The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, September 01, 2005

Jet Airways to wet lease aircraft to Gulf Air
JET Airways India Ltd has received approval from the Government to wet lease one of its Airbus 340-300E aircraft to Gulf Air. The wet lease agreement will run from August 30 to October 24. According to Mr Saroj K. Datta, Executive Director, ... More

Air India signs deal with Thales for in-flight entertainment system
UNDER a refurbishment programme for its fleet, Air India has signed an agreement with the US-based Thales, an electronics company providing services to aerospace, defence and IT sectors, for the installation of the latter's entertainment system ... More

Jet to decide on fuel surcharge, fare hike in 4 weeks
WITH global oil prices touching an all-time high, Jet Airways will decide within four weeks on whether it will impose a fuel surcharge, increase fares or continue with the existing fares on its domestic flights. "All options are being examined ... More

Bangalore Intl Airport may review construction features — Air traffic study projects 7 million passengers by 2008
A recent air traffic study for Bangalore has come up with a surprisingly high and encouraging figure of seven million passengers by 2008 when the new international airport is due to open. This has forced Bangalore International Airport Ltd ... More

Pre-PIB meeting on AI fleet acquisition concludes
However, negotiations on the final price for the acquisition has not yet started, sources indicated. More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Cabinet clears Kochi metro, Vizhinjam port projects on BOT basis
The metro rail project will entail a cost of Rs 2,239 crore and the State Government is expecting a 20 per cent Central assistance. More

SHIPPING

GE Shipping to de-merge offshore business — Vijay Sheth to head new co
THE Board of Directors of Great Eastern Shipping Co has decided to de-merge its offshore business into a new company that will be listed on both NSE and BSE. The equity swap ratio will be decided after the valuation, which is expected to be ... More

Hajara is new SCI chief
MUMBAI: Mr S. Hajara, Director (Personnel), Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), has been appointed as the Chairman of the company, ending months of uncertainty on who will succeed Mr P.K. Srivastava, whose term as chairman expired today. ... More

RAILWAYS

Baalu reviews rail links to ports
THE Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Mr T.R. Baalu, today reviewed the railway connectivity to major ports and their future requirements at a meeting of the Chairpersons of all the major ports and senior railway officials. ... More

Master plan for Pune railway station being finalised
CATERING to the long-standing demands by Puneites for better rail services, a master plan addressing all future requirements of the Pune station is being finalised. These include expansion of the platforms, separate terminals for electric and ... More

Ships in Ports

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