Logistics

Air India Express has reported its highest-ever net profit of ₹412.77 crore in FY20. The airline, which started commercial operations in April 2005, ...

Harley-Davidson to ride on Hero in India

The legendary American motorcycle maker Harley Davidson has finally agreed to ride along with India’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer Hero ...

Over 100 MSRTC staff contract Covid-19 after working in Mumbai

At least 105 drivers and conductors of the MSRTC’s Sangli division, who were deployed in BEST buses in Mumbai earlier this month, have tested ...

Hyderabad Airport offers e-boarding for international passengers

The solution is fully backwards-compatible, and passengers would be free to choose between using conventional paper boarding passes or electronic one on their mobile phones to use the system.

New business jet travellers help fuel order recovery during Covid times

Corporate aircraft, which can carry up to 19 travellers, tout less risk of exposure to the coronavirus, as their passengers can avoid airports and generally select who comes on board

‘Jet debt resolution process was like putting pieces of a puzzle together’

Resolution professional Ashish Chhawcharria says the stress in airline sector due to pandemic turned out to be a positive

Diwali cheer: Air India bullish on ‘Passenger Load Factor’

Ahead of Diwali, Air India is bullish that the Passenger Load Factor will reach up to 50 per cent of the pre-covid levels, said Rajiv Bansal, ...

AirAsia India resumes in-flight meal service

AirAsia India on Monday said it has resumed in-flight meal service for passengers following relaxations in regulatory guidelines by the government.

Sagarmala Development Co to bail out idling cargo, Ropax vessels of IWAI

The Sagarmala Development Company Ltd will step in to help deploy some of the 24 roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) as well as Ropax vessels owned by the ...

News Analysis Tweaking cargo support rules may not fetch order inflows for local yards in the near term

New RoFR norms may yield results in the long term when the existing foreign-built, Indian-flagged, Indian-owned ships protected by the ‘grandfathering’ provisions are sold/scrapped and replaced with Indian-built ships

GYV Victor named first chairman of newly formed Bangladesh India Mediators Forum

The Bangladesh India Mediators Forum (BIMF) was set up on October 22 with India’s GYV Victor as its first chairman and a member of the Board. BIMF ...

Domestic airlines to operate 12,983 flights a week from October 25 till March 27, 2021

Domestic airlines will operate 44.3 per cent fewer flights at 12,983 departures a week in the winter schedule 2020-21 which runs from October 25 till ...

New cargo support policy for Indian ship-owners may not fetch order in-flows for local yards

Most Indian ship owners buy second-hand ships available in the market which are invariably foreign built and, hence, categorised under second priority group

B2B company Spoton reported 25 per cent growth in logistics volume in September

The company is hopeful of reporting a 10 per cent growth in turnover for the quarter ending September

Kerala Maritime Board sets terms for agents on crew change at Vizhinjam

Kerala Maritime Board has imposed conditions for granting no objection certificate (NOC) to shipping agents to undertake crew change on board ships ...

Shipping Ministry throwing its weight behind Vizhinjam box transhipment port

The Shipping Ministry is throwing its weight behind the under-construction container transhipment port at Vizhinjam in Kerala in a bid to raise the ...

BPCL ties up with Fino Payments Bank for recharging truck drivers’ fleet cards

Truck drivers, who had hitherto faced huge challenge in recharging their BPCL Smartfleet Cards (used for fuel payment) in and around Erode can now ...

Trade bodies raise concern over cargo restrictions for foreign carriers in Kerala

‘Move to curb seamless movement of cargo to only six major cities defeat the very purpose of the air cargo policy’

Major airline groups push for end to coronavirus quarantines, travel bans

Plead Trump administration to pursue a risk-based approach to Covid testing

₹243-cr payment dispute: SpiceJet, Maran turn up legal heat

On a day KAL Airways and Kalanithi Maran moved the Delhi High Court to make SpiceJet pay them ₹242.93 crore, the low-cost airline approached the ...

Fleet owners with ships built, flagged locally will get top priority for govt cargo support

Ships built and registered in India and owned by Indian entities will get top preference for carrying cargo or providing other services such as ...

Alliance Air reports Rs 201-cr loss in 2019-20

Alliance Air (AA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India, has reported a net loss of Rs 201 crore during 2019-2020, largely on account of the ...

Ashok Leyland ups ante in ICV segment with two new products

Leading truck and bus maker Ashok Leyland on Thursday introduced two new trucks — BOSS LE and LX — to strengthen its presence in the Intermediate ...

About 11.58 lakh railway staff granted bonus equal to 78 days wages

The railways on Thursday said about 11.58 lakh of its non-gazetted employees have been granted bonus equivalent to 78 days’ wages for FY ...

About 11.58 lakh railway employees granted bonus equal to 78 days wages

The railways on Thursday said about 11.58 lakh of its non-gazetted employees have been granted bonus equivalent to 78 days’ wages for FY 2019-20.

Adani to take over Mangaluru airport on October 31

To take over Lucknow airport on November 2 and Ahmedabad airport on November 7

Child road-crash fatalities see a 12% rise in 2019: Report

Transport Research Wing of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) released the annual report on Road Accident Deaths in India for 2019.

Vistara to operate more flights from Delhi, Mumbai to Goa to cater to rising demand

Vistara will operate more flights to Goa from Delhi and Mumbai from Sunday as there has been a “positive response and demand” on these sectors, said ...