The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) marked a significant milestone in its vision to establish a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Air Traffic Management (ATM) with the inauguration of the ATM Research Institute (ATMRI) and MITRE Asia Pacific Singapore (MAPS). CAAS is developing Singapore as a Centre of Excellence for ATM to improve the efficiency and safety of air traffic management in Singapore and the Asia Pacific region. The ATMRI and MAPS are key elements of CAAS’ strategy. … [Read more...] about Singapore opens two ATM research centres
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Singapore, ICAO renew long-standing training partnership
Singapore and the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO) have renewed their long-standing Developing Countries Training Programme (CDTP) MoU for another three years until 2019. The DCTP seeks to contribute to the development of civil aviation in developing ICAO Member States. Over the next three years Singapore has committed US$2.25 million for 300 fellowships and 10 scholarships. Administered by ICAO, the DCTP is jointly sponsored by Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the … [Read more...] about Singapore, ICAO renew long-standing training partnership
Singapore appoints new director general of CAAS
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has announced Shum Jin-Chyi Kevin will be appointed as the director-general of Singapore aviation regulatory body with effect from 2 August 2015. He will take over from Yap Ong Heng who will be retiring from the Administrative Service. Mr Shum, 44, is currently deputy secretary (international) in the Ministry of Transport. Prior to this appointment, he held various key positions in the then-Ministry of Community Development and in the … [Read more...] about Singapore appoints new director general of CAAS
Payload Asia Awards 2014
The hard work, innovative solutions and many successes of the air cargo community were celebrated last night at the Payload Asia Awards 2014, which honoured the very best in the industry at a spectacular gala dinner and awards ceremony held at the Marina Mandarin Hotel in Singapore. Guest of honour at the event was the Director-General of Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Mr Yap Ong Heng. The awards cover some 22 categories of the air cargo sector, as well as three special … [Read more...] about Payload Asia Awards 2014
Singapore rolls out slew of initiatives to boost Changi hub
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) is rolling out more initiatives to bolster and grow the Singapore air hub amidst an increasingly competitive environment and limited manpower resources. A key thrust is focused on increasing productivity at Changi Airport. To drive transformative productivity improvements across various facets of Changi Airport’s operations, CAAS is launching an Airport Productivity Package, with S$100 million (US$80 million) up to 31 March 2018. Two … [Read more...] about Singapore rolls out slew of initiatives to boost Changi hub
Prolonged smoke haze forces Singapore Seletar Airport closure and visibility concerns at Changi
With the city-state of Singapore enveloped in a thick smokey haze from burning forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has closed the island's second airport - Seletar Airport which operates under visual meteorological conditions - to all departing and arriving flights as a result of prolonged poor visibility caused by the haze.The closure on Thursday from 11AM to 11PM was subsequently extended to 2PM Friday as the Runway Visual Range (RVR) … [Read more...] about Prolonged smoke haze forces Singapore Seletar Airport closure and visibility concerns at Changi
