Singapore Airlines Launches Boeing B787-10 on Colombo-Singapore Route
Singapore Airlines commenced operation of Boeing B787-10 Dreamliner between Colombo and Singapore on 27 March 2023. Constructed using lightweight composite …
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SriLankan Airlines to start operations to China
SriLankan Airlines is set to renew its commercial operations to China in the first week of April 2023, with a thrice weekly service each to Shanghai, Beijing …
Calling for EOIs for starting business activities using facilities at Mattala Airport
The cabinet nod has been received to invite expressions of interest from investors and strategic entrepreneurs in direct and indirect aviation-related …
Russian Airline Red Wings to operate charter services to Sri Lanka twice a week
Red Wings, one of the leading private airlines of the Russian Federation, will start charter flight operations to Mattala International Airport in Sri Lanka, …
Emirates to operate double daily direct flights to Colombo from 1 December
Emirates has announced plans to add one more daily direct flight between Dubai and Colombo from 1 December 2022 to cater to the seasonal increase in the demand …
Emirates holds assessment days to recruit cabin crew in Sri Lanka
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, is looking for candidates to join its multinational cabin crew team with an assessment day planned in …
SriLankan Airlines denies reports of flight cancellation
SriLankan Airlines would like to correct certain false information circulating on media about the possible cancellation of a host of SriLankan Airlines’ …
Flights between China and Sri Lanka to increase
It has been decided to increase the number of flights between China and Sri Lanka. Accordingly, China will operate three flights to Sri Lanka from this week. …
Statement from SriLankan Airlines on Flight UL 504
SriLankan Airlines would like to address the reports currently circulating on media about flight UL 504 avoiding a possible mid-air collision with another …
Russia’s Aeroflot suspends flights to Sri Lanka
Russia’s Aeroflot airline is suspending its flights to Sri Lanka after authorities arrested its Airbus A330 jet, according to the airline’s statement. …
Fitch affirms SriLankan Airlines’ government guaranteed bonds at ‘C’
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the rating on SriLankan Airlines Limited’s (SLA) USD175 million government-guaranteed 7% unsecured bonds due 25 June 2024 at …
Prime Minister proposes to privatize SriLankan Airlines
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he proposes to privatize loss-making SriLankan Airlines. SriLankan Airlines has been fraught …
SriLankan Airlines suspends flights to Moscow
SriLankan Airlines announces the suspension of operations between Sri Lanka and Moscow, Russia with effect from today due to operational restrictions that are …
SriLankan Airlines adorns aircraft livery with ‘Raid Amazones 2022’ insignia
SriLankan Airlines adorns one of its aircraft with customized livery to reaffirm its status as the official airline of the much-awaited ‘Raid Amazones …
SriLankan Airlines reports a net Profit in December 2021
SriLankan Airlines reports a Company Profit of USD 9.25 million and a Group Profit of USD 10.66 million for December 2021, which is the first profitable month …
SriLankan partners with American Airlines for better connectivity across N America and Europe
SriLankan Airlines has announced that the Airline reestablished a codeshare arrangement with American Airlines in December 2021, which is expected to offer …
JICA supports Bandaranaike International Airport expansions; new Apron & Taxiways to open
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksha will open the new Apron and Taxiway constructed as a part of Bandaranaike International Airport Expansion Project on 25th …
Singapore Airlines to Resume Daily Services Between Colombo and Singapore
Singapore Airlines (SIA) today resumes daily services between Colombo and Singapore, increasing flight frequencies to seven times weekly from five weekly …
Emirates unveils more “Early Bird” fares in Colombo starting at just Rs 59,300
Valid for tickets purchased between 9 and 21 November, for travel between 1st December 2021 and 31 March 2022 As restrictions continue to ease regionally and …
Sakurai Aviation Academy produces youngest female private pilot license holder
Breaking all the stereotypes and barriers related to aviation training in Sri Lanka, Sakurai Aviation Academy has produced the Youngest Female Private Pilot …