The Hindu Business Line : Friday, June 17, 2005

IndiGo orders 100 Airbus jets
A NEW low-cost airline IndiGo on Thursday announced its intention to purchase 100 Airbus A-320 family aircraft. These aircraft are to be used to launch operations in the domestic skies within the next six to nine months. The new airline ... More

Safran group bullish on India
INDIA and China are the future markets of aviation, and as Snecma has had an enduring relationship with India, "we have no doubt that we will work closely, both for Indian and third markets," says Mr Francois Courtot, Senior Vice-President, ... More

Air France, KLM to merge cargo operations by Oct
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Air France, which merged in May 2004, will continue to maintain separate passenger, cargo, and maintenance operations for now. However, the two airlines have set themselves an October 2005 deadline for the merger ... More

SIA Engg team to call on IA chief for talks on maintenance facility
WITH a change of guard in the top echelons of Indian Airlines, a team from SIA Engineering Company Ltd will be visiting the state-owned airline shortly to "revisit" the tie-up between the two companies for setting up a maintenance, repair and ... More

Divergent views on Begumpet airport closure
THE proposed closure of Begumpet airport after the new international airport at Shamsabad commences its operations in 2008 has kicked off animated discussion on the viability of the city having a new airport. Those opposed to the closure move ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Bharti keen on Mumbai, Delhi airports modernisation project
IMAGINE getting off from a long flight and finding that your bags reached the terminal belt before you. Or finding comfortable lounges, interactive television sets, free Internet kiosks, a shopping area to beat all others and even a gymnasium. ... More

SHIPPING

FICCI discusses pvt investments in ports, shipping
REPRESENTATIVES of the port and shipping industries met in Mumbai on Thursday to discuss ways to increase the profitability for private investments in these sectors at a seminar organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and ... More

Jaisu Shipping bags dredging contract from Kochi port
THE Kandla-based Jaisu Shipping has bagged the maintenance-cum-capital dredging contract in the Kochi Port channel for the financial year 2005-06 following the re-tendering by the port authorities. The Board of Trustees of the port, which met ... More

RAILWAYS

Policy on containerised operations — Rly Ministry seeks user perspective
THE Railway Ministry has decided to appoint a consultant to get user perspectives for its policy on containerised operations. Earlier, the Ministry was working out a policy internally for preparing the terms and conditions on which it would ... More

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