Category: Aviation

June 07, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has to liberalize aviation further to make the country more accessible to tourists and boost economic activity, the head of one the island’s top leisure groups which operates in several other countries, said. “The implementation of the open skies policy remains key to the success of Sri Lanka’s […]

June 02, 2011 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines said it has satisfied a key environmental requirement of the European Union (EU) on monitoring of aircraft emissions and was in talks to get carbon credits to ensure full compliance. SriLankan Airlines’ Aircraft Emissions Monitoring System, developed by the airline itself, was approved by the EU on April […]

May 26, 2011 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines has begun daily flights to Kandy in the central hills, using float planes to cut a three-hour road journey to 30 minutes for 4,900 rupees one-way and 9,800 rupees return. Flights from Colombo which now operate from the Kelani River to the city’s north are to be shifted […]

May 24, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s airports authority has extended by 10 years a ground handling and catering monopoly given to the national carrier SriLankan Airlines at the international airport, a statement said. “Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited has awarded SriLankan Airlines the long term exclusive franchise for ground handling and catering […]

May 24, 2011 (LBO) – All SriLankan Airlines flights to Europe will depart as scheduled with contingency plans to fly to alternate airports if Iceland’s volcanic ash clouds spread further into Europe, Sri Lanka’s national carrier said. “Passengers to our European destinations London, Frankfurt, Paris, Rome and Milan are advised to call our contact centre […]

May 20, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s national carrier SriLankan Airlines has introduced electronic cargo booking and scanning facilities at the main international airport in Katunayake. Its cargo arm, SriLankan Cargo, is modernising its cargo centre at the international airport north of Colombo to improve operational efficiency and strengthening Colombo’s position as an air cargo […]

May 20, 2011 (LBO) – A brand new Airbus A320-200 aircraft delivered to SriLankan Airlines this week as part of its fleet expansion is more fuel efficient and would improve airline performance, the national carrier said. Chief executive Manoj Gunawardena said two more aircraft are expected to be delivered later in the year. “These aircraft […]

May 09, 2011 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines will start a new service to Moscow on September 15, making the Russian capital the airline’s 52nd destination. SriLankan operates six flights per day into Male, which is just over an hour’s flying time from Colombo. The new service will operate via Dubai, and will commence initially with […]

May 05, 2011 (LBO) – Kapila Chandrasena, current chief executive of Sri Lanka’s state-run budget carrier Mihin Lanka, is to be the new chief executive of the national carrier SriLankan Airlines. He will assume the role of chief executive from August 01, 2011 after the term of office of the current chief executive Manoj Gunawardena […]

May 04, 2011 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines, the island’s state-run national carrier is boosting its short haul fleet to more closely fit the needs of its regional routes, with four new Airbus A320 aircraft ordered on operating leases, an official said. “There is an imbalance in the requirement for narrow body aircraft,” chief executive officer […]

Apr 29, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Expo Aviation plans to revive a domestic air service between the capital Colombo and northern Jaffna that was once a profitable business when the land route was cut by Tamil Tiger separatists. The company plans to acquire an aircraft for the passenger service in response to growing demand […]

Apr 28, 2011 (LBO) – SriLankan Air Taxi, the domestic arm of SriLankan Airlines, has acquired its second floatplane as island-wide operations expand and it plans to start daily flights to another town. The twin-engined aircraft De Havilland Twin Otter aircraft was flown in to Bandaranaike International Airport, north of Colombo, from Canada on April […]