inter airport Southeast Asia (IASEA) 2023 closed on a strong note with renewed optimism for the Airport industry in Asia

inter airport Southeast Asia 2023 (IASEA), Asia’s international airport exhibition and conference, concluded on an upbeat note in Singapore last week. 

Held from 1-3 March 2023, the event featured high-level conference and a sold-out exhibition featuring ground support equipment, airport operations & maintenance solutions, airside support services and many more.

Newest products and solutions

IASEA Exhibition: A showcase of the Airport industry’s latest offerings and new initiatives Over the 3-day exhibition, IASEA saw 3,131 trade attendees and 150 exhibitors congregate at the biennial event after a four-year hiatus. Leveraging the gathering of airport decision-makers at IASEA 2023, multiple exhibitors presented their newest products and solutions at the exhibition floor.

These included:

• ITW GSE’s 7400 eGPU, a battery-powered ground power unit that helps reduce carbon footprint
• Sanxing’s TowFLEXX TF5 Towbarless remote-control aircraft tug that helps reduce damage to aircraft
• Cognitec’s FaceVACS-Entry, which provides improved face recognition technology for security, and many more.

Aviation-related support services

Establishing a long-term strategic partnership between both companies to support the growth

Participating exhibitor, Weihai Guangtai Airport Equipment Co. Ltd., signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Macroasia Corporation, a provider of aviation-related support services in the Philippines, establishing a long-term strategic partnership between both companies to support the growth and development of critical airport infrastructure in the Philippines, including ground support equipment (GSE). 

Rene van Joost, Cargo & Ground Handling Senior Expert, PMO Aviation Services & Cargo (ASC), Angkasa Pura I – injourney said of the event, “It is a great platform for networking. For example, while preparing the merger of the subsidiary companies of Angkasa Pura I and Angkasa Pura II, for logistics and catering under one sub-holding, we needed to collaborate with international partners, and through IASEA,” he said.

Airport-related technology

“I have met a lot of potential partners at IASEA, which I’ll be following up with.” “The experience was good. IASEA 2023 offered an extensive array of airport-related technology that we could explore more in the future and consider how we could use them to enhance our current airport,” said Mohd Hashriq Adzaman Abd Rahman, Senior Engineer - Malaysia Airports.

IASEA 2023 offered an extensive array of airport-related technology that we could explore more in the future"

“It’s great to be here. Shows like IASEA are fabulous for meeting old friends in the industry and making new ones. These are vital in providing opportunities for me to meet with customers,” said Philip Marks, Operations Manager, CU Phosco Lighting. “They know where we are, and we’ve talked to them before we arrived. We come to IASEA and we meet up. We cannot wait to be back in 2025.”

International solution providers

Yeow Hui Leng, Group Project Director, IASEA said, “We are delighted IASEA 2023 was a resounding success. It is heartening to witness the event in full swing and received positive and encouraging feedback from attendees. As the aviation industry continues its flight path towards recovery and with APAC expected to account more than 36% of the major construction projects worldwide at existing airports, IASEA will set the stage to become the definitive marketplace for deals to be made and the dedicated place to draw connections between international solution providers with airports from Asia.”

IASEA 2023 Conference: A knowledge exchange platform Over 30 global airport leaders and influencers at IASEA 2023 shared insights into the future of airports and how Asia Pacific continues to keep up, cementing its position as the mustattend industry conference to understand and navigate opportunities in Asia.

Future development innovation

Trending conversations discussed at IASEA 2023 conference were on sustainability

Trending conversations discussed at IASEA 2023 conference were on sustainability and the next major milestone as airports continue to innovate and reinvent their operational models.

In conjunction with the event, data analyst, Cirium, also presented an exclusive report covering which Asia Pacific’s aviation demand and recovery outlook and airport insights with data analytics. 

“The conference is very specific to Asia, enabling global airport professionals to understand region-focused challenges, traveling behaviours, and regulation issues. Also, Singapore is the most relevant place to hold such conversations for it being so well-connected and as most technology companies are based here,” said Anurag Shandilya, Head of Airport Operations, Noida International Airport. “The key takeaway from the conference is the interaction with industry people, and it is these interactions that will seed the future development innovation.”

Exclusive report covering

Themed ‘Re-Conditioning for Asia's Long-Haul Growth,’ the conference headlined by prominent speakers including:

• Latchida Apaphant, Executive Vice President (Corporate Strategy), Airports of Thailand PLC
• Anurag Shandilya, Head of Airport Operations, Noida International Airport
• Michael Portier, Deputy Director Aviation, Surbana Jurong Private Limited
• Ng Kuan Luen - Director, Ventures, Changi Airports International
• Tan Lye Teck, Executive Vice President, Safety & Security, Changi Airport Group
• Mohd Nadziruddin Mohd Basri, Chief Executive Officer, Aviation Services (AVS), Malaysia Airlines
• Ali Mushthaq, Deputy Chief Officer, Passenger Services, Maldives Airports Company Limited
• Rafael S. Regular, Assistant GM for Operations (concurrent) Manager, Airport Operations Department, Manila International Airport Authority
• Eleuterio A. Torrecampo, Officer-In-Charge, Office of the Terminal Manager, Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1
• Rene van Joost, Cargo & Ground Handling Senior Expert, PMO Aviation Services & Cargo (ASC), Angkasa Pura I – injourney
• Dwi Ananda Wicaksana, Executive General Manager, Soekarno Hatta International Airport
• Tan Yen Ling, Head, Sustainability and Strategic Projects, SATS Ltd
• Angela Ng, Director, Aviation Industry, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
• Saurabh Dalvi, Head of Operations (Mumbai, Goa, Hyderabad), CelebiNAS Airport Services India Pvt. Ltd
• Ma Yin, Vice President, Beijing Daxing International Airport of Capital Airports Holdings Limited Company
• Joseph Sweet, Aviation Business Leader | Australasia, ARUP
• Tim Aldeburgh, Technical Director, Project Management Consultancy & Advisory, WSP
• Sia Kheng Yok, Chief Executive, Association of Aerospace Industries (Singapore)
• Jean Roche, Head of International Engineering Services, ADP International
• Pang Yee Huat, Solution Consultant, Cirium
• Piyush Chawla, Managing Director APAC, Cirium
• Prabin Bhattarai, UAV Expert, Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
• Richard Tan, Regional Manager Operations, Safety and Security, APAC, International Air Transport Association (IATA)
• Ben Dawson, Principal, Populous
• Shantanu Gangakhedkar, Consultant, Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific
• Brendan Sobie, Independent Analyst and Consultant, Sobie Aviation

inter airport Southeast Asia 2025 will return from 25 – 27 March 2025.