Cruising Heights - April 2022

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Cruising Heights’ April, 2022 edition primarily focusses on Airbus sourcing Titanium from Russian suppliers. The issue analyses the potential of the indigenously produced Dornier Do-228 aircraft in the Indian market. The edition also carries detailed articles on IndiGo ranking as the sixth largest airline in the world in terms of number of passengers carried, the likelihood of Jet Airways resuming services in the next few months, and the dawn of the era of widebody jets in the world market. The issue also carries a comprehensive report on how the international sanctions are adversely affecting the production of the Russian-made MC-21 aircraft. A Panorama presentation on the last Learjet delivered by Bombardier, make the edition an interesting read. A back-page story on KLM’s Delft Blue House, take the issue to an interesting conclusion. The April, 2022 edition of the magazine is a must-read for everybody.

Swadeshi Do-228 takes to the skies

It's a full circle for Alliance Air which once started life as Vayudoot in the early eighties with a fleet of Dornier aircraft. Now four decades later, Vayudoot is Alliance Air. The airline flew the first Made in India Dornier 228 on April 12. A special report

3 mins

IndiGo is the sixth in the world!

It has been a remarkable climb to the Top-10 in the world. Few expected IndiGo to achieve the position it has, when it first ordered 100 aircraft at the Paris air show in the early part of this century. It has proved every detractor wrong and as it now hits the top 10 in the world; IndiGo only reaffirms its excellence as an airline.

3 mins

An era of widebodies

The geographical tensions have meant that there is a need for longer range aircraft which will help the airlines sustain large areas which are not available for emergency diversions, and also circuitous routes.

10+ mins

The White Elephant airport!

As Sri Lanka defaults on its international payment obligations and totters at the edge of the precipice thanks to a severe economic crisis, the country is looking at the many tragic milestones that have brought them to this pass.

1 min

The Titanium'deficit' impact of sanctions

Critical for modern aircraft manufacturing, Russia is the key supplier of Titanium to the world's aerospace market. As sanctions kick in, a special report on what it means to aircraft manufacturing

6 mins

BIAL gearing up to handle the resumption of international ops

With the resumption of international flights to and from India, the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru (BLR Airport) has been witnessing 25 daily international departures, a significant increase from the earlier 10 per day.

1 min

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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.