"The new aircraft have anti-fog devices, but installing these in older planes is costly," the Airports Authority of India sources said.
Domestic companies are also not far behind and are in an expansion mode through the inorganic route.
India will have its tenth domestic passenger airline operating feeder routes from December 14.
Budget carriers say no to full cost airlines' proposal to up rates.
Cut-throat competition in the India-UK route has taken its toll on the UK's second largest full service scheduled airline bmi (British Midland).
Sources close to the development said the Tata group had registered revenues of around Rs 1,100 crore from the defence sector in 2006.
The Bombay Stock Exchange, Asia's oldest financial institution, is exploring a novel concept to increase the employee involvement and knowledge base of its employees.
After a delay of four months, Indian intelligence agencies have given security clearance to International Container Terminal Services Inc
Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro is planning to foray into arms and ammunition to widen its defence equipment portfolio
Airlines make beeline for tier-III and IV cities, government modernising defunct airports
Jet Airways has entered into a special code sharing agreement with the world's largest carrier American Airlines for India-US flights.
The advertising industry may see a hole in its pocket as the service tax anti-evasion wing mounts a country-wide operation to book offenders.
Mitsubishi, Itochu, Bombardier, Siemens, GE and Alstom want piece of action.
When the WPP chief Martin Sorrell advocates his ad agencies to compete for client businesses with his "kiss-and-punch" philosophy, design companies owned by the WPP group have collaboration on their minds.
Mounting losses have not dampened the expansion plans of domestic carriers.
Freight rates between India and China have dropped by more than half following introduction of express services between the two countries by leading international container shipping liners.
Airplane engine major Pratt & Whitney is planning to set up an aircraft engine workshop in India
Thanks to the leapfrogging Indian economy, the country will need 125 freighter aircraft in next 20 years. At present, India has only seven bigger freighters, owned by Blue Dart Express.
Lured by the fast-growing cargo operations, leading freighter companies have joined the race to enter India in a big way
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