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Asian Aerospace International Expo and Congress to be held in Hong Kong in September

EAW Staff - Mumbai

Asian Aerospace International Expo and Congress is set to provide the largest dedicated civil aerospace gathering on the international industry calendar with a major Asia Pacific-wide visitor and business delegation promotion programme now underway.

Reed Exhibitions flagship aerospace industry will make its pioneer move to a brand new location in Hong Kong from September 3 - 6, 2007. To be held at AsiaWorld - Expo the trade-only event will feature more than 500 participating companies from more than 20 countries, with 12 national pavilions. More than 400 delegates are expected to attend Congress opening executive sessions, which will feature speakers at ministerial and director general level.

Special business delegation packages to the show are being organised in a number of countries throughout the Asia Pacific region in conjunction with the official carrier of the show, Cathay Pacific Airways, which is offering travel packages for business delegations and registered visitors. The business delegations will be provided with VIP access to the exhibition, congress and special events, and also with business matching and meeting services coordinated by the show organisers.

Reed Exhibitions has brought together a number of complementary events under the umbrella of this flagship aerospace industry event, through organic growth, acquisitions, and commercial collaboration.

The company followed its acquisition of the region's leading air freight conference and exhibition, Air Freight Asia, at the start of the year with another strategic acquisition of all six events of the Aviation Division of international events organisers, UKIP Media & Events, which organises events in the specialised markets of Aircraft Interiors, Aerospace Design and Testing. Both Air Freight Asia and Aircraft Interiors Expo Asia will be integrated into Asian Aerospace. In another agreement with Halldale Media group, Reed Exhibitions will collaborate in the next staging of the Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium (APATS), which will be held alongside Asian Aerospace.

Some of the leading exhibitors at Asian Aerospace International Expo and Congress and its associated events include Airbus, Airbus Kid Systeme GmbH, Aviointeriors, Boeing, Bombardier, CAE, Dassault Falcon, Diamond, SpA, Driessen Aircraft Interiors, Frasca, Goodrich, Jet Aviation, Lantal Textiles, Pilatus, Premium Aircraft Interiors Group, Recaro, Thales and Weber Aircraft, among others.

Congress themes over the three days will cover air transport strategy, air transport operations, and aerospace technology. Aircraft Interiors Expo Asia, Air Freight Asia, and APATS will also stage specialist conference programmes on their respective industry sectors.

Some of the key confirmed congress speakers include Norman Lo - director general of Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (CAD), Tony Tyler - chief executive designate Cathay Pacific Airways, Steve Miller - chief executive officer of Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, Ashley Smout - chief executive Airways New Zealand, Larry Dickenson - vice president sales Boeing, Tony Fernandes - chief executive of Air Asia, Robert Martin, managing director and chief executive of Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE), Tony Davis - chief executive of Tiger Airways, and Andrew Herdman - director general of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, among others.

Specialist Master Classes will also be held to complement the main Congress themes, and will include tracks on business aviation, aircraft finance, maintenance, and East-West technology partnerships. Some of the confirmed speakers for the business aviation master class include Chuck Woods, chief executive officer, Jet Asia and chairman, Asian Business Aviation Association; Jason Liao, sales director - North Asia, Hawker Beechcraft and deputy chairman, Asian Business Aviation Association; Judith Moreton, managing director, Skyjet International, and Chris Buchholz, executive director and chief operating officer, Metrojet.

Networking sessions and hosted opportunities to tour the Asian Aerospace exhibition will also be arranged to ensure delegates and speakers alike maximise their opportunities to do business in the Asia Pacific region.

Clive Richardson, senior vice president, Reed Exhibitions Asia, said, "This region promises to be the focus of the entire global civil aerospace supply chain for the foreseeable future, and we are pleased to have made this pioneer move of Asian Aerospace International Expo and Congress to Asia's World City in Hong Kong, where we look forward to welcoming all of our exhibitors and visitors in September."