Aerospace

Mission: Support and promote aerospace-oriented industries and continually develop effective programs of Chamber support for aerospace-related projects in the region by improving government -to-industry relationships, increasing understanding of US and Thailand /ASEAN aerospace regulations, and increasing member companies’ ability to compete for global business.

Participation: All AMCHAM members with a stake in the Aerospace industry are welcome to join the Aerospace Council.  While not primarily not defense focused, there are quite a few U.S. defense contractors and OEMs that are also in the aerospace sector and are contributors to the council.  Firms that are based in other locations (Singapore and Malaysia for example), but have business activities in Thailand, are also encouraged to attend and participate and will be referred to the Executive Director to determine membership eligibility.

2022 Accomplishments:

• Held seven video conferences and one in-person event, bringing together members of the aerospace manufacturing and related industries for regular discussion and knowledge sharing.
• Featured industry speakers included Lew Wallace, Regional Marketing Director of Boeing; Thomas Cochelin, Head of Procurement, Asia Pacific for Airbus; and Klaus Hofmann, Vice President/General Manager of Business Unit Air Cargo Equipment at Safran.
• Hosted Dr. Natthawat Hongkarnjanakul, Director of the Space Technology Development Office, GISTDA as speaker for a multi-Chambers pre-networking event in Pattaya.
• Government Roundtable with the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to discuss potential USTDA-funded capacity building activity in the aviation industry.
• Supported the July Thailand Aviation Society Network Event #25 at the Westin – with over 200 regional industry representatives in the first major post-Covid-19 industry event.

About the Council: The 2022 Aerospace Council Co-Chairs continue to drive the Chamber’s support for Thai-American industry in the Aerospace market by actively engaging and promoting information exchanges (facilitated by key local and regional subject matter experts), purpose-built networking events to foster increased rapport, understanding and cooperation, and liaison / relationship-building opportunities with government and industry representation. The insight and experience nested within the Aerospace Council also provides an ideal mechanism for advocacy of aviation issues related to Thai and US business, both within Asia and the world at large. The Council anticipates 2023 to be their most active year yet, with a planned schedule of ten separate joint and combined events with fellow AMCHAM Committees, sister aviation companies, and other external organizations.