Richard Tan

Richard Tan

Regional Manager – Airport, Passenger, Cargo & Security

International Air Transport Association (IATA), Asia-Pacific

Mr. Richard Tan is the Asia Pacific Regional representative for the International Air Transport Association, the fastest growing and most diverse Region in the World. He is currently a member of the IATA Airport, Passenger, Cargo and Security division in the region responsible for all airport development, charges and operations; as required for the safety, economical and efficient operation of member airlines in the region. Prior to this he was the IATA Regional Manager responsible for Safety and Flight Operations matters in the region.

Before joining IATA in February 2011, Richard held the position of Performance and Reliability Controller within Qantas Airways in Australia. As the controller of the maintenance and reliability program, he was responsible for technical airworthiness compliance for reliability and performance management of operation within the engineering division.

Richard has also worked for more than 4 years as a manager with Qantas Group Safety with responsibility for safety and risk management covering a number of safety programs such as Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) and Line Observation Safety Audit (LOSA) across a number of business divisions within the group.

Richard started his professional career in the aviation industry with the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) as their Technical Affairs representative after completing his Aeronautical Engineering degree.