LOGISTICS
AIRLINES
IA to lease 11 Airbus A-319s for Alliance Air
INDIAN Airlines is to shortly issue fresh tenders for taking on lease 11 Airbus A-319 aircraft. Official sources said that the airline plans to take on lease all the aircrafts by June next year for a period of five years. The airline has set ...
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Air Deccan to throw open seats for bidding; mulls IPO
THE country's first `no frills' airline, Air Deccan will throw open its seats for bidding from next month and as part of its expansion plans, it is considering a move to go public. The Managing Director, Capt G.R. Gopinath, told Business ...
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Kale Consultants bags Continental order
KALE Consultants has clinched a deal from Continental Airlines for its proration solution and has received International Air Transport Association (IATA) approval along with another company, for deployment in other airlines as well. The ...
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Centre grants Rs 55 cr for Mangalore airstrip
THE Centre has sanctioned Rs 55 crore to build the second airstrip at Mangalore Airport, which will augment the facility for handling flights. Apart from this, two regional airports in the State are expected to get special attention for ...
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SHIPPING
Security code non-compliant ships' entry is ports' call
INDIAN ports will have the freedom to decide on a `case-to-case basis' whether to allow entry to ships that are non-compliant with the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, which is ...
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Vizag courts oil cos to nominate VLCCs
BELEAGUERED by uncertainty over getting very large crude carriers (VLCCs) for undertaking transshipment operation, Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) has started courting various oil companies for nominating the vessels, emphasising its capability to ...
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Trailer strike hits Kochi cargo traffic
THE movement of containers to and from Kochi port continued to be disrupted for the second day on Tuesday on account of the indefinite strike called by trailer truck operators in Kerala. The trailer truck operators have been on the warpath ...
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HPCL brings in crude
IN line with the present trend in the domestic oil industry, HPCL has embarked upon import of crude in VLCCs (Very Large Crude Carriers) by bringing the first parcel in such a carrier at Kakinada port in Andhra Pradesh. The crude was later ...
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GE Shipping takes delivery
GREAT Eastern Shipping Company, the country's largest fleet owner in the private sector, on Monday took delivery of a 1992-built, 2.65-lakh-dwt very large crude carrier (VLCC), which was contracted in May 2004. The vessel is renamed `Ardeshir ...
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TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
On a different tarmac
Employees of the Airports Authority of India sitting in dharna against the privatisation of airports in the Capital on Tuesday.
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