The Hindu Business Line : Friday, February 18, 2005

Jet Airways feat in passenger traffic
THE private sector domestic airline, Jet Airways, today flew its 50 millionth passenger on a scheduled flight from Mumbai to Delhi. In a statement the airline has said it achieved the distinction in the 12th year of its operations. The airline ... More

Alliance Air flies to 9 N.E. destinations despite stir
ALLIANCE Air, the 100 per cent subsidiary of Indian Airlines, today operated flights to nine of the 11 stations in the North-East to which it has regular flights, even as a section of pilots continued their agitation. An airline spokesman said ... More

Pratt & Whitney eyeing Indian aviation industry
PRATT & Whitney Corporation, part of United Technologies and a pioneer in flight technology powering the civil aviation industry, has firmed up plans with several Indian airlines including Air Deccan. The President of Pratt &Whitney, Mr Loui More

AI launches training course to improve employee skills
AIR India has launched a training programme aimed at improving its employees' service standards and passenger-handling skills. The programme, inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, will see more than ... More

SriLankan cuts fares by half for Kerala destinations
SRILANKAN Airlines today introduced promotional fares to various popular destinations from Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode, the three cities from which the airlines operates its services. The new fares from these cities are nearly 50 ... More

Qatar Airways keen to fly to 2 more cities
QATAR Airways, the national airline of Qatar, is keen to start operating to at least two more destinations in India and plans to start a freighter service to Bangalore during the course of the year, the airlines Chief Executive Officer, Mr Akbar ... More

Move to form Nasscom-like body of domestic airlines
IT has taken two of the newest players in the industry to moot the idea of forming an association of domestic airlines. But not all believe that such a body can become a reality. At a recent CII meeting, Mr Alex Wilcox, President and Chief ... More

INSIGHT

Airlines are rarely profitable
RICHARD BRANSON, the maverick CEO of Virgin Atlantic, famously observed: "How to make $1 million in airline industry? Start with $1 billion!" This remark sums up the treacherous nature of the airline industry, notorious ... More

SHIPPING

Mercator Lines plans Singapore subsidiary
MERCATOR Lines Ltd, the country's third largest shipping company in the private sector, is pursuing a plan to float an international subsidiary based in the shipping hub of Singapore, a top company official has said. "The proposal to set up an ... More

Cabinet clears Bill to enact Admiralty Law
THE Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the introduction of a Bill in the coming Budget session of Parliament to enact the Admiralty Law of India. The Department of Shipping in the Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, has drafted the . More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS

HC restrains Chennai box terminal staff from striking work
THE Madras High Court has granted an interim injunction restraining Chennai Container Terminal (CCT) workmen from going on strike or indulging in a `go slow'. The Court has recognised the CCT as a public utility service and permitted it to ... More

RAILWAYS

Paramount Comm bags Rlys deal
MUMBAI: Paramount Communications has bagged orders worth Rs 5.5 crore from the Indian Railways and Rs 20 crore from public sector power companies. Its customers in the power sector are Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, National Thermal Power ... More

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