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HAL hopes to see Dhruv copters on Malaysian shopping list
HINDUSTAN Aeronautics Ltd has said it would put its star product `Dhruv', the advanced light helicopter, in the running if Malaysia decides to renew its helicopter fleet. Three colourfully painted ALHs, called `Sarang', showed their flying ...
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Aviation Ministry to seek extension of tax holiday on leasing aircraft
`Within the next few months Alliance Air should get some smaller aircraft.'
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Lufthansa plans flights to Germany from Hyderabad
CASHING in on the temporary open sky policy, Lufthansa plans to start a non-stop flight to Frankfurt from Hyderabad beginning February 16. The German carrier would operate three flights a week from Hyderabad. The flights would run on ...
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Orient Flights to launch copter charter service
ORIENT Flights, a Chennai-based charter service provider, plans to start a helicopter service to Kerala in the next three months, a top official of the airline has said. "We are now buying two helicopters. One will be stationed in Chennai while ...
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Air Deccan to connect smaller cities in North
THE country's only low cost airline Air Deccan is set to start connecting the smaller cities in the North. On Thursday, the Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, launched the Delhi-Dehra Dun flight. Addressing the media at the launch ...
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SriLankan Airlines keen to increase MICE traffic
SRILANKAN Airlines, together with SriLankan Convention Bureau, local professional conference organisations and destination management organisers are increasingly targeting India to increase MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) ...
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Additional Lufthansa flight from Bangalore
BANGALORE: Taking advantage of the open skies policy, Lufthansa German Airlines will introduce an additional flight from Bangalore on January 7, taking its total number of flights from the city to seven. On the Bangalore-Frankfurt ...
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Qatar Airways sees growth
HYDERABAD: Qatar Airways foresees tremendous growth for airlines industry in Andhra Pradesh. "It is still in the primary stage of growth. Unlike in Mumbai and Delhi, it is not a saturated market," Mr R. Bharathan, District Sales Manager ...
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SHIPPING
Implementation of ISPS code — Major ports mull imposing `security charge' from next fiscal
MAJOR ports in the country are contemplating introduction of a new `security charge' from next fiscal to recover their capital expenditure on implementation of the International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) code that came into effect globally ...
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PSA Sical's Tuticorin box terminal to raise capacity
PSA Sical's Tuticorin Container Terminal is doubling the capacity of its container yard from the present 3,750 TEUs (20- equivalent units) to 7,300 TEUs and the expanded capacity is expected to be in place by March 2005. PSA Sical Terminals ...
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Keel laid for vessel at HSL
THE keel for construction of a buoy tender-cum-research vessel was laid on Thursday at the Hindusthan Shipyard Ltd (HSL) here by Dr Harsh Kumar Gupta, Secretary, Union Department of Ocean Development. The vessel, according to a press release ...
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New box tracking system at JNPT
CORUSCANT Tec, a Mumbai-based mobile solutions provider, has been appointed by the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) to develop and support the port's container tracking system through use of SMS. The company has developed an SMS alert system, ...
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Bill in LS to amend ports Act
A BILL to amend the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 and the Indian Ports Act, 1908 for implementing the provisions of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday by the Minister for ...
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RAILWAYS
Working conditions of Rly staff may affect train safety: Report
EVEN as the recent train accident has once again heightened the realisation for urgent safety and security measures, a Parliamentary panel has apprehended that existing working condition of the operational staff would affect the safety in train ...
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Karnataka panel set up to study monorail project proposal
The Rs 4,045-crore project would cover important points in the city not covered by the Metro Rail
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Special train to Chennai from Secunderabad
HYDERABAD: The South Central Railway will operate a special train on Chennai-Secunderabad route to clear the extra rush during the Christmas season. This train would touch Nellore, Ongole, Chirala, Vijayawada, Khammam and Warangal, an SCR ...
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Delhi Metro Rail office in Thiruvananthapuram
ROADWAYS
Rs 195-cr road projects for Chennai
THE Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Mr T.R. Baalu, today announced road projects of a value of Rs 195 crore, for Chennai. These include: construction of a rail over-bridge and an elevated rotary at Padi junction at a ...
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