Thu, Sep 22, 2011
APEC Pledges To Focus On Benefits Of Business Aviation
GAMA has expressed its strong support for an initiative to
facilitate business aviation operations in the Asia-Pacific region.
The proposal was agreed to by transport ministers at the
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting in San
Francisco on September 14, 2011.
Speaking at last week’s meeting, GAMA President and CEO
Pete Bunce (pictured) noted that the strong forecast for
business aircraft deliveries, including rotorcraft, to the Asia
Pacific region over the next several decades will require solutions
to existing challenges. These include a shortage of pilots and
technical personnel, as well as insufficient infrastructure.
“Business aviation allows companies to react with
flexibility to new opportunities across a border or across an
ocean,” said Bunce. “It is important that the
regulatory framework help, not hinder, business aviation." He added
that business aviation plays a vital role in economic development,
linking global markets, increasing business productivity, and
bringing prosperity to people and communities.
In a joint statement, the group of 21 transport ministers called
for an APEC-wide effort “to focus expeditiously on
identifying the benefits of business aviation and then working to
develop and implement an APEC-wide set of agreed core principles
that will apply to business aviation operations.”
APEC’s Transport Working Group (TPTWG) will establish an
appropriate APEC-wide working group to develop such a set of core
principles. GAMA has stated its commitment to work closely
with APEC in this effort.
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