The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, August 11, 2005

Lufthansa plans to increase Bangalore, Delhi flights
THE German airline Lufthansa is not only exploring business opportunities in aviation related activities in India but also plans to increase the flights it operates to Bangalore and Delhi from November this year, the airlines' General Manager, ... More

Myanmar Airways to suspend flights on Delhi-Yangon sector
MYANMAR Airways International (MAI), which had been offering flights to Bangkok for as low as Rs 6,999, is to suspend flights on the Delhi-Yangon sector from September 15. The airline has said it is committed to the Indian market and hopes to ... More

Fractional ownership of aircraft now in India
Club One Air has imported three aircraft and would bring in another two in the next 20 days. It plans to have a fleet of at least 100 aircraft within four years. More

SHIPPING

Flemingo gets nod for duty-free shop at Mumbai port
FLEMINGO International has been chosen for running a duty-free shop at the cruise terminal at Mumbai Port, an official said. The duty-free shop is part of the facilities being created to make the recently built cruise terminal on par with such ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS

Scramble for space
Jeeps, vans and other vehicles came to the rescue of commuters in Kochi as private buses went off the road due to the State-wide indefinite strike on Wednesday. ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Concor to build link road at Jamshedpur ICD
THE Container Corporation of India (Concor) will construct a road linking its inland container depot (ICD) at Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) with the nearby Burma mines area. A truck terminal will also be constructed as part of efforts to upgrade ... More

EVENTS

India to take part in Dubai air show
THE Indian aviation industry will be participating for the first time at the ninth Dubai air show to be held from November 20 to 24. Seven hundred participants from 40 countries will take part in the show, which is jointly organised by the ... More

RAILWAYS

Mumbai trains yet to get back on track
"It's tough going for Mumbai's commuters, despite the city's much touted resilience." More

Railways moves 51.36 mt of freight in July
BY carrying 51.36 million tonnes (mt) of revenue-earning freight in July, the Indian Railways missed the target of 52.18 mt. However, it showed an increase of 1.7 mt over the freight of 49.66 mt carried during July 2004, informs an official ... More

ROADWAYS

New Carriers Act may usher in reforms in road transport sector
REFORMS in the commercial road transport sector may be round the corner with the Government being petitioned on an early adoption of a new Carriers Act. The Carriers Act, awaiting nod from the Cabinet, is understood to have a specified ... More

OUTLOOK

Shipping cos see higher Q1 net despite soft spot freight rates
DESPITE the softening of global shipping spot freight rates across all asset classes, Indian shipping companies notched up significant increases in their incomes and net profits for the first quarter of the current fiscal as compared to the ... More

Ships in Ports

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