Category: Aviation
SriLankan airlines to address corruption allegations through new management structure: Chairman
Apr 27, 2015 (LBO) – State-run SriLankan airline chief says a committee has been appointed to look in to the alleged allegations made in the recent Welliamuna report and any irregularities found will be dealt through a proposed new management restructuring. “We have a committee comprising three of our directors who are looking into these […]
Rolls-Royce wins largest ever order from Emirates; CEO John Rishton to retire
Apr 22, 2015 (LBO) – Jet engine maker Rolls-Royce on Wednesday announced the retirement of its Chief Executive soon after the company won its largest ever order from Emirates. Warren East who was the CEO of ARM Holdings from 2001 to 2013 is to succeed John Rishton as chief executive of Rolls-Royce with effect from […]
SriLankan Airlines increases flight frequency to Chennai
Apr 16, 2015 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines has increased its flight frequency to Chennai from today by adding a fourth flight from Colombo to the Southern Indian city, the carrier said in a statement. “The new service will be operational from today (16).” Commenting on the occasion, Saminda Perera, General Manager Sales Worldwide said in […]
SriLankan airlines, a haven for power abuse
Apr 08, 2015 (LBO) – The board appointed to inquire Sri Lanka’s national carrier, SriLankan Airlines said, the airline lacks a proper human resource policy which in turn creates opportunities for the abuse of power. Human resource is an integral part of any industry and SriLankan airline, a service industry is heavily based on manpower. […]
Sri Lankan Airlines risk passenger safety with poor pilot training standards
Apr 07, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines has scared passengers away by recruiting cadet pilots who repeatedly failed entrance tests, a government minister said.“Those who failed the required exams were eventually recruited on verbal requests from the airlines former management.” Education minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam told reporters Tuesday.The board of inquiry (BoI) headed by […]
Sri Lankan Airlines former chairman should be prosecuted; $2.3bn airbus deal to be probed
Apr 04, 2015 (LBO) – The board appointed to inquire Sri Lankan Airlines has recommended a criminal investigation into the entire re-fleeting process, a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s office said.“The former government of President Mahinda Rajapakse made management changes to carry out a re-fleeting of the airline with brand-new aircraft costing $2.3 billion […]
SriLankan, a corrupted airline without any aircrafts as assets: PM
Apr 02, 2015 (LBO) – State owned SriLankan airlines is a huge burden on the country even though it does not own any aircraft’s at present, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said. Accepting the first copy of a report on SriLankan Airlines, Wickremesinghe told reporters Wednesday that the procurement procedure and power abuse was comprehensively investigated […]
’s national carrier launches a new codeshare
Feb 18, 2015 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier for Sri Lanka inked a coadshare agreement with Jetstar Asia, a low-cost airline based in Singapore. The airline said that the SriLankan customers will be able to travel on codeshare services operated by Jetstar Asia on seven routes from Jetstar Asia’s hub in Singapore from […]
Sri Lanka to cancel the licenses of all duty free shops at BIA
Jan 21, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Minister of Aviation Faizer Mustapha has ordered to cancel the licenses of all duty free shops at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) and Mattala airport, a media report said. The minister has asked the authorities to call for open tenders for duty free shop for both airports. There […]
SriLankan Airlines to reschedule flights and re-deploy capacity to gain USD 18mn
Jan 16, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s national carrier SriLankan airlines has re-deployed its capacity and adjusted its scheduled operations to focus on more commercially sustainable services which translates to an annual bottom line improvement of approximately 18 million US dollars , the airline said in a statement. The airline will cut flights to the […]
SriLankan Airlines takes delivery of its second A330-300
Dec 19, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s national carrier SriLankan Airlines, took delivery of its second Airbus 330-300, on today, continuing its wide body re fleeting programme, the airline said in a media release. Passengers will be afforded a new flying experience whilst satisfying customer demand for increased capacity on the primary routes of the […]
SriLankan Airlines to start operations to Kunming, China
Nov 21, 2014 (LBO) -SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld alliance, to starts operation to Kunmin, China to meet the increasing demands for air services between China and Sri Lanka, the airline said in a media statement.The airline will start flying to Kunming, which located at South […]