLICYMAKERS AS VERY FAVOURABLE
CONDITIONS FOR A BURGEONING INDUSTRY THE GOVERNMENT
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SET ABOUT BUILDING THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURAL
FACILITIES AT #HANGI !IRPORT AS WELL AS REGULATORY
PROCEDURES THAT WOULD EASE THE mOW OF BUSINESS
OPERATIONS
!MONG THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE WAS THE &REE
4RADE :ONE &4: WITHIN THE #ARGO #OMPLEX WHERE
DOCUMENTATION AND RED TAPE WERE REDUCED TO A
MINIMUM .EW CARGO WAREHOUSES WERE BUILT WITH
SUFlCIENT CAPACITY AND LATEST CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT
FOR SPEEDY AND EFlCIENT HANDLING &ORWARDING AGENTS
WERE ALSO HOUSED INSIDE THE &4: TO FACILITATE HANDLING
AND SORTING OF CARGO BOOSTING THE CREATION OF A
Moving from Paya Lebar to Changi was one of
the industrys significant events. It prompted
the entry of many companies, both local and
overseas and allowed for exponential increase in
the air cargo movements.
Alec Koh, Singapore Aircargo Agents Association
(SAAA)
02 4HE lFTH CARGO
AGENTS BUILDING
#ARGO !GENTS
"UILDING % #!" %
WAS COMPLETED AND
OFlCIALLY OPENED ON
/CTOBER
/FlCIALLY
OPENED IN THE
3 MILLION !IRPORT
,OGISTICS 0ARK OF
3INGAPORE WAS
GAZETTED AS A &REE
4RADE :ONE AND
LOCATED NEXT TO
#HANGI !IRFREIGHT
#ENTRE
PROFESSIONAL FORWARDING INDUSTRY
#ARGO GROUND HANDLING WAS SIMILARLY SET ON A PATH
OF GREATER EFlCIENCY AND GROWTH WITH NEW FACILITIES
3!43 MADE THE MOVE TO #HANGI !IRPORT AFTER INVESTING
3 MILLION IN FACILITIES THAT INCLUDED TWO NEW
MODERN AIRFREIGHT TERMINALS
)T HAS ALSO BEEN A POSITIVE GROWTH STORY FOR #HANGI
)NTERNATIONAL !IRPORT 3ERVICES #)!3 WHICH UNDERTOOK
THE PROVISION OF CARGO SECURITY PASSENGER BAGGAGE
RAMP AND TECHNICAL RAMP SERVICES AT 0AYA ,EBAR
!IRPORT FROM ITS INCEPTION IN ULTIMATELY GROWING
TO ITS CURRENT
STRONG WORKFORCE
7HILE IT MAY SEEM TRIVIAL THAT BOTH 0AYA ,EBAR
AND #HANGI AIRPORTS FEATURED TWO COMPETING GROUND
HANDLING COMPANIES THIS ACTUALLY PUT 3INGAPORE FAR
AHEAD OF ITS TIME 4HIS COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE AT #HANGI
WAS FURTHER STRENGTHENED IN WHEN A THIRD GROUND
HANDLER COMMENCED OPERATIONS
#ARGO CONTINUED ITS RAPID GROWTH ALONGSIDE THE
YOUNG 3INGAPORE ECONOMY AND TO BETTER TAP THE
GROWING MARKET IN 3)! CREATED A SEPARATE
CARGO DIVISION TO COMPLEMENT ITS PASSENGER
CARRYING
BUSINESS &ROM THIS POINT FORWARD IT WAS A STRATEGY
OF CONTINUALLY ADDING AND UPGRADING INFRASTRUCTURE
AND SERVICES AT AND AROUND THE AIRPORT 4HE
GOVERNMENTS PRO
BUSINESS OUTLOOK AND SUSTAINED
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MOVES TO ENCOURAGE GLOBAL COMPANIES TO SET UP
REGIONAL BASES HERE CONTINUED TO DRIVE AIR CARGO JUST
AS AIR CARGO MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR THESE COMPANIES TO
OPERATE AND EVEN THRIVE IN 3INGAPORE
FROM FREIGHT TO LOGISTICS
&ROM SIMPLE AIRFREIGHT BEING MANUALLY HAULED FROM
WAREHOUSE TO AWAITING AIRCRAFT IN THE EARLY DAYS TO
#HANGIS FOCUS ON EFlCIENT AIR CARGO HANDLING THE
INDUSTRY BECAME MORE INTERLINKED AND MULTI MODAL
AS IT HELPED TRANSFORM 3INGAPORE FOLLOWING GLOBAL
TRENDS INTO A KEY GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN AND LOGISTICS
HUB 4HIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE
As a key trading, financial and logistics hub
for the region with a conducive business
environment backed by stable infrastructure
and a talented workforce, Singapore is an ideal
location for TNTs regional operations.
Onno Boots, Regional Managing Director, TNT
Southeast Asia
IMMENSE FORESIGHT THAT LED TO THE CREATION OF A ROBUST
INFRASTRUCTURE 4HESE FACTORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF MANY MANUFACTURING AND REGIONAL
DISTRIBUTION CENTRES HERE THAT RELY ON FAST AND EFlCIENT
MOVEMENT OF CARGO INCLUDING CONSUMER GOODS
ELECTRONICS CHEMICALS AND LIFE SCIENCES COMPANIES
! KEY DEVELOPMENT WAS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
!IRPORT ,OGISTICS 0ARK OF 3INGAPORE !,03 WITHIN THE
&4: WHICH ALLOWS THIRD
PARTY LOGISTICS PROVIDERS TO
LEVERAGE #HANGI !IRPORTS EXCELLENT CONNECTIVITY AND
SUPERIOR HANDLING EFlCIENCY FOR QUICK TURNAROUND
OF VALUE
ADDED LOGISTICS AND REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
ACTIVITIES
-ORE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS HAVE SEEN THE ADDITION
OF A COOL
CHAIN PERISHABLES FACILITY IN MID
THAT CATERS TO THE GROWING AND HIGHLY SPECIALISED
TEMPERATURE
CONTROLLED CARGO SEGMENT WHICH INCLUDES
In 1997, air cargo growth stimulated the industry
to establish a Logistics Hub and ALPS to support
the demand. Its success today is apparent
through the foreign logistics MNCs that have
established their offshore representation here
and how it is now a full-grown establishment
with many logistics providers operating in these
facilities.
Steven Lee Joo Kang, Deputy Chief Executive
Officer, DHL Global Forwarding, South Asia
Pacific
2006
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FOOD PHARMACEUTICALS AND BIO SCIENCE PRODUCTS "UILT
AND OPERATED BY 3!43 THE 3 MILLION #OOLPORT
#HANGI IS 3INGAPORES lRST ON AIRPORT PERISHABLES
HANDLING CENTRE AND HAS AN ANNUAL OPERATING CAPACITY
OF AROUND TONNES
.OT ONE TO REST ON ITS LAURELS THE #IVIL !VIATION
!UTHORITY OF 3INGAPORE HAS ANNOUNCED A lRST OF
ITS KIND !IR #ARGO %XPRESS !#% (UB SCHEDULED FOR
OPERATION IN EARLY AT THE #HANGI !IRPORT &4: !#%
(UB IS A SPECIALISED CARGO AND LOGISTICS INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR USE !IR %XPRESS #OMPANIES TO USE AS A GATEWAY
TO MARKETS THROUGHOUT THE !SIA 0ACIlC REGION )T WILL
FEATURE SPECIAL ON SITE FACILITATION BY THE )MMIGRATION
AND #HECKPOINTS !UTHORITY AND 3INGAPORE #USTOMS FOR
EFlCIENT CARGO CLEARANCE
3INGAPORE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN BUILDING A
VIBRANT AIR CARGO INDUSTRY THAT HAS GROWN SIGNIlCANTLY
FROM THE EARLY DAYS OF SIMPLE MOVEMENT OF BASIC
CARGO TO TODAYS SOPHISTICATED LOGISTICS SUPPLY CHAIN
INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE NATIONS ACHIEVEMENT IS WIDELY
RECOGNISED )N THE lRST COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON
LOGISTICS BY THE 7ORLD "ANK IN GLOBAL
FREIGHT FORWARDERS AND EXPRESS
CARRIERS RANKED 3INGAPORE AS THE
TOP LOGISTICS HUB AMONG
COUNTRIES IN THE ,OGISTICS
0ERFORMANCE )NDEX AND
3INGAPORE HAS BEEN
PLACED IN THE TOP TWO
EVER SINCE
4HE 3
MILLION #OOLPORT
#HANGI IS
3INGAPORES lRST
ON
AIRPORT
PERISHABLES
HANDLING CENTRE
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Apart from its physical connectivity and location,
Singapore also has a high number of MNCs
headquartered in the country, an excellent
transportation and regulatory infrastructure
and a stable government with a long history of
supporting free trade to become a world-class air
cargo hub.
Clifton Chua, Managing Director, FedEx Express
Singapore
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-AKING )T !LL 0OSSIBLE
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UITE SIMPLY PUT AIRLINES ARE THE BEDROCK OF THE
AVIATION INDUSTRY &OR 3INGAPORE THAT BEDROCK
WAS LAID IN &EBRUARY WHEN +ONINKLIJKE
.EDERLANDSCH
)NDISCHE ,UCHTVAART -AATSCHAPPIJ +.),-
ALSO KNOWN AS 2OYAL .ETHERLANDS )NDIAN !IRWAYS
OPERATED THE lRST SERVICE mIGHT BETWEEN !MSTERDAM AND
"ATAVIA n PRESENT
DAY *AKARTA n THAT LANDED IN 3ELETAR
CARRYING EIGHT PASSENGERS AND CARGO
! YEAR LATER THIS BECAME A REGULARLY SCHEDULED
SERVICE MARKING THE BEGINNING OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION
ON THE ISLAND )T WAS AN ARGUABLY HUMBLE START FOR
3INGAPORE WHICH IS NOW HOME TO ONE OF THE MOST
PROMINENT PASSENGER AND CARGO AIRLINES OF THE WORLD
BESIDES BEING A LEADING HUB FOR NEARLY CARRIERS
mYING TO MORE THAN CITIES AROUND THE WORLD
3INGAPORE GOT ITS START IN SCHEDULED AIRLINE SERVICE
COURTESY OF )MPERIAL !IRWAYS THE mAGSHIP AIRLINE
01 3INGAPORE
OF THE "RITISH EMPIRE AT THE TIME WHEN IT STARTED A
!IRLINES BECAME THE
REGULAR SERVICE BETWEEN ,ONDON AND $ARWIN VIA
lRST CARRIER TO mY
#AIRO +ARACHI #ALCUTTA 3INGAPORE AND *AKARTA )T
THE ! n THE
WORLDS LARGEST
GAVE AN EARLY CLUE TO 3INGAPORES RISE TO IMPORTANCE
COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT
AS AN AIR TRANSIT HUB !S PASSENGER TRAFlC BEGAN
n ON /CTOBER
TO BUILD ANOTHER SCHEDULED AIRLINE n 7EARNES
!IR 3ERVICES 7!3 n BEGAN OPERATIONS BETWEEN
3INGAPORE AND TOWNS IN THE -ALAY 0ENINSULA 4HE
ESTABLISHMENT OF 7!3 SHOWED THE EARLY POTENTIAL OF
3INGAPORE NOT ONLY AS A TRANSIT STOP FOR INTERNATIONAL
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CARRIERS BUT ALSO AS A HUB FOR REGIONAL mIGHTS
"OTH ASPECTS CONTINUE TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN
3INGAPORES POSITION AS AN AIR HUB TODAY
7ITH THE OUTBREAK OF 7ORLD 7AR )) IN
COMMERCIAL AVIATION CAME TO A HALT FOR OVER HALF A
DECADE (OWEVER ITS RESUMPTION HERALDED A NEW ERA
OF VORACIOUS GROWTH FOR THE GLOBAL AVIATION INDUSTRY
AND ALONG WITH IT 3INGAPORE /F GREAT SIGNIlCANCE TO
3INGAPORE WAS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW HOMEGROWN
AIRLINE THE -ALAYAN !IRWAYS ,IMITED -!, WITH
OWNERSHIP BY THE /CEAN 3TEAMSHIP #O 3TRAITS
3TEAMSHIP #O AND )MPERIAL !IRWAYS
)T MAY SEEM ODD FOR MARITIME COMPANIES TO BE
INVOLVED IN STARTING UP AN AIRLINE BUT SO CLEAR WAS THE
POTENTIAL OF AIR TRAVEL AT THE TIME THAT IT THREATENED TO
ECLIPSE SHIPS AS THE MODE OF INTERCONTINENTAL TRAVEL -!,
STARTED OPERATIONS IN -AY AND NO ONE COULD HAVE
KNOWN THEN THAT IT WAS TO BE THE PRECURSOR TO ONE OF THE
TOP AIRLINES IN THE WORLD n 3INGAPORE !IRLINES 3)!
COMMERCIAL AVIATION RESUMES
)N THE &EDERATION OF -ALAYSIA WAS FORMED AND
-ALAYAN !IRWAYS WAS RENAMED -ALAYSIAN !IRWAYS
4HEREAFTER IT WAS RENAMED -ALAYSIA 3INGAPORE !IRLINES
OR -3! COMPLETE WITH A NOTABLE mUORESCENT YELLOW
LIVERY )N A MOVE THAT SEEMED TO FORETELL THE FUTURE -3!S
PRIMARY HUB BECAME 0AYA ,EBAR 4HE CARRIERS mEET
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INFRASTRUCTURE AND CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT CONTINUED
RAPIDLY WITH -3!S OPERATIONS STRETCHING TO !USTRALIA
)NDIA AND %UROPE
4HE S WITNESSED A PERIOD OF RAPID GROWTH OF THE
AIR TRAVEL INDUSTRY DUE IN A LARGE PART TO THE EMERGENCE
OF JET
POWERED AIRCRAFT THAT COULD CARRY LARGER NUMBERS
OF PASSENGERS FOR GREATER DISTANCES EFFECTIVELY BRINGING
GLOBAL AIR TRAVEL TO THE MASSES )N WHAT WAS TO BE A
LASTING LEGACY FOR THE PRECURSOR OF 3)! THE CARRIER
ANTICIPATED THESE CHANGING TRENDS AND BECAME AN EARLY
OPERATOR OF "OEINGS NEW " JET AIRCRAFT WHICH IS
CREDITED WITH FACILITATING THIS NEW ERA OF MASS TRAVEL
&OLLOWING THE UNSUCCESSFUL MERGER OF 3INGAPORE AND
-ALAYSIA THE TWO NATIONS BEGAN CHARTING VERY DIFFERENT
COURSES FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE FUTURES AND THEIR VASTLY
DIFFERENT NATIONAL PRIORITIES WERE REmECTED IN THEIR IDEAS
FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR JOINT AIRLINE 7HILE -ALAYSIA
WAS INTENT ON FOCUSING ON DOMESTIC SERVICES 3INGAPORE
WAS MORE KEEN ON DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL ROUTES 4HIS
PHILOSOPHY UNDERLINED THE DEVELOPMENT OF AVIATION IN
3INGAPORE FOR SEVERAL DECADES
TO EACH, AN AIRLINE
)N !PRIL -ALAYSIA ANNOUNCED THE FORMATION OF
-ALAYSIAN !IRLINE 3YSTEM -!3 WHICH WAS FOLLOWED
JUST OVER A YEAR LATER BY 3INGAPORE REVEALING ITS NATIONAL
CARRIER 3)!
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3)! INHERITED A PENCHANT FOR EXPANSION AND
FORESIGHTEDNESS WHICH HAS BECOME THE AIRLINES
HALLMARK 4HIS WAS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED BY THE AIRLINES
BOLD ORDER FOR FOUR "OEING
S WHICH HAD ONLY
DEBUTED TWO YEARS EARLIER MAKING IT 3OUTHEAST !SIAS
lRST @*UMBO *ET OPERATOR
!FlRMING 3)!S DECISION TO INVEST IN THE LARGEST
COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT AT THAT TIME 3INGAPORES
PASSENGER NUMBERS ROSE FROM MILLION TO FOUR MILLION
BETWEEN AND 4HE JUMP IN TRAFlC ULTIMATELY
PROMPTED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BRAND
NEW AIRPORT n
#HANGI )NTERNATIONAL !IRPORT n WHICH OPENED IN
4HE SEED OF 3)!S CURRENT SUCCESS IS EVIDENT IN ITS
FORESIGHT THAT INCLUDED BEING THE lRST CARRIER TO OFFER
FREE DRINKS AND COMPLIMENTARY HEADSETS ONBOARD
AMONG MANY OTHER @lRSTS
3)! EVEN BECAME A BRIEF OPERATOR OF THE REVOLUTIONARY
#ONCORDE SUPERSONIC JET IN PARTNERSHIP WITH "RITISH
!IRWAYS FROM TO ON THE ,ONDON
"AHRAIN
3INGAPORE ROUTE !LTHOUGH THE SERVICE WAS SHORT
LIVED
THE ENDEAVOUR WAS NOTHING LESS THAN A MARKETING COUP
FOR 3)! AS IT WAS ONE OF ONLY FOUR AIRLINES IN THE WORLD TO
HAVE OPERATED THE FUTURISTIC PREMIUM AIRCRAFT 4HIS ONCE
AGAIN EMPHASISED THE CARRIERS UNIQUE APPRECIATION OF
THE AIR TRAVEL MARKET
3INGAPORE !IRLINES ALSO MOVED TO DIVERSIFY ITS
OPERATIONS BY INTRODUCING A REGIONAL AIR CHARTER COMPANY
KNOWN AS 4RADEWINDS #HARTER IN TO TAP INTO THE
GROWING LEISURE TRAVEL MARKET (OWEVER ITS ABILITY TO
mY TO INCREASINGLY POPULAR REGIONAL MARKETS FROM ITS
3INGAPORE HUB WAS SHARPLY RESTRICTED BY AIR SERVICES
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN 3INGAPORE AND OTHER COUNTRIES
3CHEDULED REGIONAL SERVICES WERE INTRODUCED
JUST OVER YEARS LATER WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
4RADEWINDS !IRLINES &LIGHTS WERE AVAILABLE TO SIX
DESTINATIONS IN THE REGION FROM #HANGI !IRPORT AND
ONE FROM 3ELETAR !IRPORT TO 4IOMAN IN -ALAYSIA 7ITH
GROWING REGIONAL BUSINESS THE CARRIER WAS RE
BRANDED
3ILK!IR IN AND CONTINUES TO SERVE OUT OF
SHORT
HAUL DESTINATIONS IN THE 3INGAPORE !IRLINES
'ROUP NETWORK 4HE CREATION OF 4RADEWINDS AND 3ILK!IR
FULlLLED DEMAND FROM THE REGIONAL LEISURE TRAVEL SECTOR
)T HAS NOW BECOME THE PRINCIPAL DOMAIN OF LOW
COST
OR BUDGET CARRIERS BUT 3ILK!IR STILL THRIVES DESPITE MORE
INTENSE COMPETITION
7ITH CARGO mOWING THROUGH 3INGAPORE AND THE
!SIAN REGION GROWING IN LEAPS AND BOUNDS 3)! CREATED
A SEPARATE CARGO DIVISION TO COMPLEMENT ITS PASSENGER
CARRYING BUSINESS 4HE SEPARATE SUBSIDIARY BECAME
RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE CARRIERS CARGO ACTIVITIES
INVOLVING BOTH FREIGHTERS AND CARGO CARRIED IN THE BELLY
HOLD OF ITS PASSENGER mEET 3)! #ARGO QUICKLY ROSE IN
THE PROMINENCE IN THE INDUSTRY AND NOW RANKS AS THE
WORLDS THIRD LARGEST PLAYER IN TERMS OF CARGO CARRIED
,IVING UP TO ITS INCREASINGLY WELL
KNOWN REPUTATION
3)! PLACED AN EARLY ORDER FOR !IRBUS NEW @SUPER JUMBO
DOUBLE
DECK ! 4HE CARRIER BECAME THE lRST IN THE
WORLD TO mY THE JET IN
02 !N !IRSPEED
#ONSUL AIRLINER
OPERATED BY
-ALAYAN !IRWAYS
,IMITED TOOK OFF
FROM +ALLANG
!IRPORT ON -AY
-3! SPLIT IN
TO BECOME
3INGAPORE !IRLINES
AND -ALAYSIAN
!IRLINE 3YSTEM
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ENTER THE BUDGET CARRIERS
! RECENT MAJOR AIRLINE DEVELOPMENT FOR 3INGAPORE AND
THE REGION WAS THE EMERGENCE OF THE LOW COST CARRIER
MODEL 4HIS HAS LONG BEEN IN PLACE IN %UROPE AND THE
5NITED 3TATES BUT IT WAS DELAYED IN !SIA UNTIL SUFlCIENT
LIBERALISATION UNLOCKED THE DOOR FOR LOW COST CARRIERS
)N 6ALUAIR LAUNCHED ITS MAIDEN mIGHT AND
BECAME THE CATALYST FOR THE FORMATION OF MORE
3INGAPORE BASED LOW COST AIRLINES )N RAPID SUCCESSION
4IGER !IRWAYS AND *ETSTAR !SIA !IRWAYS ALSO QUICKLY
ESTABLISHED THEIR PRESENCE AT #HANGI !IRPORT
&IVE OF THE SEVEN LOW COST CARRIERS CURRENTLY SERVING
3INGAPORE OPERATE OUT OF THE "UDGET 4ERMINAL 4HE OTHER
TWO OPERATE FROM 4ERMINAL -ANY BELIEVE THAT THIS
IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF WHAT LOOKS SET TO BE A MAJOR
GROWTH AREA FOR THE !SIA
0ACIlC AS FURTHER AVIATION
LIBERALISATION TAKES PLACE ALONGSIDE mOURISHING REGIONAL
ECONOMIES AND RISING PASSENGER NUMBERS
Being the first to operate the A380 coupled
with Changi Airport being the first airport
outside Europe to accommodate the A380 not
only reinforced Singapore Airlines status as an
industry leader, it also sealed Singapores status
as a global air hub.
Goh Choon Phong, Chief Executive Officer,
Singapore Airlines (SIA)
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4HEDefence-
Commercial
Connection
INGAPORES DEFENCE COMPONENTS n THE 2EPUBLIC
OF 3INGAPORE !IR &ORCE 23!& THE $EFENCE
3CIENCE AND 4ECHNOLOGY !GENCY $34! AND
$3/ .ATIONAL ,ABORATORIES $3/ HAVE ALL PLAYED AND
WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT
AND GROWTH OF 3INGAPORES COMMERCIAL AVIATION HUB
4HE 23!& AND ITS PREDECESSOR THE 3INGAPORE !IR
$EFENCE #OMMAND 3!$# HAVE LIKE ITS CIVIL AVIATION
COUNTERPARTS GROWN IN BOTH SCOPE AND CAPABILITIES
ALONGSIDE 3INGAPORES IMPRESSIVE ECONOMIC
ACHIEVEMENTS 7IDELY RECOGNISED INTERNATIONALLY AS
A SMALL BUT POTENT TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED AND
PROFESSIONAL AIR FORCE CAPABLE OF PUNCHING FAR ABOVE ITS
SIZE THE HISTORY OF THE 23!& HAS BEEN INTERTWINED WITH
THAT OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION FROM ITS EARLIEST DAYS
We will continue to formulate new, innovative
concepts to maximise our operational
effectiveness and to look out for suitable, costeffective technologies to enhance our capabilities.
Major-General Ng Chee Meng, Chief of Air Force
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&ROM THE FORMATIVE DAYS OF COLONIAL 3INGAPORE
WHEN 3ELETAR !IRPORT WAS ESTABLISHED IN AS 2!&
3ELETAR A 2OYAL !IR &ORCE 2!& STATION COMMERCIAL
AVIATION SHARED THE AIRlELD FROM UNTIL THE
OPENING OF 3INGAPORES lRST CIVILLIAN AIRPORT AT +ALLANG
SOME SEVEN YEARS LATER 7HEN THE 0AYA ,EBAR !IRPORT
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