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Air India places $2-b order for GE engines
AIR India has signed an agreement with GE Aviation for the purchase of GE engines valued at more than $2.2 billion at list price to power its new Boeing 777 and 787 fleets. The agreement was signed today at the Asian Aerospace show in ... More

Emirates to introduce second service to Dusseldorf
EMIRATES Airline is introducing a second daily non-stop service from Dubai to Düsseldorf on May 1, increasing both seat and cargo capacity on the route. On the second daily flight the airline will use a 237-seat Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The ... More

SpiceJet to buy 10 Boeing aircraft
THE no-frill airline SpiceJet announced on Tuesday that it would be buying 10 Boeing 737 aircraft including five Boeing 737-800 and five Boeing 737-900 Extended Range. "The Boeing 737-900 will be ordered in a single economy class configuration. ... More

Indian Airlines firming up plans for Alliance Air
THE future of Alliance Air, the 100 per cent subsidiary of Indian Airlines, will be firmed up soon. The newly appointed Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Airlines, Dr Vishwapati Trivedi, told Business Line that the airline was ... More

Hawk with HAL avionics to start test-flights soon
BAE Systems, which is to supply 66 Hawk advanced jet trainers for the Indian Air Force, said it will start test-flying a rejigged trainer version fitted with Indian avionics this month. The avionics equipment supplied by defence PSU Hindustan ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE


Aerospace investment vehicle formed in Dubai
THE Dubai authorities have announced the formation of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), an investment vehicle to channel $15 billion into creating a global aerospace manufacturing and services corporation. An agreement to establish the company ... More

SHIPPING


Kolkata port to restrict arrival of cargo vessels
Mr M.L. Meena, Deputy Chairman of KoPT — in-charge of both Haldia and KDS — told Business Line that the imposition of restriction had become necessary in view of acute pre-berthing detention of bulk carriers at Haldia. More

Gem of Ennore calls at Vizag port
A SPECIAL type of merchant vessel, Gem of Ennore, called at Vizag port at 2300 hours on Sunday for loading of 72,000 tonnes of iron ore for discharge at Chinese ports, according to a press release issued by Esskay Shipping (P) Ltd. The Indian ... More

SOFTWARE


Infotech gets certification
HYDERABAD: Infotech Enterprises Ltd has announced that they have been certified with AS9100 for their aerospace practice. AS9100 Quality Systems for Aerospace is the standard for quality assurance in design, development, production, ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


P&O takeover: Dubai Ports mandates Barclays, Deutsche Bank to arrange loans
DUBAI Ports World (DPW) announced that it has mandated Barclays Capital (the investment banking division of Barclays Bank Plc) and Deutsche Bank AG (together the mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners) to arrange facilities totalling $6.5 ... More

EVENTS


Seminar on maritime law at Kochi
KOCHI: The Indian Institute of Maritime Law (IIML) has conducted a seminar here to enlighten the members on various issues likely to be faced by them in the matter of handling, forwarding and clearing of cargo in concerned ports. ... More

RAILWAYS


RITES to conduct feasibility study on Rly freight corridor
RITES, the PSU Mini-ratna consulting firm, has been asked to prepare a business plan for the freight corridor and conduct a detailed feasibility report. RITES had recently submitted a pre-feasibility report to Indian Railways on the dedicated ... More

ROADWAYS


KRL may stop supply of bitumen to PWD
THE road works of Kerala State Public Works Department (PWD) might come to a standstill soon as Kochi Refineries Ltd (KRL) is understood to have taken a decision to stop supply of bitumen to the department due to mounting dues. The ... More
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