The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Air Arabia, Kingfisher in Web-based tie-up
With one reservation confirmation, customers will be able to travel on Air Arabia to Mumbai and then onwards to other Indian destinations on Kingfisher. More

SpiceJet to order for 10 more Boeings — `Posts highest load factor among airlines'
SPICEJET will place orders for 10 more Boeings next year which will include, B737-900ER (extended range) aircraft, making it the first Indian carrier to order for the aircraft maker's latest showpiece. The SpiceJet Chief Executive Officer, Mr ... More

Private airlines told to train pilots to fly in foggy conditions — Fallout of delays, confusion at Delhi airport
THE Government has threatened that it would not allow private airlines to fly out of Delhi from next winter unless they have trained manpower to operate flights in foggy conditions, said the Secretary of Civil Aviation, Mr Ajay Prasad. "We ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

NMDC may invest in Krishnapatnam rail road project
NATIONAL Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) may be one of the strategic investors in Krishnapatnam Rail Road Corporation Ltd (KRRCL). This is subject to clearance from NMDC's parent Ministry of Steel and Mines, said sources close to the ... More

SHIPPING

Poor crude tanker arrival at Sandheads
The drop in throughput has been caused by the non-arrival of huge crude tankers such as VLCCs/ULCCs or Suezmax types at the Sandheads. The non-arrival of the tankers is attributed to the jamming of vessels at the loading ports, mostly in the West Asi a Gulf. More

L&T bags Rs 411-cr Gangavaram project
The distinctiveness of this project is that it is a greenfield port, said Mr K.V. Rangaswami, Member of the Board as well as Senior Vice-President (Construction), L&T. Additionally, this is for the first time in India that an order for a ... More

`Infrastructure deal of the Year'
THOMSON'S Project Finance International (PFI) has awarded Gangavaram Port Ltd the Asia-Pacific region's `Infrastructure Deal of the Year'. SBI Capital Markets Ltd (SBI Cap) was the sole financial advisor and arranger for Gangavaram Port ... More

New arrivals
The two cruise vessels, M.V. Superstar Libra and M.V. Astoria, which called at the Cochin Port on Tuesday.

RAILWAYS

Cancellation of train tickets to cost more
CANCELLING train tickets has now become costlier, with the Railways deciding to double most of the standard cancellation charges on tickets cancelled over a day in advance. The exception is for tickets booked under unreserved second class ... More

Safety first
A Steam Heritage Special Train chugs off on a Rail-Road Safety Campaign on the occasion of the golden jubilee celebrations of Chennai Division. The train was flagged off at Arakkonam on Tuesday by the Union Minister of State for Railways, Mr R. ... More