The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, March 08, 2007

AIRLINES
Air Deccan not affected by Budget provision
Air Deccan on Wednesday said that it was not affected by the change made by the recent Budget to the effect that all small aircraft — not only ATRs — up to a maximum weight of 40,000 kg would be eligible for a concessional central ... More

Continental Airlines to take off on Mumbai-New York route
Daily non-stop flights on 283-seater from October 31 More

Air Deccan flights to Bhubaneswar, Agartala from Chennai
Air Deccan today announced daily flights connecting Chennai to Bhubaneswar and Agartala (via Kolkata). Operations will commence on March 26, Mr Warwick Brady, Chief Operating Officer of the airline, told a press conference here on Wednesday. ... More

FOREIGN TRADE
12-member UK Ports Mission to visit India
A 12-member UK Ports Mission will be visiting India from March 11 to 15 to meet Indian public and private sector port interests in Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Delhi. "The principal objectives of the Ports Mission are to meet leading ... More

POLICY
Mumbai's 2nd airport to get Cabinet nod soon
Mumbai's second international airport at Panvel, which has been 10 years in the planning, is likely to get Union Cabinet approval in a month's time, according to Mr Sanjay Ubale, Secretary, Special Projects, Government of Maharashtra. Soon ... More

SHIPPING
PSA-Sical to operate second box terminal at Chennai port
Consortium will invest Rs 492 cr; likely to be operational by 2008-end More

Paradip Port may post 18% traffic growth
Paradip Port Trust (PPT) hopes to end the current fiscal with a traffic throughput of 39 million tonnes (mt) as against 33 mt handled in 2005-06, thus posting more than 18 per cent growth. Till February, the throughput was 35.39 mt, an 18.17-per ... More

Queen Mary 2 calls at Kochi
It's the world's largest and most expensive cruise liner More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
DHL goes `all the way'
An ad campaign by logistics company DHL promises to lend a personal touch to customer experiences. More

RAILWAYS
IRFC's cost of borrowing comes down
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