The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, October 22, 2005

Vizag airport to reopen today
VISAKHAPATNAM: The Visakhapatnam airport, closed due to inundation last week, is to be reopened on Saturday, according to a press release issued by the airport authorities. The x-ray baggage checking system and conveyor belt facilities ... More

Air Sahara launches direct Delhi-Chennai flight
AIR Sahara has started operating two flights-a-day between Delhi and Chennai from today. In a statement the airline has said that while the first flight will leave Delhi at 7.35 a.m. and arrive in Chennai at 10.15 a.m. the second flight will ... More

GoAir begins ticket sales, announces FreeFares offer
THE low-cost airline promoted by the Wadia Group, GoAir has commenced sale of tickets as of Friday (October 21). The Wadia Group are the owners of Bombay Dyeing and Britannia Industries Ltd. To start with the airline will operate on the ... More

Shakti engine completes first test run
THE Ardiden/Shakti aero-engine for HAL's advanced light helicopter has completed its first test run, according to a release from HAL's French engine partner, Turbomeca. The first successful run on test bench is a significant milestone for ... More

IndiGo picks V2500 engines for Airbus fleet
THE low-cost airline, IndiGo, has chosen the V2500 engines produced by the international consortium, International Aero Engines (IAE), to power its fleet of 100 Airbus A-320 family of aircraft. The airline, jointly promoted by InterGlobe ... More

Fuel surcharge issue — Travel agents, global airlines may lock horns again
TRAVEL agents across the country may lock horns with international airlines again even as they consider a move to stop collecting fuel surcharge from passengers on behalf of the airlines. A formal decision, on the move, will be taken once the ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

4 US consultants in fray for designing Abu Dhabi airport's mega terminal
ABU Dhabi is planning a mega terminal to handle 20 million passengers a year upon completion. The design of the Abu Dhabi International Airport's (ADIA) multi-billion dirham mega Midfield Terminal Complex will be unveiled in December, ... More

SHIPPING

Sethusamudram Corpn to raise $100 million — Apart from foreign currency loans, IPO planned
While the Government of India will pump in equity of Rs 495 crore, Shipping Corporation of India and Tuticorin Port will chip in with Rs 50 crore each and the Chennai and Ennore ports will contribute Rs 30 crore each. More

RAILWAYS

Indo-Pak rail link may be operational next year
THE Indian Railways plans to start running trains between India and Pakistan through the Munnabao-Kokrapar link by January 2006. However, the modalities would have be worked out by the External Affairs Ministry, he said. There is one Indo-Pak ... More

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