Asian Aerospace 2009, organised by Reed Exhibitions, was held at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong from 8-10 September 2009. The event was successfully concluded with a record of 356 exhibitors from 28 countries and over 12,600 attendees – one third from China, one third from Asia and the remainder from the rest of the world. One hundred senior industry speakers addressed the supporting conferences and 200 media, 3673 attendees visited the aircraft on display.

The United States Consulate General, with support from Boeing, Gulfstream, Raytheon, and the Hong Kong Aviation Industry Association, organized a U.S. Networking Reception at the Asian Aerospace Exhibition on September 8, 2009.

Mr. Norman Lo, Honorary Chairman of HKAIA and Mr. Jackson Ho, President of HKAIA were invited to deliver remarks at the reception.

It was a very successful event that brought together over 150 U.S. and Hong Kong aviation industry professionals in a productive session of industry networking.

To congratulate our Honarory Chairman, the Director-General of Civil Aviation Department of Hong Kong, Mr. Norman Lo, on being awarded the Medal of Aeronautics by the French government, HKAIA held a cocktail party in the Kowloon Club on 11th August 2009 with around 20 participants including the Honorary Chairman of HKAIA, Chairman of Federation of Hong Kong Industries, Mr.Cliff Sun, Honorary Advisor of HKAIA, Mr. David Lui, representative from Civil Aviation Department of Hong Kong, and representatives from airline companies, as well as representatives from manufacturing companies.

Asian Aerospace International Expo and Congress will be held during 8-10 September 2009 at AsiaWorld-Expo Hong Kong. 

It is the world’s largest single-focused exhibition featuring over 400 exhibiting companies and congress for the commercial aerospace and civil aviation market with particular emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region.

Organized by the Hong Kong Aviation Industry Association and co-organized by the Hong Kong Productivity Council, the seminar <<Moving Past the Turmoil: Opportunities in the Asia-Pacific Aerospace Industry>> took place on 12 June 2009 with more than 40 participants.

Kenneth Chan, Consultant of Aerospace & Defense, Asia Pacific was invited to give presentations. Mr. Y.P. Tsang, Acting Assistant Director, Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department, Mr. Johnny Yuk, Former General Manager, Engineering of Hong Kong Express and Dr. Angus Cheung, CEO of China Aircraft Services Limited were invited to be the panelists to share their views during the seminar.