The Hindu Business Line : Friday, October 14, 2005

`Global airlines perform better in 2004'
IN 2004, scheduled airlines across the world posted a combined operating profit of 0.9 per cent of operating revenues against an operating loss of 0.5 per cent of operating revenues in 2003, according to data obtained from 188 member-states of ... More

US access control cards major opens office in India
THE US-based access control cards major, HID Corp, says it has started India operations and is looking at the huge business opportunity that is emerging in airport security. The company has initiated dialogue with the Airports Authority of ... More

Category 2A routes: Kingfisher Air gets time from DGCA
THE Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCS) is said to have acceded to the request of Kingfisher Airlines to submit a finalised formula by close of business on October 18 on how it will fulfill the shortfall in the available seat kilometre ... More

PIB nod for AI, AI Express plan to buy 68 planes
THE Public Investment Board (PIB) today cleared the Rs 35,000-crore proposal from Air India and its subsidiary, Air India Express, to buy 50 and 18 aircraft, respectively, from US-based manufacturer Boeing. The PIB also recommended that the ... More

New baggage system at Colombo airport
SRILANKAN Airlines has introduced a new baggage management system at Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport. According to a press release issued by the airline, the Ultratrax 8.0 `baggage reconciliation system' is one of the most modern ... More

SHIPPING

New Mangalore port seeks Govt nod for expansion
ANTICIPATING large volume of cargoes such as iron ore, coal and POL (petroleum, oil and lubricants) crude and products in the next 10 years, the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) has planned various developmental projects. While proposals have ... More

`Wildcat strikes can harm Kochi port's image'
THE Cochin Steamer Agents Association has expressed concern over the recent strike by a section of port workers, deputed to India Gateway Terminal Pvt Ltd, demanding early disbursement of salary prior to the scheduled date of the last working day ... More

Mercator's Singapore arm mulls $400-m GDR issue
MLL has some major plans for its Singapore subsidiary. It may shift some of its proposed acquisitions to the subsidiary. Seeing the tanker and offshore sectors as potential areas, the subsidiary is planning to launch the GDR to fund its new acquisiti ons. More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

TVS Logistics arm ties up with German co
TVS Automotive Europe Ltd, the UK subsidiary of TVS Logistics, has signed an agreement with Wincanton, a Germany-based logistics service provider, to jointly offer supply chain management services for the European automotive industry. The ... More

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