The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 01, 2005

Cosmic Air to continue `one-for-one' scheme
IF you are planning a holiday in Nepal here is some good news. The Nepalese airline, Cosmic Air, plans to continue with its `one-for-one' scheme, whereby a passenger buying a full fare ticket is given another free even during the high season. ... More

Laurels for SilkAir
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: SilkAir has been ranked among the world's best airlines by an annual survey of readers of Travel+Leisure magazine. The airline, which was ranked at number 10, was the only regional carrier on the list of the ... More

SHIPPING

Vizhinjam port bidding date extended again
THE last date for submitting bids by prospective investors for development of the proposed international container transhipment terminal at Vizhinjam near here has been extended to August 17. The Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd (VISL), the ... More

Ammonia movement by FACT — Greens see red
RESENTMENT IS building among environmental agencies over the transportation of liquefied ammonia gas (LAG) by the public sector Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd (FACT) through Kochi's congested seaport-airport ... More

INTERVIEW

`We are the leanest, but most profitable' — Mr Pramod Kumar, GM, SECR
Till March 31, 2003, Bilaspur was the largest freight-loading division of the then South Eastern Railway (SER), accounting for over 40 per cent of SER's total originating freight traffic. From April 1, 2003, Bilaspur became the headquarters ... More

`This is the first airport with a long-term master plan'
HE was sent to build the first Indian public-private funded greenfield international airport, but had to go back by the same flight to Malaysia, just 90 minutes after landing in Chennai. Mr Albert Brunner can now laugh at his first brush with ... More

RAILWAYS

Concor wants more wheels on rakes
CONTAINER Corporation of India (Concor) is in talks with most of the major auto manufacturing companies as it readies to target the booming automobile market to transport vehicles using containers on rail. "We are in ... More

J.P. Batra takes over as Chairman of Railway Board
MR J.P. BATRA took over as Chairman of Railway Board today with the assertion that safety and security of passengers and Railways would be his top priority. Mr B.G. Ghosh joined as new Railway Board Member (Traffic) in place of Mr R.N. Aga, ... More

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