WELCOME TO THE HOME OF AIR-TRANSPORT EXECUTIVE STAFF UNION (AESU)

Established in 1965, AESU is one of the few unions in Singapore that represents middle-management Executives.  Its members comprise of middle-level Executives and Senior Executives in: 

• Singapore Airlines (SIA)
• SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC)
• SATS Limited
• Eagles Services Asia (ESA) 

- THE BEGINNING -

The Air-Transport Executive Staff Union (AESU) was born on 4 January 1965 when 31 executive officers sought registration of what was known as the Malaysian Airways Executive Officers' Union. In its infancy stage, it concluded a collective agreement with the Management of Malaysian Airways Limited.

On 1 April 1967, as a consequence of change of name of the Airline from Malaysian Airways to Malaysia-Singapore Airlines, the Union was renamed the Malaysia-Singapore Airlines Executive Officers' Union.  Then in October 1972, the Union underwent yet another name-change to become the Air-Transport Executive Staff Union (AESU) to represent the Administrative Officer grade staff of Singapore Airlines.

Numerous people were involved in the birth of the Union. Among the pioneers were Mr V V Singam, Mr Wong Kim Fong, Mr Peter Lian, Mr A C Leong, Mr Soon Kia Seng, Mr Jeffery Koh and Mr Lim Leng Chye who served on the pro-term committee of the Malaysian Airways Executive Officers' Union.  Other pioneers who served the Union as General Secretaries were Brother Kurien, Brother Regi Wong and Brother Martin Chan.

Membership of the Union stood at a mere 70 in 1967 but grew steadily to 90 in April 1972. By the end of 1973, AESU enjoyed a modest membership of 120. This doubled to 240 in September 1976 and by December 1979 it grew to 360 representing 80% of confirmed staff in the Administrative Grade of the SIA Group of Companies. Today, the Union is proud to have a membership of close to 2000 members.

AESU is amongst the pioneers to unionise middle-management executives. It is affiliated to the National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) and is actively involved in  trade union activities representing the Executive ranked staff of Singapore Airlines Group and SATS Ltd.  

The Union's mission is encompassed in the following 5 P's:

• Progression - Work for the career progression of our members through skills development.
• Productivity - Collaborate with the Companies to improve productivity and sustainability.
• Privileges - Negotiate for better pay, rewards and benefits through collective bargaining.
• Protection - Ensure a safe and secure workplace for our members.
• Placement – Provide guidance and advice to members on career planning.