The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Emirates to launch flights to Kolkata from March 26
MARKING its entry in the North-East Indian skies, Emirates will launch flights to Kolkata from March 26. Emirates will operate six non-stop direct flights every week between Dubai and Kolkata. It will operate an Airbus A330-200 aircraft in ... More

`DRDO open to global tie-ups in aerospace'
WITH the experience of BrahMos missile and the progress in Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is confident of making big strides in aerospace and is open to global tie-ups with industry and ... More

SHIPPING

Kolkata Dock System set to post Rs 50-cr net profit
This year, Haldia would continue to post a healthy profit while the KDS would record a net profit for the first time in many years. More

Abu Dhabi plans to develop new port
THE Abu Dhabi Government has unveiled plans to develop a new port and industrial area at Taweelah, situated on the coastline halfway between the cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, according to the official Emirates News Agency, WAM. Sheikh Mohammed ... More

RAILWAYS

CLW rolls out new version of 3-phase electric loco
HAVING fully achieved the primary objective of manufacturing the 3-phase WAG9 (Freight) and WAP5 (Passenger) class of electric locomotives, for which transfer of technology was originally received from ADtranz, Switzerland (now Bombardier ... More

ROADWAYS

Stress on better roads
THE Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, has said that none of the sectors will develop if the road infrastructure is not given a boost. Mr Patel, who inaugurated the Federation of Automobile Dealers' Association (FADA), ... More

PEOPLE

Viswapati Trivedi takes over as CMD of IA
MR VISWAPATI TRIVEDI has assumed charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Airlines Ltd, which was recently renamed as Indian. Mr Trivedi took over from Ms Sushma Chawla, who had held charge of the post of CMD for the last seven ... More

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