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The Novemeber issue of Cruising Heights takes a look at the UDAN scheme and will this finally usher in air connectivity and promote the domestic aviation sector. Plus: The Heathrow expansion which comes at cost of $22 billion but faces stiff resistance from various quarters.

Heathrow: The End Of The Beginning

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Cabinet has endorsed a proposal to build a third runway at Heathrow. It follows 15 years of deliberations over where to expand the UK’s airport capacity. Many view it not as the beginning of the end but as the end of the beginning. 

3 mins

Now, Will Everyone Fly?

History has never been kind to regional carriers in India. Many have started only to flounder and vanish in a few months. This time around, with the government’s UDAN initiative and the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), will the going be different for regional carrier operators? Will the MoU between the Ministry of Civil Aviation and states for implementation of the scheme ensure connectivity of the 16 under-served airports and later the 394 un-served ones? Cruising Heights takes a close look. 

8 mins

Showcase Of A Partnership

The second busiest airport in the Philippines and the country’s first privatised airport under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework, Mactan-Cebu International Airport is undergoing a transformation that is attracting the eyes of the aviation world. Spearheading the changes as a partner is India’s airport infrastructure major GMR

4 mins

New Terminal Will Look Specifically And Traditionally Filipino

Andrew Acquaah-Harrison, Chief Executive Advisor, GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation, has his work cut out. Heading the expansion of the first airport in the Philippines to be privatised under the PPP model, Acquaah-Harrison vision is clear: the Mactan Cebu International Airport has to be one of the “friendliest and most efficient” airport in the Philippines and Asia. He took time out from his busy schedule during his flying trip to Delhi for the GAD Asia conference to talk to TIRTHANKAR GHOSH. Excerpts from the conversation:

5 mins

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CRUISING HEIGHTS is India's best known monthly aviation magazine with equal interests in air cargo, travel and tourism. In its four years of existence, Cruising Heights has received accolades from the Minister of Civil Aviation, Aviation CEOs, Airport Developers, Travel Agents Associations and others for its path-breaking stories.One of the first true aviation magazines of the country, Cruising Heights was started with the idea of supporting professionals in the airline business to make informed choices on a variety of subjects from ground handling to cargo to airport development-all of which are transforming the Indian aviation scene in mind-boggling ways. Later, due to the interest it generated and in response to demands from the travel and tourism industry stakeholders we have targeted the general reader-the educated Indian who is keen to be an informed Indian-to know what's happening in the business.