Category: Aviation

Apr 07, 2014 (LBO) – Abu Dhabi based Rotana Jet said will start flying to Sri Lanka’s Colombo and Matala airports from April 09, three times a week.The airline will use Airbus 319 aircraft from Al Bateen Airport in Abu Dhabi on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The airline said it hopes to increase frequencies to […]

Mar 15, 2014 (LBO) – As the US deployed aircraft and ships to the Indian Ocean capable of underwater listening facilities, more details have emerged about a possible flight path of the missing airliner painting scenarios of hypoxia or hijack. Hypoxia or oxygen starvation from loss of cabin pressure incapacitates crew, making then incapable of […]

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14, 2014 (AFP) – The needle-in-a-haystack hunt for a missing Malaysian airliner spread to the vast Indian Ocean Friday after the White House cited “new information” that it might have flown for hours after vanishing nearly seven days ago. Multiple US media reports, citing American officials, said the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777’s […]

Mar 13, 2013 (LBO) – The mystery over a missing Malaysia Airline flight has deepened with reports that it may have been airborne for hours, recalling earlier ‘ghost flight’ events with no communications.In 2004, A Beechcraft 200 Super King Air left Perth on a 600 kilometre journey and eventually flew 2,840 kilometres before crashing in […]

Mar 07, 2014 (LBO) – State-run SriLankan Airlines said it is on track to join OneWorld, a global alliance of carriers on May 01, following the successful completion of a review by its sponsor, Cathay Pacific Airways. As part of oneworld, SriLankan will all of its customers seamless connections across a global network serving almost […]

Feb 27, 2014 (LBO) – Oman Air said it had signed a deal take carry its passengers on Sri Lanka’s state-run SriLankan Airlines to China, Singapore and Maldives though Colombo. The code share deal also allows SriLankan to book passengers to Zurich via Mauscat on Oman Air flights. “This new agreement will increase both choice […]

SINGAPORE, February 16, 2014 (AFP) – Smaller passenger planes are increasingly in demand in Asia as budget carriers cash in on the region’s growing middle classes by expanding their reach to less prominent cities, industry executives say.So-called “regional” jets — short to medium-haul aircraft that generally seat under 100 passengers — were among the best-sellers […]

Jan 11, 2014 (LBO) – Malaysia-based AirAsia X, a long haul budget carrier said it will stop flying to Maldives from next month, but will continue flights to Sri Lanka four times a week.AirAsia X said it was halting Male flights due to “challenging business conditions”. “The decision to withdraw from Male was a difficult […]

SINGAPORE, February 10, 2014 (AFP) – The Asia-Pacific will require almost 13,000 new airplanes worth .9 trillion over the next 20 years, Boeing said Monday, as booming wealth in the region fuels demand for air travel.Ahead of the Singapore Airshow, the US plane maker said 12,820 extra aircraft would be needed by 2032 and that […]

Jan 31, 2014 (LBO) – Mack Air (Pvt) Ltd, a unit of Sri Lanka’s John Keells Holdings said it will be the general sales agent for Air France – KLM in the island from February 2014.The agency for the Netherlands-based KLM was held by Sri Lanka’s Carson Cumberbatch for 50 years, dating back from before […]

TOKYO, December 14, 2013 (AFP) – Japan and Southeast Asian countries agreed Saturday on the importance of freedom in the skies, in the first major gathering of the continent’s leaders since China ramped up regional tensions with a controversial air defence zone.The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei all have their own disputes with China over […]

GENEVA, December 12, 2013 (AFP) – Airlines are expected to post record profits in 2014, the International Air Transport Association said Thursday, citing sliding oil prices and mergers for the sector’s improving outlook.European airlines, meanwhile, are seen as making major progress, with profits expected to hit $3.2 billion in 2014, up from $1.7 billion this […]