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Contents
Abstract
Introduction
Data Sources
The Aviation Market in Asia
Airports in Asia: Key Issues and Developments
Asian Airlines
Airline Profiles
The Impact of SARS on Asian Air Travel
Air Travel Forecasts
Outlook
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Air Travel - Asia - July 2004
Table of Contents

Abstract

Introduction

Data Sources

Figure 4: Principal Asian airlines

The Aviation Market in Asia

Historical development of air travel in Asia

Critical relationships

Figure 5: The structure of the air transport sector: its constituent parts, producers and consumers
Figure 6: The economic impact of the global aviation and tourism sector

Economic determinants

Economic growth

Indicators and performance

Figure 7: Economic indicators for selected Asian countries, 1997-2002

The role of the state and regulation

Policy issues

The Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA)

Figure 8: AAPA member airlines, 2003
Figure 9: Operating results for AAPA member airlines 1998/99-2002/03

Fleet characteristics

Figure 10: Passenger aircraft fleet of Asia-based AAPA members in 2003
Figure 11: Monthly traffic statistics of AAPA member airlines’ international scheduled services, 2002-04

Airports in Asia: Key Issues and Developments

Recent traffic volumes

Figure 12: ACI Airport* ranking for the Asia-Pacific region: Top 60 airports with passenger, cargo and aircraft movements
Figure 13: Top ten airports in 2022 by use of large aircraft

Privatisation of airports in Asia

Figure 14: Airport profiles in Asia

Asian privatisation country experiences

Japan

South Korea

Indonesia

Thailand

China

Malaysia

Asian Airlines

Airline operations: competitiveness, cost and investment

The cost-competitiveness of Asian airlines

Investment decisions of Asian airlines

Airline alliances in Asia and airline marketing

Figure 15: Global airline alliances

Branding

Privatisation

Figure 16: Asia’s new international scheduled carriers established in the 1980s and 1990s

Low-cost airline development in Asia

Figure 17: Key characteristics of low-cost carriers (making them more competitive than other carriers)

Air Asia

Thai International Airlines and SkyAsia

Singapore Airlines and Tiger Airways

Airline Profiles

North Asia

Japan

Japan Airlines

All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd

China

China Eastern

China Southern

Air China

Hong Kong

Cathay Pacific

Dragonair

Figure 18: Recent Dragonair traffic statistics, 2003-04

South Korea

Korean Air

Asiana

Taiwan

China Airlines

EVA Air

Southeast Asia

Singapore

Singapore Airlines

Figure 19: Passenger statistics for Singapore Airlines for financial year, 2003-04

Thailand

Thai Airways International

Vietnam

Vietnam Airlines

Figure 20: Air traffic in Vietnam, 1991-2002

Malaysia

Malaysian Airlines

Indonesia

Garuda Indonesia

The Impact of SARS on Asian Air Travel

Figure 21: The incidence of SARS in Asian countries, November 2002-August 2003

Air Travel Forecasts

ATAG (Air Transport Action Group) forecasts

Figure 22: Domestic and international traffic in Asia, 1985-2014

Airbus (2003) Global Market Forecast 2003-22

Outlook

The future shape of air demand: markets and price

Cost-competitiveness for airlines

Best practice and benchmarking quality

New models of airline operation and management

Accommodating capacity

Future safety issues