The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 09, 2007

OUTSOURCING
American Airlines shifts call centre
The world's largest airline, American Airlines, has announced the shifting of its Asia-Pacific call centre operations to India from Australia. In a statement the airline has said that it has appointed Bird Information Systems ... More

AIRLINES
Bengal wooing Boeing to set up repair hub
US team keen on Haldia deep-sea port, transport and logistics sectors More

Alliance to operate daily Kochi-Aggati flight from July
Alliance Air, the wholly owned subsidiary of Indian, is to introduce new daily flight between Kochi and Aggati from July this year. In a statement the airline has said that the flight will be operated with a 48-seater ATR-42 aircraft. The ... More

SHIPPING
Traffic throughput up in Vizag port
Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) hopes to handle a little less than 57 million tonnes (mt) of traffic in 2006-07 compared with 55.8 mt handled in 2005-06. VPT, thus, is set to emerge as the country's largest cargo-handling port for seventh year in ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Plea to Railway Board
The Staff Council of Rail Wheel Factory, Bangalore, has urged the Railway Board to reconsider the decision to transfer of employees to the unit being set up in Chapra, Bihar. The council, while demanding immediate withdrawal of ... More

RAILWAYS
India to join Trans-Asian rail link
India has decided to join the Trans Asian Railway (TAR) Network, which envisages connecting a rail network of 81,000 kilometres across Asia and Eastern Europe. The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared the proposal of Indian Railways to sign the ... More

SBI signs pact with S. Rly for ATMs
State Bank of India (SBI), Madurai Zone signed an agreement with Southern Railway, for installation of ATMs in eight railway stations in Madurai division, in a function held in the city. The ATMs are to be installed in Madurai, Tirunelveli, ... More