Category: Aviation

Feb 27, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s loss making state-run airlines have been mainly financed by Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, to which they owe 18 billion rupees (150 million dollars) in unpaid dues for fuel, a media report said. Losses for the current year so far at Mihin Air, a state-budget carrier are not known but […]

Feb 12, 2012 (LBO) – State-run SriLankan airlines is considering slashing flights to London from Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo from 12 to 7 a week and leasing slots at Heathrow to other airlines, a media report said. The newspaper quoted chief marketing officer G T Jayaseelan as saying that they had considered auctioning landing slots […]

Feb 08, 2012 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines has called on all economy class passengers to check in an hour before scheduled time of departure in a move to ease congestion at the airport. “All SriLankan Airlines economy class check in counters will close 60 minutes before scheduled time of departure from February 01, 2012,” a […]

Feb 01, 2012 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines’ latest batch of cadet pilots were awarded their ‘wings’ when they passed out as Junior First Officers recently at the international airport in Katunayake. “With plans for expanding the fleet size to 30 aircraft by 2015, more recruitment will be initiated to meet growing demand with SriLankan gearing […]

Jan 24, 2012 (LBO) – ExpoAir, a domestic aviation company in Sri Lanka, has decided to resume regular flights from the capital Colombo to the former northern war zone of Jaffna, targeting mainly business travellers. The company will operate twice daily flights using a new Cessna Grand Caravan 12-seater aircraft covering the distance in one […]

Jan 22, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Expo Aviation will recommence twice daily flights to Jaffna in Sri Lanka’s north using a 12-seater Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft, a media report said. Sri Lanka’s The Sunday Times newspaper quoted Expo Aviation managing director Seraj Mohammed as saying that demand is seen picking up. The firm was […]

Dec 28, 2011 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines has begun a cargo delivery service to the United Kingdom that also offers customs clearance and documentation handling in an effort to gain a competitive edge. The new Door Delivery Cargo service is operated in collaboration with Air & Cargo Services Limited in the United Kingdom. The national […]

Dec 22, 2011 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines began flying to the Swiss city of Zurich Thursday, the latest destination in the national carrier’s expanding global route network. The service will initially be twice-weekly on Monday and Friday and would be increased in the future, a statement said. The Zurich-Colombo flight will operate via Male in […]

Dec 08, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state-run SriLankan Airlines has started a 15 million US dollar upgrade of its long-haul business class product with flatbeds and personalized entertainment system, officials said. The loss-making state carrier is to get a 100 million dollar injection from tax payers this year. The airline is hoping to break-even […]

CANBERRA, Nov 21 (AsiaPulse) – Australian international air passengers will soon no longer be banned from carrying liquids in their carry-on luggage. The federal government has announced that new advanced explosive detection equipment will be installed at Australia’s international airports by 2013. Currently, Australians booked on flights overseas are not permitted to carry any containers […]

SINGAPORE, November 6, 2011 (AFP) – Hefty falls in earnings for aviation giants Singapore Airlines and Emirates are the clearest signs yet of fresh turbulence just three years after the 2008 financial crisis wreaked havoc, analysts said. The two companies, regarded as among the industry’s most well-managed carriers, cited escalating fuel expenses and growing unease […]

Oct 29, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s sole international airport will face a capacity crunch soon with passenger traffic exceeding its design capacity by year’s end amid a post-war tourism boom, an airline official said. Another plan under consideration is to expand the terminal into the garden area. The Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) handled 5.26 […]