The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, April 19, 2007

MODERNISATION
AAI gets nod for work on Kolkata airport upgrade
The Kolkata airport upgrade will get under way in the next few months, with the Prime Minister Council of Infrastructure on Wednesday giving the go ahead for Airports Authority of India (AAI) to take up the project. Briefing newspersons after ... More

AIRLINES
Saras makes its maiden flight; production version likely next year
The second prototype (PT2) of Saras, the 14-seater light transport aircraft under development, had its first flight on Wednesday, National Aerospace Labs here said. NAL expects to ready the next version in 2008 to production standards. It is ... More

Mangalore airport records maiden profit
Flight movements increase by 47 pc More

Gulf Air downsizing
The heading ``Gulf Air slashing 6,000 jobs'' of a report that appeared in these columns on April 18 was not correct. In fact, as the text said, the airline's workforce totals 6,000. The company is yet to decide about the downsizing of its ... More

Air Deccan allows passengers to change plans
Passengers will have to pay a fee of Rs 600 for any postponement or advance in travel date apart from paying the difference in fare. More

INFRASTRUCTURE
2,000 acres to be acquired for Kannur airport project
Agreement on Smart City project next week: CM More

INTERVIEW
`Jet deal may help industry to consolidate faster'
A year ago, Jet Airways and Air Sahara were hot on the M&A radar but soon faded off as minor blips, when the two companies began to walk towards what seemed to be a Byzantine process of dispute resolution. All of a sudden, the deal happened ... More

ROADWAYS
7 firms compete for advising NHAI on tolling system
Selected consulting firm needs to submit report within a year More

OUTLOOK
APL plans China India Express service
APL, the container shipping arm of NOL, the Singapore-based transportation and logistics group, proposes to launch China India Express (CIX) from mid-May in partnership with the Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Lines (OOCL), according ... More

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