Category: Aviation

Oct 22, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s loss-making state-owned budget airline, Mihin Lanka, is to buy six aircraft, Ports and Aviation Minister Chamal Rajapaksa said.He made the revelation during a debate in parliament on Sri Lankan Airlines, the national carrier, also state-owned, our sister news website, Vimasuma.com reported. Rajapaksa did not give further details about […]

Oct 21, 2009 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines said it will increase flights this winter season to a dozen cities throughout Europe, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, and Far East as bookings were on the rise. The move is based on its projection that passenger numbers will “definitely increase” following the end of the island’s […]

Oct 14, 2009 (LBO) – A new terminal for export air cargo will open at Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport in January 2010 which doubling capacity at the airport, state-run SriLankan Airlines said. In July, SriLankan Cargo had commissioned a new SkyChain cargo handling system. The airline carries cargo on passenger aircraft and also has dedicated […]

Sept 14, 2009 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines said it will launch a new twice-weekly direct service from Milan to Colombo on December 16 to attract more Italian tourists into the island.The flight will also help serve the sizable Sri Lankan community in northern Italy, the state-owned airline said in a statement.SriLankan briefly served Milan in […]

Sept 01, 2009 (LBO) – Air Asia’s flamboyant chief executive says Sri Lankan tourism will get a boost if airport expansion plans include budget carrier-friendly infrastructure to reduce the cost of air travel. Air Asia, which began daily flights to the island from its Kuala Lumpur hub in August, had sold 30,000 tickets before its […]

Aug 27, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines group has lost 9.99 billion rupees in the year to March 2009, down from a profit of 4.9 billion rupees a year earlier as revenue fell amid a global downturn and falling tourism arrivals at home. Sri Lankan Airlines group also has a catering subsidiary. At stand […]

Aug 12, 2009 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines engineering unit is strengthening relationships with regional airlines on its path to becoming a maintenance repair organization (MRO) for Asia, the Colombo-based airline said. Over the past year SriLankan Engineering has carried out certifications on aircraft of several airlines including Air Arabia, Kuwait Airways, Kingfisher, Qatar Airways and […]

July 30, 2009 (LBO) – State-run national carrier SriLankan Airlines, said it had broadened a code share deal with UK’s bmi following the relaxation of British travel advice following the end of a war. SriLankan Airlines says there are no European airlines flying in to Colombo, apart from ad hoc charter operations. Bmi will shortly […]

July 29, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s civil aviation authority is considering giving approval for the operation of more private aircraft, the use of which was severely restricted and sometimes banned during the ethnic war.But the Tigers were defeated by government forces in May and flying restrictions are being eased with the end of the […]

July 21, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s air force has started domestic commercial flights using aircraft freed from regular transport missions to support government troops with the end of the war against Tamil Tigers.Regular commercial flights to Jaffna began after the Tigers cut off the land route to the peninsula and are still in demand […]

July 14, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines has upgraded to SkyChain, cargo handling and tracking system from Dubai-based Mercator, the airline said.“SkyChain is a web-based system that allows our customers the facility to monitor the progress of their consignments around the world from wherever there is internet accessibility,” Sri Lanka’s head of worldwide sales […]

June 23, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines has expanded its code share deal with Malaysian Airlines increasing its reach to the United States, Australia and Asia-Pacific sectors, the airline said. Members of Malaysia Airlines and SriLankan FlySmiLes frequent flyer programs can earn points on either airline. The codeshare is effective from June, 205 2009 […]