The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 08, 2003

100 years of civil aviation — Flying but not cruising along
COME December 17, there will be celebration of the centenary of the first powered flight. On December 17, 1903, the brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their plane from Kitty Hawk in North Carolina, US, covering a ... More

Strap up for that flight of fancy
COME February, Indian passengers travelling to the US via Singapore can experience a whole new flying experience. Singapore Airlines (SIA) is to launch non-stop services between the island state and Los Angeles and New ... More

Cochin international airport — Soaring high on passenger traffic
THE Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery, the country's first in the private sector, claims to have become the fourth in India in terms of passenger traffic. Speaking to Business Line, Mr V. J. Kurian, ... More

RAILWAYS

Tirupati railway station to be remodelled
THE South Central Railway (SCR) has embarked on various developmental activities including remodelling of the Tirupati Railway Station, construction of a new railway station at Tiruchanur, doubling of the entire railway track near Renigunta and ... More

Will Concor's rail bridge idea work?
THE Container Corporation of India (Concor) is providing the rail bridge between the two dock systems — Kolkata Dock System (KDS) and Haldia Dock Complex (HDC), both under the Kolkata Port Trust. It all started ... More

ROADWAYS

Move to hike motor vehicle premiums — Lack of data hampers PSU insurers
PUBLIC sector insurers strapped for data are unable to support their case for hike in premiums in certain segments of motor vehicle insurance. Sources said that none of the public sector insurers are networked fully to generate the kind of data ... More

Ships in Ports

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