The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, June 20, 2006

MODERNISATION
Plan to upgrade Chennai airport as transit hub
The Government has plans to upgrade Chennai airport as a transit hub of international standards at a cost of Rs 2,000 crore, according to Mr Praful Patel, Union Minister for Civil Aviation. This decision would hinge on the proposed meeting ... More

AIRLINES
More direct flights to Paris and New York
Indian travellers will soon have more non-stop options while flying to Paris and New York. The French national airline Air France on Monday announced flights from Chennai to Paris thrice a week from October 31. It would be using its own ... More

More Air France flights from India
Air France will operate three weekly flights to Chennai using its own aircraft, from October 30. The service is currently operated on a code share basis with Delta Airlines aircraft and crew. According to a press release, the ... More

First Flight gets first aircraft
First Flight Couriers took delivery of its first aircraft at Bangalore. The eight-tonne capacity ATPF aircraft is the first of the three airplanes that the company is set to acquire within this year. This marks the entry of First ... More

Aerospace major for ties with Indian industry
THE US-based aerospace major, Lockheed Martin, which is in the race to sell Multiple Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) to India, has indicated that it could look at sourcing more than the mandated quantum of products from here if successful in the ... More

Air Arabia increases frequency
Air Arabia, the first low-fare airline in West Asia and North Africa, has announced that from June 20, it will be increasing its flight frequency between Sharjah and Mumbai by an additional six flights per week. The move is in ... More

AUTOMOBILES
Bengal subsidy scheme for battery-powered vehicles
Bid to popularise use of non-conventional energy More

SHIPPING
ABG Shipyard bags Rs 48-cr Cyprus order
ABG Shipyard has bagged an order worth Rs. 48 crore from Lamnalco Ltd, Cyprus for construction of an anchor-handling tug for offshore applications. This is the 11th vessel that ABG will be constructing for Lamnalco, with five vessels already ... More

Haldia dock keen to lease mobile cranes
Terms yet to be finalised; to get approval from board More

Vizhinjam port awaiting Central okay: Minister
Cola companies can stay if they abide by laws, says CM More

JNPT seeks more rakes from Concor
The Jawaharlal Nehru Port has asked Container Corporation of India (Concor) to supply more rakes to the port for faster cargo evacuation to contain the congestion problem. While agreeing to deploy more rakes, Concor has informed the port that ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
HAL inducts 500 trainees
HAL has said that it made it largest single induction with 500 management and design trainees on Monday. The new entrants to aviation hail from technical, HR, and materials management, streams. They will undergo a year's training ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
CCTL brings reinforcements to counter strike
This action follows a decision by about 70 CCTL workers to strike in support of seven dismissed workers More

ROADWAYS
Petrapole LCS to come under port authority
Govt plans $103-million investment to develop Setwee Port More

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