India's second largest airline by market share, Jet Airways has leased a wide body aircraft along with 60 of its cabin crew to Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways, a move that indicates a burgeoning partnership, even before the two airlines ink an equity stake sale. In aviation terms, a wet lease of an aircraft is an arrangement whereby the lessor, in this instance Jet, provides crew, maintenance and aircraft for a consideration.
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Improving offshore efficiency
NPCC Engineering has successfully created a well head platform at WO-16 and SB-14 cluster field located at South East of SH process complex of Mumbai High Field in water depth of 75 to 80 m, with the help of Tekla's 3D BIM-based software.
Overseas airlines well placed to enter Indian aviation
For Indian aviation industry that has always been inherently vibrant, last week was unusually eventful for aviation. It began with the news that a sale of stake by Jet Airways, India's second-largest carrier by passengers carried, to Abu Dhabi's fast-growing airline, Etihad Airways, will be delayed.
Etihad may get into pact with Jet Airways
Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways will finalise a deal to buy a stake in Jet Airways on January 25, according to a television report. If it materialised, it would become the first such investment by a foreign carrier in an airline in India since rules were relaxed last year. A deal may be announced as early as January 25 or by the first week of February, sources were quoted as revealed.
IRENA unveils roadmap to double renewables by 2030
According to a new global roadmap launched at the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly in Abu Dhabi, international efforts are going to double the share of renewable energy by 2030. But efforts are needed to accelerate substantially if they are to be successful, IRENA said.
An eight-pronged approach
Essar, now a multinational conglomerate, began its operations with the construction of an outer breakwater in Chennai Port (the then Madras Port) in 1969.
An eight-pronged approach
Essar, now a multinational conglomerate, began its operations with the construction of an outer breakwater in Chennai Port (the then Madras Port) in 1969.
NPCC bags project at Mumbai High
National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) of Abu Dhabi has bagged a $227 million (Dh834 million) engineering, procurement and construction contract from Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), for a wellhead platforms project at the offshore Mumbai High Field.
EPC gives scope to value engineering and project cost optimisation
The Engineering, Construction and Contracts (ECC) Division of L&T, whose major activity is under EPC, has a claim to be the largest construction and EPC company in the country.
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