Category: Aviation
Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence March net down 56-pct amid lower revenues
May 31, 2016 (LBO) – Profits at Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence group which has interests in tourism, logistics and power generation fell 56 percent to 608 million rupees in the March 2016 quarter, interim accounts showed. The group reported earnings of 1.50 rupees per share for the quarter against 3.41 rupees per share reported a […]
SriLankan Airlines unveils oneworld priority signage at Colombo and Male Airports
SriLankan Airlines has unveiled oneworld priority signage at its Colombo hub, Bandaranaike International Airport and Male, its extended home market. The new signage aims to provide the alliance’s top tier, frequent flyers a comprehensive and clear idea on the alliance’s benefits throughout the travel process – check-in, airport fast tracks, lounges and boarding.The oneworld priority […]
SriLankan Aviation College takes airline training to Jaffna, Batticaloa, Galle and Kurunegala
The SriLankan Aviation College has appointed Nawaloka Air Services as its franchise partner to expand airline training to four provinces, providing invaluable opportunities for young Sri Lankans in the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Northwestern Provinces to embark upon rewarding careers in the global air transport and hospitality industries. The franchise agreement was signed on 5th […]
SriLankan Cargo says record set exceeding designed capacity
May 18, 2016 (LBO) – SriLankan Cargo, the freight handling arm of state-owned SriLankan Airlines has set a record for the amount of tonnage handled during a single month reporting, 21,743 metric tonnes in March at BIA. SriLankan Airlines said the figure has surpassed the previous highest amount of 20,040 tonnes, achieved a year ago […]
KLM to resume flights to Sri Lanka after nearly 20 years
May 09, 2016 (LBO) – KLM Royal Dutch Airlines says it will resume flights to Sri Lanka from October after almost 20 years of staying away due to the conflict in the island. “The first flight to Colombo is scheduled to depart on Monday, 31 October 2016. This marks KLM’s return to Colombo after an […]
SriLankan Airlines debt up to Rs65bn by March, group loss Rs9bn
May 09, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s national airline’s rising debt stood at 64.92 billion rupees at the end of March 2016 against 56.92 billion rupees recorded a year earlier. SriLankan Airlines said in a statement that without ‘one-off’ extraordinary payments related to restructuring activities, the Airline’s Group Loss was 8.9 billion rupees last year, […]
Govt pumps USD201mn to keep SriLankan, Mihin flying until October
Apr 26, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government has decided to pump 201 million US dollars to restructure and keep the operations of state-owned SriLankan Airlines and Mihin Lanka flying until October this year. Speaking at a special press briefing Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the cabinet has also approved a 70 million US dollars […]
600 graduates of SriLankan Aviation College enter the world of aviation
600 young men and women qualified to embark upon rewarding careers in the international air transport industry at the graduation ceremony of the SriLankan Aviation College, one of Asia’s premier aviation academies, on Thursday (31st March) at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall in Colombo. The SriLankan Aviation College is the academy of SriLankan Airlines […]
Nepali Himalaya Airlines commences flights to Sri Lanka
Apr 18, 2016 (LBO) – Himalaya Airlines, a Nepali-Chinese joint venture, commenced its aviation life last week with a flight to Colombo from Kathmandu. The flight was planned to coincide with New Year celebrations in both Sri Lanka and Nepal. “The flight intends to help promote tourism between Nepal and Sri Lanka and enhance people-to-people […]
SriLankan flight instructed to return to Singapore base
Apr 18,2016 (lLBO) – SriLankan Airlines flight UL 309 of April 14, 2016 was instructed to return to Changi International Airport due to security reasons soon after it was airborne to Colombo. The flight later arrived in Colombo at 0042 hrs on April 15, 2016 with a total delay of 3 hours. “Upon its return to Singapore, the airport […]
SriLankan Airlines launches new website with new features
SriLankan Airlines unveiled its newly revamped website www.srilankan.com with vastly improved features that are aimed at providing an enhanced customer service experience from the very first moment a person visits the site. SriLankan Airlines’ Chairman, Ajith Dias said, “Our new website with its advanced features is one of several initiatives which we have launched in […]
Indonesia grants visa-free facility to Sri Lanka, other countries
Apr 04, 2016 (LBO) – Indonesia has granted visa-free facility to 169 countries including Sri Lanka under a new visa regulation. Indonesian President Joko Widodo has signed Presidential Regulation concerning Visit Visa Exemption early last month adding 79 countries to the list. Indonesian immigration office said passport holders of these countries are exempt for having […]