Interest in the Aviation Industry: Singapore Airlines and ICU Student Group Collaboration Event

Interest in the Aviation Industry: Singapore Airlines and ICU Student Group Collaboration Event

To broaden understanding of the aviation industry and airport jobs, students learned about the daily work of Singapore Airlines employees and proposed ideas to expand airplane usage. This event took place on January 26 at Haneda Airport Garden, a complex directly connected to Haneda Airport’s Terminal 3.

This event was co-organized by “Sky Aviation,” a student group for students aiming for the aviation industry, and Singapore Airlines. Approximately 70 students from universities in the Kanto area participated.

▲Christina Lin, Singapore Airlines’ Manager for the Western Japan Region, listening to participants’ opinions

From Singapore Airlines, Christina Lin, the Manager for the Western Japan Region, along with employees from the passenger and cargo departments, as well as those in sales, PR, marketing, and HR, participated and introduced the company’s products and services, and the operations of each department through lectures.

Afterward, a luncheon was held, serving as an interaction point between participants and employees. In the latter part of the event, a workshop was conducted on the theme “How to Increase Usage by Students (Generation Z) of Singapore Airlines.” Participants were divided into groups to share opinions and propose services and ideas to encourage student use.

Sky Aviation is a student group established in June 2023 by students of International Christian University (ICU), currently consisting of approximately 40 management members mainly from the same university. They hold a lecture called “Aozora Classroom” every two months, inviting aviation industry personnel as guests.

This event was initiated by an introduction of Singapore Airlines’ Japan Branch Director, Sia Nam Kueng, by those connected to an event held at Narita Airport in June 2024. Sky Aviation proposed collaboration, and Singapore Airlines readily agreed, leading to smooth progress in planning.

Preparation for the event began around September of the same year and proceeded over approximately four months. Kazumaru Kouto, Deputy Representative of Sky Aviation, mentioned having a sense of concern for the labor shortage across the aviation industry through past events and crafted the content to engage participants in lesser-known jobs.

Kouto said, “We always think about what students can give back to the industry, not just receiving information from those in the aviation industry.” He expressed his vision to increase the number of management members and the number of events in the future.

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