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 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 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.