The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 12, 2005

Needed, overhaul of aircraft maintenance policy
THE rapid growth of Indian aviation has been hailed by all, as competition has pushed fares down, to the benefit of passengers. But as airlines acquire more and more aircraft, there has hardly been a corresponding ... More

IA revises timings of Hyderabad, Singapore flights
THE Indian Airlines (IA) has revised the timings of its flight on the Hyderabad-Singapore-Hyderabad sector with effect from Tuesday. The revised schedule (local times) is as follows. The IC561 would depart at Hyderabad (on Wednesdays and ... More

Sat-nav system GAGAN demo in mid '06 likely
Its business opportunities are enormous. Apart from cellular and satellite phones, sat-nav can eventually spread to umpteen GPS-needing users such as railways, logistics and cars. More

SHIPPING

How Azhikkal can be a major port for Kerala
By virtue of being served by multiple rail lines, a road network and inland waterways, Azhikkal port will be able to offer a competitive edge by keeping the inland transportation costs lower. More

Development projects — Kakinada port in troubled waters
KAKINADA port — the second most important in Andhra Pradesh after Visakhapatnam — is caught in a lot of turbulence because of what is being termed an ad hoc approach of the State Government in ... More

INTERVIEW

`We geared ourselves to demands of a buoyant economy' — Mr M. L. Meena, Deputy Chairman, Haldia Dock Complex
HALDIA Dock Complex (HDC), one of the two dock systems of the Kolkata port, accounts for the bulk of the traffic handled by the port. In 2004-05, HDC handled 36.26 million tonnes (mt) out of the total traffic of 46.20 mt moved by the port ... More

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