The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, January 24, 2002

`Airbus lay-off not to hit HAL prospects'
THE reported decision of European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus Industrie, to lay off 6,000 employees is unlikely to affect the chances of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) getting to work on the building of the double-decker Airbus A-380 ... More

Emirates signs $94-m deal for Airbus aircraft
EMIRATES has signed a $94.2-million financing agreement for the acquisition of a brand new Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Scheduled for delivery at the end of this month, the aircraft is the 20th of 27 on firm order, which are all powered by ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Tripartite agreement for Bangalore airport signed
THE new Bangalore International Airport (BIA) proposed at Devanahalli here crossed a major milestone on Wednesday with the signing of the tripartite shareholders' agreement. Construction on the Rs 1,150-crore ($230-million) BIA will be taken up ... More

SHIPPING

Shipping Corpn to focus on crude oil transportation
THE Shipping Corporation of India has identified crude oil transportation as the major thrust area in the Tenth Plan period as crude oil movement is likely to be the main activity in the Indian shipping scenario, according to Mr P.K. Srivastava, ... More

Parity to Indian nationals -- Tax rationalisation for seafarers
APART from recommending the introduction of a new tonnage tax system for the domestic shipping industry from fiscal 2002, the panel headed by Dr Rakesh Mohan, Adviser to the Union Finance Minister, has also supported rationalisation of tax regime ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Panalpina ties up with Safexpress, Miebach
PANALPINA World Transport India Pvt Ltd, provider of forwarding and logistics services, has entered into a strategic alliance with the logistic company, Safexpress and the SCM consultants, Miebach consulting group in India, to form a cargo ... More

`India Post not fit to vend asset products'
AT a time when India Post is looking at ways to distribute investment products, opposition to its attempts has come from an unexpected source, strategic consultancy firm, Advantage India. The latter feels that the postal department is not ... More

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