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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
Airport Master Planning is always driven by the parameters required for efficient & safe airport operations associated with regulatory & security requirements. All these aspects are closely inter-woven & hugely impact each other. The Airport planning embraces infrastructure elements having diversified functions & integration of all such elements for optimized utilization is an Art. This book is aimed to provide you all such tools & broad framework for development of the Airport Master plan adopting pragmatic approach.
The subject of Airport Master Planning is quite exhaustive requiring patience & skilled knowledge about the airport infrastructure to suffice aircraft operational needs coupled with regulatory requirements and the dynamics of the industry & traffic forecast. The overall study on Airport Master Planning has been categorised into 11 different volumes since various elements of airport infrastructure has diversified role to play & all such elements needs to be integrated for overall evaluation & conclusion to finalize the most efficient, technically feasible & economically viable Airport Master Plan. This book explains the basic principles and critical parameters for airport master planning & design for safe and efficient airport operations.
This book provides adequate knowledge to get ready with systematic process for preparation of Airport Master plan & Development plan for expansion of existing airports as well for Greenfield Airports.
Rajesh Jethwani
Rajesh Jethwani is a Civil Engineering graduate from MNIT Bhopal, with MBA in Project Management. He is the elected Fellow & Chartered Engineer affiliated with “The Institution of Engineers (India)”. He is also a Ph. D Scholar of DY Patil University, Mumbai. He is an enthusiastic veteran in the field Airport Process Management with 31 years of experience in Civil Aviation Industry. He has vast working experience in all disciplines of airport development including planning, design, regulations, construction, operations & management. He started his professional career as part of the first batch of engineers with AAI appointed in 1989. By virtue of his leadership qualities, positive attitude, keen learning skills & collaborative approach, he was honoured to spearhead many of prestigious Airport development projects.
He is well versed with ICAO SARP’s, Civil Aviation Requirements promulgated by DGCA regarding aerodrome standards & licensing coupled with airport security requirement specified by BCAS. He has thorough command & understanding of Airport operational & passenger facilitation requirements, including land-acquisition, Airport operational techniques & ORAT management. He has wide exposure to evaluate technical feasibility of the airport projects with analysis of financial-viability. He has also been associated with many other major prestigious International airport projects including Bangalore & Navi Mumbai.
He is a passionate writer and always desires to share his experience and knowledge with the young generation to guide them to success. Finally, he harnessed his wide knowledge & skills acquired during his vivid experience in the Civil Aviation Industry to complete his first book titled – “Aerodrome Master Planning & Design Principles”. Another book titled “Journey of Civil Aviation in India”, is also being published. The kindle version of these books area available on amazon.com & the Paperback version are available on notionpress.com.
He aspires to continue sharing knowledge to develop awareness amongst the young generation, about the Civil Aviation Industry. His aim is to impart comprehensive knowledge amongst the interested fraternity on the subject of Aerodrome standards & regulations and get skilled in Airport Master planning, Design, Management & Operations. The subject of Airport planning & design is
