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Lead Professional Officer

John Chin Han
Tan

Quality Assurance & Accreditation Committee Member (BCD)
Risk Management Team Leader (POD)
Outreach Committee Member (BCD)
Master of Business Administration, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
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Biography

I have over 30 years of commercial leadership experiences in the Asia Pacific’s aviation technology sector. My career includes senior roles in Singapore, Beijing, and Hong Kong, where I built expertise in airline technology, digital transformation, and regional business growth. Alongside academia, I regularly share perspectives as an aviation expert at conferences and in media commentary, providing insights into aviation technology, safety, operations, commercial and industry trends.

SIT Appointments

  • Risk Management Team Leader (POD)
    – Present
  • Quality Assurance & Accreditation Committee Member (BCD)
    – Present
  • Outreach Committee Member (BCD)
    – Present

Education

  • Master of Business Administration
    University of Surrey , United Kingdom
  • Bachelor Degree of Science (Mathematics)
    National University of Singapore , Singapore

Achievements

  • POD Teaching Award AY22/23
  • Innovation Capability Development Grant

Professional Memberships

  • Association for Information Systems (AIS) - Academic Member
    – Present
  • Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) (Asia Pacific) – Member
    – Present
  • Marketing Institute of Singapore (MIS) - Member
    – Present

Industry Experience

  • Lead Professional Officer – Professional Officers Division, Singapore Institute of Technology
    Present
  • Commercial Leader, Sales & Marketing, JT & Family
    –
  • Regional Director – Asia Pacific, Satcom Direct
    –
  • Country Director – North Asia, Sabre Corporation
    –
  • General Manager – China, Collins Aerospace – ARINC
    –
  • Head – Aviation Solutions, North Asia, International Air Transport Association
    –
  • Aviation Special Carriers Manager – Asia Pacific, Shell
    –
  • Director of Sales – China, Lufthansa Systems
    –
  • Senior Regional Manager – Asia Pacific, Passenger Services, SITA
    –
  • Chief Representative – China, Sabre Corporation – Abacus International
    –
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Technical Skills

  • Airlines (Sales & Marketing and Operations)
  • Aviation Technology
  • Oil & Energy (Aviation)

Current Projects

  • Development of Rice Packing Machine for Multiple Fast Food Outlets Chain
    – Present
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Teaching Modules

Air Transport Management, BSc (Hons)

  • ATM3200 - Capstone Project
  • ATM3100 - Integrated Work Study Programme
  • ATM2205 - Airline Operations
  • ATM3303 - Air Cargo Operations and Management

University Modules

  • USI2001 - Social Innovation Project

Past

  • ATM3001 - Airline Business Strategies
  • ATM2009 - Airline Operations
  • ATM2002 - Airline Business Fundamentals
  • BUS1002 - Business Economics
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Journal Papers

  • The-Hoang Nguyen, John Tan, Seck Tan, and Luu Van Thuan. “Development and Implementation of Virtual Reality in Higher Education for Aviation: A Case Study". Journal of Aerospace Society Malaysia 2(2): 22-99. https://doi.org/10.25447/sit.27109111

Conferences

  • John Tan, Blooma John, Hamed Sarbazhosseini. “Strategic Integration of AI into airline Global Distribution Systems Inventory Control in Singapore”, 36th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS), Brisbane, Australia, 3-5 December 2025. https://doi.org/10.25447/sit.31429019 

  • John Tan, Blooma John. “Reinventing Global Distribution Systems for Seamless Travel Experiences”, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) ON Prime 18, Sydney, Australia, 30 October 2025. https://doi.org/10.25447/sit.31429874 

  • John Tan. “Leveraging Aviation Technology for Sustainable Resilience in Asia Pacific”, 2025 Sustainable Asia Conference (SAC2025), Singapore, 29-30 October 2025. https://doi.org/10.25447/sit.31429169 

  • The Hoang Nguyen, John Tan, Wen-Chun Tseng. “Evolving VR-based Applications in Aviation Training: Commercial Aircraft Case Studies with AI-Enhanced Extension”, Southeast Asia Workshop on Aerospace Engineering (SAWAE) 2025, Bandung, Indonesia, 5-7 August 2025.

  • John Tan. “Elevating Customer Experiences with Retrieval-Augmented Generation: Bridging Gaps in Air Travel, Tourism, and Aviation Innovation”, Global Hospitality and Tourism Research Summit 2025, Fukuoka, Japan. 15-18 May 2025.

  • The Hoang Nguyen, John Tan, Seck Tan. “Development and Implementation of Virtual Reality in Higher Education for Aviation: A Case Study”, Southeast Asia Workshop on Aerospace Engineering (SAWAE) 2024, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 28-30 August 2024. https://doi.org/10.25447/sit.27118002 

  • John Tan. “Global Aviation Technical Trends and Transformation”, Jamf Asia Pacific Aviation Roundtable 2024, Tokyo, Japan, 16-17 July 2024. https://doi.org/10.25447/sit.27117930 

     

  • John Tan. “The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Global Distribution Systems in the Air Travel Industry”, 7th World Research Summit for Hospitality and Tourism, Orlando, USA, 8-11 December 2023. https://doi.org/10.25447/sit.27117271 

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