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Farewell To Mactan-Cebu
by Danilo Augusto B. Francia / [email protected] - January 3, 2011 - 12:00am
I cannot ask for anything more – I have been so honored and privileged to be CEO of the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority and GM of Mactan Cebu International Airport for four years and two month...
Turning night into day...
by Danilo Augusto B. Francia / [email protected] - August 1, 2010 - 12:00am
Another storm in Luzon has again allowed our airport, the Mactan-Cebu International Airport, to provide sanctuary to 10 diverted flights, 10 delayed flights and five evacuated aircraft.
ARRIVALS and DEPARTURES
by Danilo Augusto B. Francia / [email protected] - June 20, 2010 - 12:00am
A child was weeping beside a channel where ships pass. An old man saw him and asked why he was crying. “My father just died and I am crying because I will not see him again.”
Stewardship:l "Everything on earth is given unto us to take care of."
by Danilo Augusto B. Francia / [email protected] - May 8, 2010 - 12:00am
With an average of 14,000 passengers arriving and departing everyday in our facility, and the different agencies, airlines, ground handlers, retail shops, hotels and all their personnel working there, the Passenger...
Summertime: "Nothing ever happens that the Lord does not allow."
by Danilo Augusto B. Francia / [email protected] - April 17, 2010 - 12:00am
It is summertime! Three months have gone by since the start of 2010, and we continue to move on. Our family will never forget last February, as this was when our mother left us.
Events and Anniversaries: "Life is a Circus, a series of events and happenings going round and round."
by Danilo Augusto B. Francia / [email protected] - February 6, 2010 - 12:00am
It was a long time ago when the world became so apprehensive about Y2K and how the world will come into a stand still. And now it is 2010, 10 years after.
Christmas Glow: "No matter the time and place, we are one and He is with us - Emmanuel."
by Danilo Augusto B. Francia / [email protected] - January 2, 2010 - 12:00am
We at MCIAA are happy that many enjoyed visiting the airport for the first-ever static display of General Aviation and Air Force aircraft.
TIME TRAVEL 2: The Present "Three years is quite a long time but it certainly seemed so short."
by Danilo Augusto B. Francia / [email protected] - December 19, 2009 - 12:00am
I can hardly believe that this is now the 4th time that I am celebrating an MCIAA Anniversary with the men and women of the organization who manage the HUB Airport for the Visayas and Mindanao.
TIME TRAVEL 1 : "Three years is quite a long time but it certainly seemed so short." Going Through Turbulance
by Danilo Augusto B. Francia / [email protected] - November 28, 2009 - 12:00am
I was a victim of Ondoy in Manila last September 26, when the Tropical Storm poured record rains in just hours, and ennundiated the whole of the metropolis and outlying areas.
Running Around in Circles
by Danilo Augusto B. Francia / [email protected] - September 26, 2009 - 12:00am
Many times I find myself “lost” when traveling around the world in various aviation landmarks.
2020 Vision: Oh! What a chance to visit every island and every place in this archipelagic magical place called the Philippines.
by Danilo Augusto B. Francia / [email protected] - August 15, 2009 - 12:00am
It’s been 12 years since I first discussed the idea of putting up our own Air Force Association to our Commanding General then, Lt Gen William Hotchkiss.
5-Star Airlines and Airports Part II
by Danilo Augusto B. Francia / [email protected] - June 20, 2009 - 12:00am
I have been to many airports around the world: the Americas, Europe, Australia and Asia.
Five-Star Airline-Airport Pairs
by Danilo Augusto B. Francia / [email protected] - May 30, 2009 - 12:00am
We have been stranded in stormy Legaspi for two days already, as I write this article in our hotel room.
Synergy at 24/7: "Clark has surpassed Mactan-Cebu in number of international passengers!"
by Danilo Augusto B. Francia / [email protected] - February 21, 2009 - 12:00am
I remember my positive reaction after hearing this from Commissioner of Immigration Alipio Fernandez way back in 2005.
Transitions
by Danilo Augusto B. Francia / [email protected] - January 24, 2009 - 12:00am
I felt the joy in the hearts of arriving PAL flight passengers from the US. Many come regularly for the yearly ritual, but one woman in a wheelchair came home only after 35 years, and soon, the cameras and the reporters...
December Morn
by Danilo Augusto B. Francia / [email protected] - December 27, 2008 - 12:00am
Time flies so fast in an airport - planes land and take off, passengers arrive and depart – and soon the day ends and another comes.
Trials and Triumphs
by Danilo Augusto B. Francia / [email protected] - December 13, 2008 - 12:00am
As I write this, I have just come from Beijing for the China Airports Management Forum and am now attending the Civil Aviation Chief Executives Programme there in Singapore.
The Road To Being Number One Part 3
by Danilo Augusto B. Francia / [email protected] - October 11, 2008 - 12:00am
I have just attended the Senate Committee budget hearing for the DOTC and its attached agencies. While on the way home, ...
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