The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, August 04, 2005

AI arm takes up groundhandling at Kozhikode airport
AIR-INDIA Transport Services Ltd (AITSL), the 100 per cent subsidiary of Air-India set up to provide ground handling services, is slowly spreading its wings across the country. Official sources told Business Line that AITSL has taken ... More

IA's Airbus fleet acquisition cost shoots up
HOW much will the planned 43 Airbus fleet acquisition cost Indian Airlines? The Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, recently informed Parliament that the airline had submitted a project report for acquisition of 43 aircraft at a total ... More

SIA to begin flights from Mumbai
SINGAPORE Airlines will operate flights into and out of Mumbai according to its original schedule from August 4. After the disruption caused by the heavy rains, the airline started operating back into the city from Monday (August 1) with day ... More

Global Vectra to add 11 copters to its fleet
GLOBAL Vectra Helicorp Pvt Ltd (GVHPL), which is 60-per cent owned by the UK-based NRI firm Vectra Group, is planning to invest Rs 350 crore to add 11 new helicopters to its fleet. The company plans to purchase four HAL manufactured Dhruv and ... More

SHIPPING

JNPT, Mumbai port limping back to normalcy
OPERATIONS at the rain-affected Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) are limping back to normal, with rain subsiding in Mumbai. Sources in JNPT said that the outward movement of cargo, which had been disrupted due to heavy flooding last week, is being ... More

Container vessel Arizona leaves Kochi
MAERSK Arizona, one of the longest container vessels, has left Kochi after a day's port of call. Built in 1984, the vessel is owned by Maersk Line Ltd, US. The vessel has an overall length of 239.26 metres, 30.60 m beam and 1,722 TEUs ... More

Ban on fishing at Gangavaram village draws flak
THE order issued by the District Collector, Mr Praveen Prakash, this week banning fishing at Dibbapalem and Gangavaram villages to facilitate construction of a private port has come in for widespread criticism. Traditional fishermen, political ... More

RAILWAYS

Kutch Rly project cost shoots up by Rs 100 cr
THE cost of the Rs 450-odd-crore Kutch Railway Company Ltd (KRCL) project has escalated by an estimated Rs 100 crore following delay in kicking off the project on the ground. Earlier, KRCL was trying to attain financial closure by raising Rs 250 ... More

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