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Kolkata airport development to begin soon, gets PIB nod
The development plans of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
International (NSCBI) Airport, Kolkata has received an unconditional
Pre-Investment Board (PIB) clearance. It will now go for the approval of
the government (CCEA approval) and work is expected to begin in two-months
time.
Air freight growth will be strong: OAG
According to OAG (Official Airline Guide), there will be 6.1 per cent
average growth of air freight for the ensuing 10 years. Recently, OAG
Analytical Services has released its third annual OAG Global Air Freight
Forecast which projects trends in air freight demand and fleet for
2008-2017. The survey also unveils that Middle East and Africa will be the
fastest growing regions, pushing China to third place. And, freighter
fleet will grow by 3 per cent per year over next decade.
India and Iran revise Air Services Agreement
The government of India and the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
recently met in New Delhi to revise the Air Services Agreement (ASA).
According to the revised ASA, the designated airlines of Iran shall be
entitled to operate a total of 23 passenger/combination services per week
in each direction, with an aircraft not exceeding the capacity of B747.
Reciprocally, the designated airlines of India shall also be entitled to
operate a total of 23 passenger/combination services per week in each
direction. The designated airlines of India and Iran shall be entitled to
operate any number of all-cargo services to/from any point(s) in the
territory of the other side, via any intermediate point(s) and to any
beyond point(s), with any type of aircraft with full 3rd, 4th and 5th
freedom traffic rights.
Etihad Airways will launch its new service
from its Abu Dhabi base to Kozhikode (Calicut), in Kerala State, and
Chennai, capital of Tamil Nadu on August 1, 2008. The airline will operate
daily service to both cities. According to James Hogan, chief executive,
Etihad, the airline has made no secret of the fact that it wants to build
its Indian services. It looks forward to expand its flying programme to
the country with the launch of these two exciting new destinations.
On July 28-29, 2008 Indian Infrastructure will
organise its Second Annual Conference on Developing Container
Infrastructure at Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, in collaboration with IIM
Ahmedabad and Centre for Infrastructure Policy and Regulation.
APL has added two new loops to its Asia and
Australia services. The northbound China Australia Borth (CAN) will offer
direct coverage from Japan, Korea and Central China to Australia. The
south-bound China Australia South (CAS) will offer direct coverage from
South China to Australian ports. The two new loops are jointly offered by
APL with Hamburg Sud, Hapag Lloyd and Hyundai Merchant Marine.
Emirates Shipping Line has confirmed that it is ending its
participation in the joint Asia Gulf Express (AGX) which it operates with
Israeli carrier Zim to US ports. Launched in June 2006, the AGX service
offered direct links from the Far East to the US ports of Mobile, Alabama
and Tampa, Florida. |
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