The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, March 12, 2005

Outsourcing volume depends on demand for its aircraft: Airbus
AIRBUS Industrie has said it will not dangle a carrot in the form of outsourcing of more work to Indian companies to sell aircraft to airlines in India. Instead, the decision to outsource will depend entirely on whether airlines in India buy more ... More

Air Deccan hopeful of billing $1 b in 6-7 years
THE country's only low-cost airline, Air Deccan, hopes to notch up revenues of a $1 billion within the next 6-7 years, the airline Managing Director, Captain G.R. Gopinath, said here on Friday. "The way the sector is growing and the manner in ... More

AI to lower travel agent commission from May 1
TRAVEL agents have got a breather of one month before Air-India reduces the commission paid to them to five per cent from seven per cent currently. AI has decided to reduce the commission paid to travel agents from May 1, a month later than the ... More

Singapore Airlines, Boeing tie up for online connectivity in flights
SINGAPORE Airlines has taken online connectivity services on-board its flights in a tie-up with Boeing. Passengers flying Singapore Airlines can now stay connected, 35,000 feet in the air thanks to the introduction of Connexion, an inflight ... More

SHIPPING

GE Shipping gets new vessel
GREAT Eastern Shipping has taken delivery of its first Ice Class Vessel, a 1.59-lakh DWT Suezmax tanker. The tanker, Jag Lok, which is a double hull vessel, was built at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. With this addition, the company's fleet ... More

RAILWAYS

Rlys freight loading exceeding target
THE Indian Railways loaded 541.97 million tonnes (mt) of revenue earning freight during the 11 months ended February of the current fiscal year, exceeding the target of 525.95 mt by 16.02 mt. It also registered an incremental loading of 38.27 ... More

ROADWAYS

Call for uniform diesel emission norms
THE European Association of Internal Combustion Engine Manufacturers (Euromot) has urged decision makers in New Delhi to align diesel emission regulations closer to the European standard. It said that a uniform emission regulation is beneficial ... More

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