The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, June 21, 2008

AIRLINES
Karnataka Govt for re-opening HAL airport
The three-week-old Yeddyurappa Government in Karnataka favours two airports for Bangalore and will urge the Centre to re-open the HAL airport for short hauls, according to the Minister for IT & Biotechnology, Mr Katta Subramanya ... More

UB airlines’ minimum base fares
Kingfisher Airlines and Simplify Deccan have announced new ‘minimum base fares’ with immediate effect. A press statement from the UB Group, which owns both these airlines, said in the case of Kingfisher Airlines, for distances from up ... More

Domestic air passenger traffic up
The domestic scheduled airlines carried 41.16 lakh passengers during May this year thereby registering a growth of 6.7 per cent as compared to the same period in the previous year. In May this year, Jet Airways carried the maximum number of ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Maytas-led consortium lays foundation for Shimoga airport
Hyderabad, June 20 After Gulbarga, it is the turn of Shimoga now. A consortium of developers led by Maytas Infra Ltd, Hyderabad has started work at the greenfield regional airport in Karnataka.The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Mr B.S. ... More

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AC works at Mangalore airport
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SHIPPING
Higher freight rates may dog shipping industry till 2012
Availability of ships seen tight; bunker oil prices expected to rise More

Chennai port cuts free days for handling car exports
Chennai, June 20 Hyundai will need to work on a tight schedule to export its cars from Chennai port with the number of free days for allowing cars handled by Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) car carriers reduced to 10 days from 30.“We want ... More

Essar Shipping lines up capex of Rs 10,000 cr
14 ships, 2 jack-up rigs to be acquired More

Karnataka to develop minor ports with pvt participation
Mangalore, June 20 The Karnataka Government is planning to develop minor ports in the State with private participation on BOT (build, operate, transfer) basis, according to the Karnataka Minister for Port and Fisheries, Mr J. Krishna ... More

Nautical Institute Fellowship
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Cochin Intl Airport to start management academy
Thiruvananthapuram: The Cochin International Airport Ltd. (CIAL) wills start an academy to give training in airport management.This was decided at a board meeting of CIAL here chaired by the Chief Minister, Mr. V.S. ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Kingfisher acquisition of Deccan under lens
Show-cause issued to UB Group More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
Trailer owners against Govt fixing fair wages to crew
The container trailer operators at Kochi Port are up in arms over the reported move of the State Government to fix fair wages to container drivers and cleaners in the State. Speaking to Business Line, Mr M.K.M. Nair, ... More

RAILWAYS
Bombardier wins $6-m Railway order
New Delhi, June 20 Bombardier Transportation has won a $6-million order to supply an advanced traffic management system for the Indian Railways. The contract will improve safety in the Mumbai CST-Kalyan suburban section of the Central ... More

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