About AAPA
Our Organisation
Subhas Menon
Director General
Subhas Menon joined the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines in March 2020. Subhas has over 35 years’ experience in international aviation with the Singapore Airlines Group, having served in a wide spectrum of roles including international & government relations, marketing, product development, logistics, country & regional management.
In his various roles in the airline industry over the past three decades, he has developed a solid skill set that includes successfully building and managing relationships with different stakeholders, strong communications and public speaking skills as well as commercial acumen honed across different regions.
As Regional Vice President for an Asian airline in various regions around the world, and having also served as Chief Executive of SilkAir, Subhas is familiar with the Asian airline environment, its market dynamics and the region’s diverse political landscape. Building on his early experience in international relations, he has well-developed lobbying and negotiation skills as well as dealing with government affairs, which makes him well-placed to undertake the kind of advocacy and lobbying activities AAPA conducts as a trade association on behalf of its member airlines.
He is a graduate of the National University of Singapore, with a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Sociology.
Beatrice Lim
Director – Industry & Regulatory Affairs
Beatrice Lim joined the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) in 2005. In this capacity, she represents the interests of the AAPA and its member airlines on a wide range of commercial, aeropolitical, regulatory and other non-technical issues, working closely with member airlines and other aviation industry stakeholders. With her previous experience working in both the public and private sectors of the aviation industry, Beatrice brings a broad knowledge of aviation policy issues and fresh ideas to meet the challenges facing AAPA members today.
Beatrice was previously a Senior Air Transport Manager with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, where her responsibilities included international relations, government-to-government air services negotiations and the development of various aspects of aviation policy. In an earlier role, she was Legal Counsel with Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd, specialising in commercial agreements relating to the company’s aircraft maintenance and support activities in Asia and the United States.
Ms. Lim holds a Bachelor of Law honours degree from the National University of Singapore and was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1996.
Captain Roshan Joshi
Technical Director
Captain Roshan Joshi has over 40 years of international aviation expertise starting with general aviation and continuing with the Singapore Airlines Group, including Vistara Airlines of India where he was part of the senior management team that set it up. Alongside his active career as a commercial pilot, Captain Joshi has held various senior management positions, including Senior Vice President of Flight Operations at Vistara Airlines and Head of Corporate Safety, Security, Quality, and the Environment at Singapore Airlines Cargo. His experience in aviation extends into all aspects of flight operations as well as technical and quality matters in the industry.
Captain Joshi is a graduate of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Professional Aeronautics.
Industry Affairs Department (IAD)
The Industry Affairs Department (IAD) identifies, analyses and closely monitors regulatory, operational and commercial issues that affect member airlines.
IAD actively engages member airlines and external parties including international organisations, governmental agencies, regulatory bodies and industry partners on dynamic industry issues and concerns, including: .
- Air Transport Liberalisation
- Emergency Response Planning and Crisis Management
- Passenger Facilitation
- Passenger Rights
- Simplifying and Harmonisation of Regulations
- Competition Legislation
Reporting to Director – Industry & Regulatory Affairs, the department provides support in preparation of filings to regulatory bodies in response to regulatory and industry developments and also support member airlines’ regulatory implementation activities.
For more information, please contact: [email protected]
Technical Affairs Department (TAD)
The Technical Affairs Department (TAD) represents the interests of member airlines in areas of technical and operational competence. Organised along the lines of committees and specialist working groups, it provides a forum to identify, discuss and address issues of mutual interest aimed at enhancing cooperation among members and beyond in the region to improve airline safety, reliability, economy and efficiency. The TAD provides members a communications mechanism to interact with various government and private sector bodies for the benefit of member airlines on matters relating to:
- Security
- Flight operations
- Safety
- Environment
- Engineering and maintenance
The committees and specialist working groups under the Technical Affairs purview provide expert guidance to coordinate and oversee the strategic and operational work undertaken in these areas of airline operations.
For more information, please contact:[email protected]
Research and Statistics Department (RSD)
The role of the Research and Statistics Department is to gather data, perform analysis and publish reports highlighting the latest industry trends, focusing on the Asia Pacific region and member airlines of AAPA.
Traffic results, financials, fleet / route statistics, and tourism activities are amongst the list of key industry statistics analysed and reported.
Annually, the Department publishes a comprehensive Statistical Report on markets covered by member airlines, such astraffic indicators and financial performance of the aviation industry. In addition, the Department produces international traffic statistics of member airlines on a monthly basis.
The order form, together with sample contents of Statistical Report and Monthly International Statistics are available for download. For more information, please contact [email protected].