In this issue

Cruising Heights' June 2019 issue takes an in-depth look at the preparation of Bangalore airport to unveil its airport in a garden. Over the last ten years, BIAL has seen the development that has enabled Bangalore airport to be among the best airports in the world in terms of facilities and passenger convenience. To cater to the growing demands of the passengers and the civil aviation market, BIAL has undertaken a capital development programme which includes a new terminal, a second runway, expansion to the access roads and internal road infrastructure, utilities as well as a new multi-modal transport hub. The issue also concentrates on how Indian low-cost-carriers are travelling the path to become the JetBlue of the Indian skies. In addition, an in-depth story on Flight Simulation Technique Centre (FSTC), that has been working very hard to train more than 1000 pilots. The issue also features the best and worst airlines of 2019 around the world. Plus: all regular features.

Tough Year For Emirates

A‘tough’ year, amid a stuttering economic climate in the Emirate: that is how Emirates Airlines explained a 69 per cent drop in net profits.

4 mins

India-US Spat Over Ground Handling

In a thud, Indian carriers are no more allowed to do self handling at US airports. This is seen as retaliation under a bilateral air services agreement against denial of similar concession to US passenger airlines here.

4 mins

Bangalore's Prepping To Unveil Its Airport In A Garden

A few years ago the word ‘Bangalored’ meant losing one’s job to outsourcing in dia, and more specifically, to Bangalore. Well, the manner in which Bangalore irport has chalked out plans for growth, it will probably ‘Bangalore’ all other rports in South India.

7 mins

Spicejet Makes King's Move

SpiceJet has left no stone unturned to expand its reach in the aviation sector — whether it is taking the slots of Jet Airways at airports or leasing the grounded planes of Jet Airways. Ameya Joshi questions SpiceJet’s moves.

4 mins

Who Will Be India's JetBlue?

JetBlue was a dark horse when it began operations in the USA but rapidly moved up the ladder from being a low-cost carrier to a value carrier. Ameya Joshi lists out the similarities and dissimilarities between the US carrier and Indian LCCs, IndiGo and SpiceJet, that have been travelling on the path to becoming the JetBlue of the Indian skies.

8 mins

Challenges In The Sky, Countered On The Ground @FSTC

If there is one organisation that has been working over the last few years to keep Indian carriers in the air, it is Flight Simulation Technique Centre (FSTC). Having trained more than 1100 pilots – both Indian and foreign – the Centre feels that the government should help out and reduce taxes to enable it to be competitive, as TIRTHANKAR GHOSH found out.

8 mins

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Cruising Heights Magazine Description:

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.