The Hindu Business Line : Friday, May 17, 2002

`Easier rules can help lure more Kuwaiti investments in aviation'
SHEIKH Talal Al Sabah, Director-General, Kuwait Airways, has expressed the hope that more Kuwaiti investments will be possible in the aviation sector if the Indian investment rules were liberalised a little more. Speaking at the inaugural ... More

Emirates airline keen on Bangalore flight
THE prospect of Emirates airline starting a direct flight from Bangalore to Dubai has brightened with the Karnataka Government taking up with the Civil Aviation Ministry the issue of permission to allow the new gateway. Emirates airline, ... More

IA plans more services on Sharjah-Bangalore route
INDIAN Airlines (IA) is to increase the frequency of its flights from Sharjah to Bangalore with the introduction of a fourth flight to Bangalore with effect from May 19. For the first time, the airline will extend its tourist packages to NRIs ... More

ATF tax sop for foreign airlines okayed
PARLIAMENT on Thursday approved a Bill to exempt foreign aircraft from paying taxes on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) and lubricants with the Government, saying that it had initiated consultations with States on rationalisation of taxes with the aim ... More

`AI to post Rs 20 cr profit in 2001-02'
NEW DELHI: After a gap of six years, Air India (AI) is to make a profit of Rs 20 crore during 2001-02, the Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, has said. At a meeting with the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari ... More

SHIPPING

ISPL to build berth at Haldia dock
KOLKATA Port Trust has concluded an agreement with International Seaports (India) Pvt Ltd (ISPL) for having a berth (4A) constructed at Haldia dock on BOT (build, operate and transfer) basis. This is for the first time a private firm is being ... More

SCI gets offers from 6 yards to build VLCCs
SCI's plan to buy very large crude carriers comes in the backdrop of a decision by Indian Oil Corporation to bring a major portion of its crude cargo from the Persian Gulf on VLCCs to achieve economies of scale as larger quantities of crude can be t ransported at a time. More

RAILWAYS

Rly Ministry keen on viability
THE initial resistance from Railway unions and management notwithstanding, the Railway Ministry has finally acknowledged the need for initiating radical reform measures — including hiving off more activities through corporatisation, ... More

`Palace on Wheels' in Maharashtra

Ships in Ports

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