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NEWS

Singapore Changi Airport named world’s best
Boeing Flight Training At the 2013 Skytrax World Airport Awards, staged in April in Geneva, Singapore’s
boosts global support Changi Airport was named the World’s Best Airport. “Changi Airport continues to
Boeing has announced that it plans be a leader and innovator within the industry and is a key reason why it has been
to enhance its flight training support ranked amongst the top three airports for the last 14 years of the awards,” noted
for customers in Asia Pacific, Europe Edward Plaisted, Chairman of Skytrax. Aside from Airport of the Year, Changi also
and the Americas by adding and picked up awards for Best Airport in Asia and Best Airport for Leisure Amenities.
repositioning a number of flight training
devices within its global network. L-3 Link to supply FFS
Boeing Flight Services will install 777
and Next-Gen 737 flight simulators to Boeing’s Singapore
at its Singapore campus, which will training campus
provide support for customers in the L-3 Link Simulation & Training has
region, including airlines in Indonesia, been awarded a contract to build and
Japan, Korea and China. Boeing has deliver a RealitySeven 777-300ER
also installed a new 787 simulator at Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for the
its London Gatwick campus, and two Boeing Flight Services Singapore
787 simulators at its Miami campus. training campus. Mark Gasson, VP
Bob Bellitto, Boeing Flight Services’ of L-3 Link Simulation & Training
global sales director noted, “Continued UK said, “Meeting our customers’
development of a robust global training cost, schedule, reliability and support
network is vital, not just for Boeing, expectations, while providing a highly
but for the industry. The urgent need realistic pilot training experience,
for competent aviation personnel is a is at the core of all of our simulation
global issue, but it’s hitting the Asia- solutions.” The device is expected to
Pacific region particularly hard.” become ready for training in Q1 2014.

PROFILE
HSBC’s Alex Hungate named as next SATS CEO
Singapore’s SATS has announced that Alexander Charles Hungate will succeed Tan Chuan Lye as President
and CEO when Tan retires at the end of 2013. Hungate, who has been a non-executive director on the
Board of Directors since 2011 and who is currently HSBC Group GM and CEO Singapore, is scheduled
to join SATS in mid-July to begin preparing for the transition. He will officially take the helm on January
1, 2014. Chairman Edmund Cheng said, “Alex brings a depth of global financial, strategic and people
development expertise that will benefit SATS […] I am confident that, with the support of everyone at SATS
including the Board and Management, Alex will aptly steer the Group to achieve its long-term vision.”

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