The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, January 10, 2008

AIRLINES
Kingfisher will operate on international routes this year
New Delhi, Jan 9 Kingfisher Airlines will be allowed to operate international flights from this year, the Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, said on Wednesday.Speaking to newspersons on the sidelines of the Pravasi Bharatiya ... More

Trade sees change in SriLankan management impacting India
Fears airline may review flights, low fares More

BA flight to Hyderabad
British Airways is to start a five-times-a-week flight to Hyderabad from October 28. In a statement the airline has said that the flight would leave Hyderabad on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 7.15 a.m. and arrive in London at 1 p.m. ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Cost advantages can erode if infrastructure doesn’t deliver
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SHIPPING
DP World’s India plans on despite Mundra setback
To pursue case for second terminal; further investments at $500 m More

EDUCATION
Academy to resume flight training
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 9 The city-based Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy is expected to resume pilot training in about two months.Announcing this at a press conference today after receiving a new four-seater Cessna aircraft, the State ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Medical centres for pilots
In a move that would reduce the waiting time for aspiring pilots to undergo a medical examination, the Government on Wednesday approved Max Health Care Institute in the Capital, Dr. Balabhai Nanavati Hospital in Bombay and Apollo Hospital in ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
ICICI Prudential, APOnline pact
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has tied up with APOnline and Department of Posts for collection of premium. The tie-up would facilitate payment of insurance premium by policyholders at 730 and 382 branches of APOnline and post offices across ... More

RAILWAYS
11.3% rise in SER throughput in April-Dec
Kolkata, Jan. 9 In the first nine months of the current fiscal (April to December), South Eastern Railway posted 11.3 per cent growth in the loading of revenue-earning freight at 80.5 million tonnes (mt), 8.2 mt more than that in the same ... More

States must share feasibility study costs: Rlys
New Delhi, Jan. 9 States that want high speed rail corridors would have to start sharing costs with the Central Government right from the feasibility study stage. Indian Railways is in talks with State Governments to share the costs of ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
Leavitt inspects Kochi port facilities
Kochi, Jan. 9 Mr Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, US Department, on Wednesday inspected the facilities at Kochi Port to ensure that shipping and other export related activities are being carried out as per ... More

PEOPLE
Etihad appoints Country Manager
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