The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, December 08, 2005

Air India expects ground handling revenue of Rs 500 cr
AIR India says it expects at a ground handling revenue of Rs 500 crore during this fiscal. It has positioned itself as a one-stop shop for ground and technical services through its ground-handling subsidiary, Air India Air Transport Services ... More

SriLankan launches flight details on mobiles
SRILANKAN Airlines has introduced a new service that enables anyone with a GPRS-enabled mobile phone anywhere in the world to check flight details. Mobile phone users with General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)-enabled phones can obtain ... More

GoAir offers 10,000 free tickets on new sectors
GOAIR, the low-cost carrier promoted by the Wadia family, has extended the GoAir FreeFares scheme to the four new destinations - Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, and Jaipur - it will fly effective December 12. Under the FreeFares scheme, ... More

Indian Airlines is now `Indian'; gets new logo
Airbus sees increased aircraft demand from India
INDIAN Airlines on Wednesday announced its new name and identity. To be called `Indian', the airlines' new logo is being described as a "contemporary graphic representation inspired by the wheel of the Sun Temple at Konark." Addressing the ... More

Vizag flight rescheduled
HYDERABAD: Alliance Air, the Indian Airlines' subsidiary, has rescheduled its Hyderabad-Visakhapatnam flight during the winter, keeping in view low visibility at the Visakhapatnam airfield. Beginning Friday, the CD 7561 flight would ... More

More Singapore Airlines flights
SINGAPORE Airlines has introduced additional services on the Delhi-Singapore-Delhi sector to meet with rising seasonal demand. The increase in services entails inclusion of an afternoon service to Singapore every Saturday during December. And ... More

Cathay Pacific super saver prices
CATHAY Pacific Airways has announced special super saver prices to Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore this winter for Indian travellers. Return trip tickets would be available for those travelling from Delhi to Hong Kong at about Rs 13,999, ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Mumbai may have new international airport
EVEN as the bidders for airports' upgradation plan are about to be finalised for Delhi and Mumbai, the Centre is exploring building a large greenfield international airport at Mumbai, according to the Civil Aviation Secretary, Mr Ajay ... More

SHIPPING

Plea to develop minor ports in Karnataka
MANGALORE: The Coastal Karnataka Fishermen's Action Committee has urged the Government to develop 15 minor ports in the State. Participating in the deliberations of the Fishermen's National Conference in Mangalore, Mr Pramod Madhwaraj, ... More

Tata Steel may rethink plan to export iron ore through Haldia
IS TATA Steel having a second look at its earlier plan to export iron ore through the Haldia dock? At least the Haldia dock authorities think so. Not without reasons though. There has not been a single shipment so far in the current fiscal, ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

`Warehouses need modernisation'
THERE is a need to redefine the roles of warehouses, which constitute nearly 3 per cent of the total supply chain cost. Some of the buildings are old, have poor flooring and lack even the basic equipment. They should have modern equipment and ... More

EVENTS

`ITF inspectors and Port State Control officers must work in tandem'
EXPERTS at a shipping seminar here have stressed the need for more interaction between ITF (International Transport Workers Federation) inspectors and Port State Control (PSC) officers in order to serve seafarers in a better way. The role of ... More

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