The Hindu Business Line : Monday, September 03, 2007

MODERNISATION
Secondary runway at Chennai airport to be extended
Chennai, Sept. 2 The expansion of the Chennai airport may well take up to June 2010 to complete, but an interim measure is being planned to enhance the capacity of the airport in the meantime. The length of the existing secondary runway ... More

AIRLINES
No change in domestic air fare despite fuel price cut
New Delhi, Sept. 2 Domestic air fares will not come down just yet despite the oil companies reducing the price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF). On Friday, the state-owned oil major, Indian Oil, announced a reduction of between Rs 896 and Rs 978 ... More

A380 is all set to join SIA
If everything proceeds as per plan, Singapore Airlines is to take delivery of the world’s first commercial A380, the giant aircraft manufactured by Airbus, on October 15 at a ceremony in Toulouse, France, and launch its first commercial ... More

Air India’s US flight rescheduled due to technical reasons
Mumbai, Sept. 2 Air India’s Mumbai to New York non-stop flight scheduled to depart on September 2 at 00.40 hours was rescheduled to 23.30 hours due to technical reasons. According to a statement from the national carrier on Sunday, ... More

SHIPPING
Coastal operators facing rough weather
Days of rough weather just don’t seem to end for Indian coastal shipping. As it is, coastal shipping companies complain of step-motherly treatment, with the Government not recognising coastal shipping as a vital mode for development of ... More

Gemadept plans $410m port in Vietnam
Vietnam’s top forwarder Gemadept Corp will start building a $410-million deep-water container port next year to handle more transhipments in a fast-growing economy that joined the World Trade Organisation earlier this year. The government ... More

INTERVIEW
‘Etihad Airways keen to expand in India’
The airline has invested huge amounts in aircraft that are deployed on all routes, including those to India. More

‘We need to broadbase to merchandise trade’
Merchandise trade offers better margins and lower cash-to-cash cycles, requiring lower working capital. But transport and storage facilities need to be improved. More

RAILWAYS
Rourkela-Jharsuguda track breach
For over a week, the train services on the Rourkela-Jharsuguda section of the South Eastern Railway remained suspended due to breach on the Railway track, causing enormous difficulties for the Railways as well as the passengers. The freight ... More

Requisition for rakes cancelled
Reports have it that more than 10,000 out of a total of 15,000 indents for iron rakes pending with one of the zonal Railways for the past few years have been cancelled by those who had placed requisition for these rakes. Inquiries reveal a ... More

Goldenrock workshop bags order from Railway Board
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ROADWAYS
ABT X Travels may expand services
Fleet size strengthened More

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