The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, January 26, 2002

Flying high on music
IN an effort to attract more passengers on board its aircraft, Air Sahara is planning to have live musicians performing on board select evening flights from February 1. "The idea is to ensure that a passenger after a hard day's work can relax ... More

Indo-Afghan accord on air services
IN an effort to enhance air connectivity between India and Afghanistan, the designated carriers of the two countries have been allowed to operate flights so as to offer a maximum of 1,600 seats per week in each direction. This was decided in a ... More

Royal Jordanian to increase services from Kolkata
THE Government has given permission to the national carrier of Jordan, Royal Jordanian, to increase the frequency of its flights on the Kolkata-Amman sector from once-a-week to twice-a-week. This was agreed at the conclusion of the bilateral ... More

Air Sahara set to finalise lease plans
THE top brass of Air Sahara is meeting in Lucknow over the next few days to finalise plans for the lease of up to eight 50-seater regional jet aircraft. Confirming the development, the airline's Chief Executive Officer, Mr U.K. Bose, said that ... More

SHIPPING

Shipping Corpn to get cargo support for two more years
The cargo support plan for SCI also assumed significance in view of the fact that the estimated increase in the country's total refining capacity was expected to substantially reduce product imports. This would also have an impact on the crude tanker operations of SCI, they said. More

`Kerala MPs will resist CSL privatisation bid '
AS many as 1,000 workers and officers of the public sector, Cochin Shipyard Ltd cutting across party lines participated in the day-long dharna organised by the joint action council to protest against the privatisation of the yard. Inaugurating ... More

Ships in Ports

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Groupe Danone to take fully-owned arm route

Nicholas buys ICI's drug business for Rs 70 cr

Corporate lending norms for PDs tightened

Tea exporters to get market growth assistance

Pvt sector to be in N-power field

In Depth
Inside Kashmir

Guide to derivatives

US-64

Looking back
Jan. 13-Jan. 19
Transport conundrum, post-APM

Plan for submarine repair yards

Rakesh Mohan panel report -- Shipping cos may be allowed to choose tax regime

Modest hike in rail fares likely

Role for foreign airlines in management -- FDI in aviation may be hiked to 49 pc