pacific basin economic council

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pacific basin economic council

Developing Multi Modal Transport and

Business Hubs

Lessons Learnt Around APEC Countries

Wednesday, October 1st 2008

By Martin J. CraigsPresident, Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC)

President, Aerospace Forum Asia (AFA)

Спутник-1

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Conquering Isolation Transport Challenge for Khabarovsk

Capitalizing on fascinating history of Russian Far East

Building cross border trade and high-end niche tourism

Learning appropriate lesson from APEC/PBEC friends

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Hong Kong PRD -

Peru -

Taiwan -

New Zealand -

Multi-Modal TransportHubs of Interest

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Lessons Learnt in 1990s in Taiwan & New Zealand

Taiwan

400 km long

2 million airline pax in 1988

20 million airline pax in 1996

New ZealandOver 2,000 km long

3 million population

Poor ground transport links

Frequent air service essential10 + 15

SAAB airliner sales

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Short-haul

Maximum range

3 hour typical short-haul operation similar to Southwest Airlines / Ryanair / Air Asia

Long thin routes over 4,500 km direct weekly service to Hong Kong possible

Market fragmentation – point-to-point second city services predicted in Boeing 20 year forecast – philosophy behind 787 Dreamliner (900+ sales)

Sukhoi Superjet andKhabarovsk Showcase?

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Parallel experiences SAAB capabilities and motivations in 1980s/90s similar to Sukhoi’s today

Over 600 SAAB regional airlines sold to balance military/civil workloads

Market challenges greater in 2008

SAAB 2000 Sukhoi Superjet 100

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Obstacle to Clear: • Regulatory

• Bilateral

• Service Support

• Marketing/Competition

• China/Japan/Brazil/ Canada

Opportunities:

•Showcase Khabarovsk and SukhoiSuperjet 100

•Leverage credible brand names

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THANK YOU!