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Step in the Right Direction Editor
Vittorio Rossi Prudente
vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg
India takes a step, which could be a leap, towards making civil aviation a vibrant Associate Editor
sector in the country. To enable the industry rise to its full potential, Civil Jay Menon
Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati on November 10 released a jay.menon@gbp.com.sg
Draft Civil Aviation Policy, which is expected to be in place by January 2015. Operations Director
Siva Sachi
siva.sachi@gbp.com.sg
The draft has been released for consultation with public and stakeholders,
after which six to seven groups of experts will be constituted to interact Art Director
with stakeholders and review the inputs received during the process. Arthur Chan
arthur.chan@gbp.com.sg
Compared with the existing Civil Aviation Policy, the new
one “aims to develop a transparent policy in which regulations Web Director
Elmer Valencia
for the civil aviation sector will be more meaningful”. elmer.valencia@gbp.com.sg
Circulation Manager
Salient features of the draft, in terms of better services and conveniences Khairul Naem
to flyers, include designing of airports as integrated multi-modal hubs, so khairul.naem@gbp.com.sg
that they provide the best possible service levels as well as potential for
growth. An integrated multi-modal hub should include rail, metro, bus ADvERTISINg CONTACTS:
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and truck connectivity as well as accommodation and other services.
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developed. The draft policy addresses that. Moreover, it says that in the USA & Canada
future a “hub-and-spoke” model will be followed, which will also facilitate Contact: Josh Mayer
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The draft puts emphasis on rationalising the cost of Aviation Turbine Fuel. Contact: Tamir Eshel
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sector, the government proposes to substantially develop the transport
of cargo by air for which there is considerable potential. For this air China
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As institutional reforms, a future roadmap for Air India will be developed and
Airports Authority of India will be corporatised, followed by listing in the Stock
Exchanges. This will certainly help in improving efficiency and transparency.
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