The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 28, 2005

Air Force pilots opting for civil aviation sector
VERY soon, if you take a flight from India, you may find that an ace Indian Air Force fighter pilot is in command of your airplane. The recent boom in the aviation sector has opened up new employment opportunities and a number of Air Force pilots ... More

Indian airports cry out for new wings of flight
The much-touted civil aviation policy has been debated at length. Precious time has slipped by and, with it, opportunities and credibility. India needs to think big, plan boldly, and act fast. More

AI direct flight from Chennai to New York soon
AIR India will operate a weekly direct flight from Chennai to New York via Mumbai and London, effective April 3. The weekly direct flight from Chennai to Los Angeles via Mumbai and Frankfurt was launched on Sunday.At a press conference in Air ... More

SHIPPING

Inland water transport: In dire straits
IN 2004, the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), in a bid to promote private sector participation in inland water transportation (IWT), mooted a proposal to a private barge company for transportation of asphalt ... More

Shippers boxed in by rate hike
INDIAN shippers will have to pay more to send and receive containerised cargo following a freight rate increase across all sectors. The increase, which has taken effect in certain sectors, is in accordance with the rate ... More

Tata Motors looks to Gujarat port for bus exports
A BATCH of 61 buses from the Tata Motors stable in Pune is expected to drive into the Gujarat port of Mundra to meet a shipment deadline on March 31. The vehicles are to be shipped out by m.v. Jolly Oro, a combi-vessel that doubles up as a ... More

RAILWAYS

A steely row
THE steel companies, both in the public and private sectors, are up in arms against the Railways for proposals relating to revision in demurrage rates, drastic reduction in free time for wagons and modification in ... More

PIRACY

New waves of piracy
Two months' of peace in the Malacca Strait following the December 26 Indian Ocean Tsunami has been shattered by a string of recent attacks by armed bandits stoking the fear of new waves of piracy in one of the world's busiest sea lanes. The ... More

Ships in Ports

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