The Hindu Business Line : Friday, December 16, 2005

In-principle nod for AI to acquire 68 Boeing aircraft
THE Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday gave its `in-principle' approval to Air India for the purchase of 68 Boeing aircraft. Briefing newspersons after the meeting, the Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, said the CCEA ... More

IA likely to sign pact for 43 Airbus aircraft purchase today
THE four-year-long wait of Indian Airlines to acquire new aircraft could finally end tomorrow. The airline is all set to ink a Letter of Intent or a term sheet with the European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus Industrie here on Friday for the ... More

Air France expects 20% growth from Indian operations
AIR France said on Thursday that it expects to grow 20 per cent during the next few years in India. The Air France KLM Chairman & CEO, Mr Jean-Cyril Spinetta, told newspersons that the number of flights had grown to 29 in 2005 from 10 in 2003. .. More

INFRASTRUCTURE

`Left complaints on airport modernisation will be studied'
THE Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, today said that the process of restructuring and modernisation of the Delhi and Mumbai airports was based on transparent procedures, even as the Left parties called on the Government to scuttle ... More

SHIPPING

Limited cargo keeps increased rake capacity underutilised at Paradip
THE completion of work on the doubling of the 82-km long railway track between Cuttack and Paradip has substantially increased the line capacity on the route so that as many as 30 rakes a day can now be moved each way every day as compared to 15 ... More

SCI to get training ship from Japan
THE Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is going to have a training ship soon. This follows the Japanese Government's decision to gift the Indian Government a ship for training purposes. The ship, though more than 30 years old, is believed to be ... More

Sixth cruise ship coming to Kochi
THE cruise ship mv Nautica will call at Kochi Port on Friday. It is the sixth such vessel to call at Kochi during the current tourist season. Cruise vessel mv Deutschland anchored at Kochi Port on Wednesday for a day's stop. ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

New schemes from postal dept
ENHANCING the scope of its mail delivery system, Department of Posts (DoP) introduced InterCity Post and City Post on Thursday. InterCity Post, which deals with mail posted in one city and delivered in another, assures next day delivery. The ... More

RAILWAYS

Last run for these trains on metre gauge
SIX pairs of passenger trains and two pairs of freight trains that travel between Samakhali and Palanpur would undertake their last journey today on the 248-km long metre gauge track — the track closes Friday onwards for a gauge conversion ... More

ROADWAYS

`Roads near NMPT being repaired'
MANGALORE: The national highway adjoining the New Mangalore Port, which is in poor condition due to the movement of overloaded iron ore lorries, will be repaired soon, according to the Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district, Dr ... More

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