"Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect."
— Captain A. G. Lamplugh, British Aviation Insurance Group, London. Circa early 1930's. This famous phrase has been reproduced on posters and plaques many times, with the attribution of 'anonymous.' I was told at a book signing that André Priester (one of the first Pan Am employee's) may have said it, and decided to check this with R. E. G. Davis who is curator of air transport history at the Smithsonian and author of a book on Pan Am. Ron called me back and told me the phrase pre-dates Priester, but that his research shows the originator of the phrase was Captain Lamplugh, who was quite well known in British aviation circles after W.W.I. |
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Preparing ASEAN for Open Sky
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This Report discusses how the ASEAN countries can move towards Open Sky. Open Sky is a target which has been set for 2015 in “The Roadmap for the Integration of ASEAN:
Competitive Air Services Policy”, prepared by the ASEAN Air Transport Working Group and endorsed by the ASEAN Transport Ministers during the during their 9th Meeting in Myanmar last October 2003. Open Sky will be an important component of the overall economic integration of ASEAN, since transport links are critical to bringing down barriers to trade, and facilitating change.
The objective of this Report is to assist in preparing ASEAN for Open Sky in several ways: by providing information about what Open Sky has meant for other regions; by outlining the dimensions of Open Sky - the various policy options open to ASEAN countries; by indicating how these are likely to work; by outlining the benefits and costs which are likely to be associated with these policy options; by providing countries with a framework with which they can analyse the probable impacts from individual policy options, and from Open Sky as a whole; by indicating possible problem areas, and how they can be addressed; and by suggesting ways in which the move to Open Sky can be facilitated.
Recognizing the differences in the levels of economic development and capabilities of the airlines, the study proposes the creation of three sub-regional groupings prior to the ASEAN-wide Open Sky namely: Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam plus Thailand and Brunei (CLMV+T+B), Vietnam-Indonesia-Philippines plus Brunei (VIP+B), and Singapore-Malaysia-Thailand plus Brunei (SMT+B). It expands policy options to be covered by the liberalization process and proposes a timeframe for the implementation of policy packages within the framework set by the Roadmap. Facilitation measures are explored to manage the transition phase given that negotiating moves towards any open skies agreement is normally a difficult process.
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Industry Highlights:
Business Travel Awards 2009: International Airport (source: www.cntraveller.com)
Rank
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Airport |
Score |
| 1 |
Beijing Capital International, China |
87.30 |
| 2 |
Incheon International Seoul, South Korea |
86.44 |
| 3 |
Changi, Singapore |
86.38 |
| 4 |
Schiphol, Amsterdam |
86.17 |
| 5 |
Hong Kong International |
85.65 |
| 6 |
Dubai International |
85.56 |
| 7 |
Madrid Barajas International |
84.53 |
| 8 |
Kuala Lumpur International |
84.47 |
| 9 |
Sydney |
84.40 |
| 10 |
Barcelona |
83.35 |
| 11 |
Zurich
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77.63 |
| 12 |
Frankfurt |
76.84 |
| 13 |
Munich |
76.53 |
| 14 |
Copenhagen |
72.74 |
| 15 |
Vancouver |
71.06 |
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