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GoAir chooses CFM56-5B to power A320 fleet

New Delhi, Apr 24 (UNI) Low cost carrier GoAir has selected CFM56-5B engines to power its new fleet of 10 firm and 10 option Airbus A320 family aircraft.

Deliveries are scheduled to begin in mid-207 and the firm engine order is valued at 120 million dollars at list prices.

CFM56-5B engines are produced by CFM International, a 50:50 joint venture between Snecma and General Electric Company, and is the world's leading jet engine supplier. There are more than 15,500 CFM56 engines powering aircraft worldwide.

GoAir began operations late last year with two leased A320s and now has four planes in operation on 28 flights covering 14 cities.

The new A320 order is a part of its planned expansion plan.

The airline is hoping to operate a fleet of 33 aircraft in the next three years.

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Canara Bank records all time high net profit

Bangalore, Apr 24 (UNI) Public Sector Canara Bank has posted an all time high net profit of Rs 1343.42 crore for 2005-06, signifying a 21.06 per cent growth over the corresponding period the previous year, Bank Chairman and Managing Director M B N Rao said today. Releasing the bank's centenary balance sheet to newspersons here, he said the bank's topline as well as bottomline scaled a new growth trajectory during the year, reflecting a.....

VIP flow declines at Hinduja; cops relax

Mumbai, Apr 24 (UNI) Two days and two surgeries after senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan was admitted with grievous gunshot wounds in Hinduja hospital here, the flow of VIP visitors to the hospital has declined and police seemed relaxed today. Former BJP president Murli Manohar Joshi and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Shushil Kumar Modi were the only prominent visitors to the hospital till this afternoon. Bollywood director-producer Madhur Bhandarkar was another noted visitor from.....

Road blockade despite Bazeley's refusal of MeSEB assignment

Shillong, Apr 24 (UNI) The Khasi Students Union (KSU) refused to climb down from its proposed road blockade tonight, even after former chief secretary P J Bazeley declined to take charge as the chairman of the Meghalaya State Electricity Board (MeSEB). ''Though Mr Bazeley has refused to accept the post, we will continue the road blockade tonight as scheduled. The blockade will be called off if the meeting of the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA).....
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