LOGISTICS
AIRLINES
`Jet, Air India, Air Deccan interested in A380'
Air India, Jet Airways and Air Deccan have all shown an interest in acquiring the world's largest passenger airliner, the Airbus A380, the company's Chief Operating Officer (Customers), Mr John Leahy, said on Sunday. "We have had discussions ...
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A380 arrives on maiden visit
The world's biggest passenger aircraft, the double-decker Airbus A380 touched down at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport this morning at the start of a four-day India visit. Before touching down at 10.50 a.m. the aircraft, which ...
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MDLR to fly into more cities
Gurgaon-based MDLR Airlines, which began regular operations between New Delhi and Chandigarh from May 5, plans to shortly expand into more regional cities where other airlines do not operate regular flights. "We plan to concentrate our ...
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AI finalises seat supply deal for Dreamliner
An eminent panel, which included noted banker Mr N. Vaghul; the former UN Under-Secretary General, Mr Shashi Tharoor; the Indian Envoy in the US, Mr Ronen Sen; and some prominent NRIs, has made its choice about the seating comfort that Air India ...
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SHIPPING
Pilot-less, ports flounder
Major ports in the country are facing acute shortage of pilots as most of them are taking up assignments either in foreign harbours or on ships. The situation is so alarming at the Kochi and the Jawaharlal Nehru Ports that it is becoming ...
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Shippers' hopes belied
The bid to revive the shippers' movement in the Indian sub-continent with the support of the Asian Shippers Council appears to have suffered a setback again. The general body meeting of the Association of Shippers Councils of Bangladesh, India, ...
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EU's move to limit climate change
The European Union has said that it will draft a legislation before the end of the year to limit ship "climate change" carbon emissions under a Kyoto-style cap-and-trade system, according to informed sources. The idea is to add shipping companies ...
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Sri Lankan shipments hit
Booming trade in India has hit shipments from Sri Lanka, according to a Lanka Business Online report. India's growing import-export trade has led several major container operators to launch direct mainline services from the Indian ports, thus ...
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SOFTWARE
IT solutions for Mumbai airport
Mumbai International Airport Private Limited (MIAL) has tied up with SITA, a provider of integrated IT business solutions and communication services for the air transport industry, for its Airport Management System. This tie-up will facilitate ...
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HUMAN RESOURCES
GO on re-employment of retrenched workers upheld
The Madras High Court has upheld a GO MS No 41 Transport (C.1) department dated July 13, 2006, ordering preference, in appointment of drivers and conductors by TN State Transport Corporation, to persons who were retrenched from service but ...
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Dept of Post wants its `commercial' tag removed
`Most products are subsidised, resulting in deficits'
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INTERVIEW
Finding a way through airport congestion
We need to enhance our technological abilities to efficiently use our limited resources. — MR GURVINDER PAL SINGH ARORA, SENIOR MANAGER, KPMG
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India has `high potential' but many `infrastructure challenges'
In a growing economy such as India with huge potential, there will always be challenges. — MR HEMANTH D.P., SENIOR MANAGER SALES, FEDEX, INDIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
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RAILWAYS
East Coast Rly plans new station
East Coast Railway is planning to have a new railway station north of Bhubaneswar to cope with the projected increase in traffic — both passenger and freight. The present railway goods shed will be shifted close to the proposed station and, ...
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