The 16 presidents and chief executives of AAPA, together with distinguished guests, show unity during the Assembly's opening ceremony. They are (from left) Royal Brunei Airlines CEO Karam Chand; Garuda Airlines Director of Operations Capt. Novianto Herupratomo; European Commission Deputy Sec. Gen. Henrik Hololei; Bangkok Airways Pres. Capt. Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth; Japan Airlines Director and Chairman Masaru Onishi; Cathay Dragon CEO Algernon Yau; EVA Airways Executive VP Alberto Liao; Air Astana Senior VP for Marketing and Sales Ibrahim Canliel; Korean Air Pres. and COO Chang Hoon Chi; Thai Airways Pres. Charamporn Jotikasthira; Cathay Pacific Airways Chief Executive Ivan Chu; PAL Pres. and COO Jaime J. Bautista; China Airlines Senior VP Steve Chang; Malaysia Airlines Group CEO Peter Bellew; Department of Transportation Undersecretary Roberto Lim; AAPA Dir. Gen. Andrew Herdman; Civil Aviation Authority of the Phils. Dir.