The Hindu Business Line : Friday, June 22, 2007

EMPLOYMENT
Airline job fair in Bangalore
UBC Careers Aviation, a newly formed aviation related company, has announced it will hold a job fair in Bangalore on June 23 and 24 for those seeking a career in the airlines industry. The company offers charter services, aircraft sale and ... More

AIR CARGO
UPS Jetair starts operations in Tirupur
The company plans to operate five more weekly frequencies from July. More

AIRLINES
No co-pilots please
Journalists in the capital are having a field day reporting various aspects of the draft civil aviation policy. Unfortunately, the policy is nowhere near clearance as the Union Cabinet decided to refer it to a Group of Ministers (GoM) and so far ... More

Spice in the air
There is more to the civil aviation sector that just the policy. Since, as we said, it was a `happening' sector, almost every second day speculative reports take off about some airline picking up stake in another. After the sudden revival of the ... More

Jet Airways orders 13 new ATRs
Jet Airways has ordered 13 new ATR 72-500 aircraft that have an estimated list price of $238 million. In a statement, the airline said that it has concluded agreement for six of these aircraft directly with the Ireland-based leasing company, ... More

SHIPPING
Govt approves amendments to Merchant Shipping Act
The Cabinet on Thursday gave its approval to amend the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill, 2004 on the basis of the recommendations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee. The Bills aims to amend the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 and the Indian ... More

Varun Shipping buys VLCC
Varun Shipping has acquired a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), which is claimed to be India's largest LPG carrier. With this acquisition, Varun Shipping now owns nearly 80 per cent of the total LPG tonnage at present operating ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Air Deccan board to decide on shedding stake to UB
`It's time the airline started making money' More

RAILWAYS
Rlys may raise stainless steel coach production
Lighter, maintenance-friendly and improves passenger comfort More

BEML making stainless steel metro coaches for Mumbai, Kolkata
Costs about Rs 86 lakh each; existing coaches to be replaced in phases More

Special trains to continue
The South Central Railway has decided to continue the weekly special train to (and from) Patna up to August 26 to clear the extra rush. While the Secunde-rabad-Patna train (791) leaves Secunderabad on Fridays at 10 p.m., the ... More

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