Editorial

摘要

The Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) held its 19th World Conference on 2-5 July 2015 in Singapore. The conference attracted over 280 delegates comprising top academics, researchers and industry practitioners from 31 countries and regions worldwide. It was jointly organised by the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA) at University Town in NUS. The four-day conference comprised of 40 sessions with 197 papers presented on topics ranging from air transport policy and airport operational strategies to safety and security challenges, covering not only current but also future challenges of concern for the aviation industry. The conference was held in the background of high expected air traffic growth in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions, despite the volatile global economy, that has affected the world's airlines diversely;