Category: Aviation
Emirates airlines Dubai bound flight makes emergency landing in Sri Lanka
Jun 26, 2015 (LBO) – An A380 flight of Emirates Airlines with 501 passengers from Sydney to Dubai made an emergency landing in Colombo, an airport duty manager said.“Emirates flight EK413 from Sydney to Dubai on 25th June was diverted to Colombo due to a technical fault,” a statement from the Airline said.“The aircraft landed […]
Sri Lankan airlines revenues up 10-pct in Q1 2015
June 17, 2015 (LBO) – Total revenue of Sri Lankan Air lines has increased by 9.8 percent in the first quarter of 2015, the state statistics office said. “Passenger kilometers flown and total revenue of Sri Lankan Air lines has increased by 7.7 percent and 9.8 percent respectively in the first quarter of 2015,” the […]
Mihin Lanka to expand operations to Kolkata
June 09, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s budget carrier Mihin Lanka will expand its operations to Kolkata, India with effect from 15 June 2015, Mihin Lanka said in a statement. Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and is the commercial, cultural and educational centre of East India. The airline introduced […]
Sri Lanka needs out of the box thinking to face airline industry challenges: SriLankan CEO
June 3, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state run airline needs to think out of the box to keep up with rapidly changing industry trends, the new Chief Executive of the national carrier, SriLankan Airlines said.“Discerning customer expectations have started revolving around the unique and innovative airline and aviation related products that service-providers have to […]
Sri Lanka to develop BIA infrastructure facilities with Rs49bn of Japan funding
May 28, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka plan to the develop essential infrastructure facilities of Bandaranaike International Airport with Japan funding of 48,969 million rupees, cabinet spokesperson said.It is expected to double the annual passenger handling capacities of the airport from the current volume of 7.4 million to 15 million by the year 2020.In this […]
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 […]