The Hindu Business Line : Friday, November 16, 2007

MODERNISATION
Vizag airport still waiting for night landing facilities
Many airlines are interested in operating flights to Vizag, but the facility is not being launched for one reason or another. More

AIRLINES
AAI gets approval for mini-ratna status
The Airports Authority of India would soon be able to take up projects worth Rs 500 crore and set up a joint venture without seeking prior Government approvals. The public sector airport operator would also be able to raise monies at more ... More

GoAir receives 2nd A320 aircraft
Mumbai, Nov. 15 Wadia Group company’s low-cost flyer Go Airlines Pvt Ltd received its second A320 aircraft of the Rs 4,800 crore ($ 1.2 billion) order it placed with Airbus last year and plans to complete flight expansion by November ... More

Air Chief flies advanced light copter Dhruv
Bangalore, Nov. 15 The Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal F.H. Major, flew for 20 minutes in the advanced light helicopter Dhruv powered by the Shakthi engine here on Thursday, HAL said.The HAL-made copter is equipped with ... More

SHIPPING
Krishnapatnam port first phase to be ready by June
When the Rs 8,000-crore Krishnapatnam port in Nellore district is completed fully in 2011-12, it is going to be a major container hub, where the big mother ships could anchor, offload their cargo onto smaller ships.The first phase of ... More

Pvt shipbuilding cos investing Rs 18,500 cr to expand capacity
L&T, Pipavav top list with a capital expenditure of Rs 3,000 cr each More

Delay pushes up Kochi LNG terminal cost
Kochi, Nov. 15The delay in setting up of the Petronet LNG Ltd (PLL) terminal here, which was proposed to be established along with its Dahej terminal in Gujarat in 1999 -2000, has pushed up the cost by 30-40 per cent now from that of ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
Frequent strikes a threat to Kochi box terminal: DP World
Kochi, Nov 15 DP World, the container terminal operator in the Cochin Port Trust, has written to the port management that the uncertain business conditions at the port is a threat to the commissioning of the proposed international container ... More

RAILWAYS
Computerised rly receipt system
The South Eastern Railway has commissioned a computerised railway receipt system at Joda East in the Chakradharpur division. Joda East is a freight siding and loads 2.5 to 3 rakes of iron ore per day, says a press release. Indian Railways has ... More

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