The Hindu Business Line : Friday, April 14, 2006

Jagson Airlines offloads stake to foreign entity
Jagson Airlines has offloaded a minority stake in the airline through a private equity placement. While confirming this the airline Chief Executive Officer and President, Mr U.K. Bose, however refused to reveal the name of the company or ... More

AIRLINES

MRO sector braces up for consolidation
India may see benefits of aviation boom More

Kingfisher Airlines bets on co-branding promos
Lines up series of campaigns for its guest loyalty programme More

Air travel: Rich returns on mofussil routes
Competition also helps keep fares low on trunk routes More

Air Arabia to fly to Jaipur, Kochi soon
Air Arabia LLC, the Sharjah-based low budget airline, announced that it will connect the UAE to more destinations in India with the addition of Jaipur and Kochi. Flights to Kochi will commence from May 1 and Jaipur from mid-May, with the exact ... More

Paramount Air to expand fleet
Paramount Airways, the Chennai-based airline promoted by the Paramount textile group, is planning to have a fleet of 20 aircraft, mostly the Brazilian Embraer 170/190 series, by the end of 2008. The airline will launch the ... More

Top aviation experts on Kingfisher advisory board
Kingfisher Airlines has appointed an advisory board consisting of aviation experts who were earlier in companies such as Rolls Royce, Cathay Pacific Airlines and Swiss International Airlines. They include Sir Ralph Robins, former Chairman of ... More

SHIPPING

RPL mulls owning VLCCs for crude import
Aim is to insulate itself from volatilities in freight rates More

Record granular urea discharge at Vizag port
The Visakhapatnam port has established a record in granular urea unloading in a day. According to a press release issued on Wednesday, 15,167 tonnes of granular urea was unloaded on Tuesday from m.v. Yick Zao at EQ-7 berth, surpassing ... More

Visakha Container sees long-term biz growth
Visakha Container Terminal Ltd (VCTL) is betting on potential long-term growth at the Vizag port for its business to take off. It has plans to invest Rs 110 crore in phase II of expansion shortly. Sensing the early mover advantage, VCTL, which ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Panalpina, Logiwiz tie-up to set up logistics centre
Logistics company Panalpina World Transport has tied up with Logiwiz Logistics to launch a logistics centre here. Panalpina is also planning to invest between $3 million and $5 million in India for its expansion. The company's Regional ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Dept of Posts gets nod to invest in markets
Asset management company planned; Move to cut budgetary deficit More

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