Phil Balmer (Secretary)

Director Maintenance

TAG Aviation Asia

Director Maintenance for TAG Aviation Asia, with over 30 years’ experience in business aviation. Licensed aircraft Engineer holding Australia, EASA, and FAA A&P certificates, with maintenance type ratings on multiple types of business aircraft including Bombardier, Cessna Citation, Dassault Falcon, and Gulfstream. Multi-engine, commercial, instrument rated Pilot.

Prior to joining TAG Aviation Asia in 2010, worked in Corporate Aviation Maintenance in Brisbane, Australia, then Avionics Supervisor, Maintenance Manager, Director of Maintenance at Jet Aviation Singapore, General Manager of Jet Aviation Dubai, and Jet Aviation Malaysia. Served as Vice Chair of AsBAA 2018-2021, and is Chair of the AsBAA Hong Kong Chapter. Member on various industry customer committees, including the Bombardier 7500 industry steering committee, Rolls Royce C3, and Honeywell Global Customer Committee.

My AsBAA mission is to focus on member value and Advocacy for the business Aviation industry across the region. My style is to identify the needs, turn those into actions, and work with the team to ensure those actions are pursued and delivered.