The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, September 05, 2007

AIRLINES
Air Deccan’s expensive slack season route
Chennai, Sept. 4 At Rs 8.75 per passenger km, Air Deccan’s newly begun service connecting Jamshedpur with Kolkata is one of the most expensive items being served on its slack season menu. Not bad for a service that operates between two ... More

‘Airlines must look at new global routes’
New Delhi, Sept. 4 Airlines from India should look at operating flights to new international destinations rather than concentrating on traditional cities such as London and Paris, the Minister of Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, said on ... More

Duty-free shops for diplomats
Flemingo seeks FIPB approval More

SHIPPING
Seaways launches service on west coast
Hyderabad, Sept. 4 The Seaways Group, a shipping and logistics services provider, has introduced a new service with an Indian flag vessel called MV Kinship Bangar on the west coast of the country.This service will connect Pipavav ... More

KDS container throughput up 27% in April-Aug
KOLKATA: Kolkata Dock System (KDS), one of the two dock systems of Kolkata port, has posted an impressive growth in container throughput, according to a release issued by the port. Between April and August this year, the throughput at ... More

SOFTWARE
CADES meets aerospace standards
Engineering solutions company CADES Digitech has said it has received all major certifications and approvals required by the aerospace industry. Among the five standards it has met are the aerospace standard AS9100B, CEMILAC (Centre for Military ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
Round-the-clock work at Kochi port facing problems
Kochi, Sept. 4 The introduction of 24x7 work hours in Kochi Port from July 1 seems to be facing rough weather following a dispute between the trade unions and the container terminal operator, India Gateway Terminal (IGT).The joint forum ... More

RAILWAYS
Railways mulls higher speeds for freight trains
May go in for new wagons, improve turnaround time More

RIGHTS ISSUE
Jet puts off $400-m rights issue
New Delhi, Sept. 4 Jet Airways has pushed back plans for a $400-million rights issue as the market conditions at the moment were not right, the Chairman, Mr Naresh Goyal, said on Tuesday.“We have decided to delay the issue by ... More

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