LOGISTICS
AIRLINES
IA board may look at Boeing price saving offer today
THE Indian Airlines board, scheduled to meet here on Monday, may look at the communication from the US aircraft manufacturing major, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, outlining the possible saving potential if the state-owned carrier were to choose ...
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SriLankan Airlines begins services to Hyderabad
SRILANKAN Airlines, the Lankan Government carrier in which United Arab Emirates airline holds a 40 per cent stake, has made Hyderabad its ninth destination in India as part of its plan to promote Sri Lanka and India as twin destination holiday ...
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SHIPPING
Container ships: Concern on over-capacity
Utilisation of capacity on container ships has never been better. But going by the number of new orders being placed with various shipyards, there could be more ships in 2005 than the demand.
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Petronet LNG: Nod for in-chartering tanker only for one year
THE Director-General of Shipping has granted permission to Petronet LNG Limited (PLL) only for a year for in-chartering the Malta-flagged Disha, the first of the two 138,000 cubic metre capacity LNG tanker the company ...
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INTERVIEW
`Air India's future depends on more flights, quality service' Mr Vasudevan Thulasidas, Chairman and Managing Director, Air India
I expect good demand for airline seats this year. It is up to Air India to capitalise on this demand. If we are able to reduce costs and expand services to include more routes, we should be able to improve our profitability. There is also a need to a ttract more passengers in a competitive business environment. That means that we will have to improve our product and meet the demands of our customer.
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ROADWAYS
Foundation laid for Rs 75-lakh road project between New Mangalore Port and Baikampady Industrial Area
THE Minister for Large and Medium-scale Industries, Mr R.V. Deshpande, laid the foundation stone for work on the Rs 75-lakh road project between New Mangalore Port and Baikampady Industrial Area here. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Deshpande said ...
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Protest against toll collection for using Kumbalam-Panangad bridge
KOCHI: People under the aegis of the Kumbalam Tollvirudha Janakiya Samara Samithy laid siege to the Kumbalam-Panangad bridge on Saturday in protest against the continuing toll collection from vehicles using the bridge. The leaders of the ...
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