The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, July 13, 2005

`Air transport industry in good health' — Mr Jean-Paul Bechat, CEO, SAFRAN, and Mr Vincent Gorry,National Executive - South Asia
"I believe that SAFRAN marked Le Bourget this year," says Mr Jean-Paul Bechat, Chairman and CEO, with obvious pride at the splash made at the Paris Air Show by the euro 11-billion French Group, created by the merger of aircraft ... More

IA's new scheme may spark more fare revisions
WITH Indian Airlines launching its `Easy Fares' scheme last week, Jet Airways is now reviewing its own policy on ticket sales and pricing. According to Mr Saroj Datta, Executive Director, Jet Airways, this was the normal procedure and ticket ... More

Non-stop Chicago-Delhi daily flight from Air Sahara-American Air
IN a move that will benefit passengers and the movement of freight between India and the US, American Airlines (AA) and Air Sahara today announced the start of a daily non-stop flight between New Delhi and Chicago from November 15 this ... More

Jet Air reschedules flights from Bangalore
SOME of the flights of Jet Airways operating out of Bangalore have been rescheduled on Wednesday due to the closure of the Bangalore airport, as the Indian Air Force will be conducting exercises. The following flights will leave as per the ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

No differences with India, Iran on pipeline project: Pak
THE over $4 billion Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project seems to be inching towards reality. Pakistan today reconfirmed its commitment to the project, stating that it had no differences with India and Iran over pipeline. It assured that ... More

SHIPPING

KoPT Q1 traffic touches 11.66 mt
IN the first quarter of the current fiscal (2005-06), the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) posted highest growth in traffic - both in absolute and percentage terms - among all major ports, according to KoPT sources. During the period from April ... More

Eleven bidders shortlisted for Mumbai port box terminal project
IN the first phase of bidding for the Rs 900-crore container terminal project at Mumbai port, 11 out of the 12 bidders in the race, including global port terminal operators, have been short-listed. These bidders will now submit their RFP ... More

SOFTWARE

Delay in implementing software hits operators at Kochi Port terminal
THE delay in the connectivity of computerised terminal operating software in Kochi Port's container terminal is causing difficulties to vessel operators as well as importers. Sources pointed out that the impediments in introducing Navis ... More

RAILWAYS

Rlys carries 160 mt freight in April-June
THE Indian Railways has carried 159.98 million tonnes of freight during the first quarter of the current financial year which is 7.17 million tonnes more than the target of 152.81 mt. The figure shows an increase of 18.72 mt over 141.26 mt ... More

Rlys now offers e-payment facility to freight users too
INDIAN Railways is opting for e-commerce applications in a big way. Having successfully launched payment and booking over Internet services in the passenger segment, the Railways will now focus on implementing the same in its freight business ... More

ROADWAYS

NHAI identifies 17 non-performing contractors — 8 international cos in the list
HAVING faced flak for delays in project implementation, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has come down heavily on contractors who, it feels, have not been able to perform well. "We have termed certain contractors as ... More

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