The Hindu Business Line : Friday, August 05, 2005

Outsourcing bonanza in aviation — HAL alone sets Rs 600-crore business for private sector
A BONANZA of aviation business opportunities awaits the domestic private sector with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, for one, setting a Rs 600-crore outsourcing target for the current year. This is only the tip of the huge `air-berg' of business ... More

AIRLINES

Boeing sees India buying 490 aircraft in 20 years
WITH more domestic Indian carriers expected to be allowed to fly abroad, the US aircraft manufacturer Boeing today stepped up its campaign for marketing the Boeing 777-200 Long Range aircraft that is capable of flying non-stop between any point ... More

Pvt airlines owe Rs 71.5 cr to Govt
THE private sector airlines owe the Government more than Rs 71.5 crore till March-end this year, Parliament was informed today. The Civil Aviation Minister, Mr Praful Patel told the Lok Sabha that while Jet Airways owed the Government over Rs ... More

For frequent flyers
Mr Vijay Mallya, CMD, Kingfisher Airlines, and Ms Chanda Kochhar, Executive Director, ICICI Bank, at the launch of `co-branded credit card' in Mumbai.

SHIPPING

Kolkata port to invite EoIs for night navigation
KOLKATA Port Trust will soon invite Expressions of Interest (EoIs) for putting up facilities along the Hooghly river for night navigation to enable ship movement to and from the Kolkata Dock System (KDS). No night movement of ships is permitted ... More

Paradip port: Transport operators call off strike
AFTER nearly one-and-a-half months, the road transport operators engaged in ferrying iron ore from the mines to Paradip port for exports have withdrawn their strike following a settlement with exporters. The settlement, it is learnt, has been ... More

Rugged relic
A kettuvallam that ferries provisions from Ernakulam main market to Kodungalloor is anchored in the market canal. These country boats carry about 20 tonnes of cargo and take about 12 hours to reach Kodungalloor, about 40 km by road from ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Empost launches Litedox courier service
EMPOST, the UAE's national courier company, has launched "Litedox", an innovative courier service for the delivery of light documents to India as well as within the UAE. The door-to-door courier service is designed for sending original ... More

RAILWAYS

Ircon, Malaysian co sign pact for Delhi monorail study
THE State-run Ircon International Ltd has signed an agreement with a Malaysian firm to conduct a feasibility study for building a monorail network in the national capital, as a feeder service to Delhi Metro rail network. Ircon has signed a ... More

Ships in Ports

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