Category: Aviation

April 24, 2009 (LBO) – A new Sri Lankan aviation policy aims to encourage investment and open the sector up for more carriers, ground handling and caterers as the economy recovers from war and the market grows, officials said. “If there’s a big growth, with the recovery of the global economy and an end to […]

SINGAPORE, April 16, 2009 (AFP) – Singapore Airlines (SIA) said on Thursday that passenger numbers plummeted in March as the global downturn continues to weigh on travel demand. The carrier, majority owned by Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings, reported a 42.8 percent fall in net profit in the third quarter to December, to 337 […]

Mar 30, 2009 (LBO) – The Sri Lankan government has appointed Prasanna Wickramasuriya as the new chairman of Airport and Aviation Services Ltd., which runs the island’s airports, from Tuesday, an official said.Airport and Aviation Services also provides air traffic control services and manages the Sri Lanka airspace as well as the Colombo flight information […]

March 27, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s national carrier SriLankan Airlines will lease a short-haul aircraft to Mihin Air, a state-run budget carrier, at a below market rate, after extending the dry lease of one of its own aircraft, an official said. Mihin Air is now operating with a single aircraft after it was resurrected […]

March 24, 2009 (LBO) – Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, has launched a facility to let customers access their website from mobile devices called Mobile Emirates.com. Visitors to the site may check-in online up to 24 hours before departure, select a favourite seat or request a special meal and check real-time flight status and view […]

Mar 23, 2009 (LBO) – State-run national carrier, Sri Lankan Airlines, has slashed flights to India from 100 a week to 51, as part of a cost-cutting strategy and re-aligning of services to conserve cash and maximize yields, an official said. In the first quarter of the current financial year starting March 2008, the airline […]

Mar 21, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines, the national carrier of the Indian Ocean island had its first ‘green flight’ Saturday using recyclable consumables on board and flying practices that minimize fuel burn.The airline says it ‘green flight’ to Frankfurt was the first in the region and it wants to make ‘planet friendly flights’ […]

Feb 18, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines said its engineering arm has been awarded a major contract by IndiGo to carry out a series of important maintenance checks on the fast-growing Indian carrier’s aircraft fleet.The work will be done by Sri Lankan Engineering, the aircraft maintenance arm of Sri Lanka’s national airline, at it […]

Jan 25, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines has launched a discounted online ticket sales program where cut price tickets can be bought by booking ahead, the company said, tapping the price-sensitive end of the market. “We are giving these incredible discounts to almost all our destinations in Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and […]

Jan 20, 2009 (LBO) – In the wake of global airline bankruptcies and route cuts, India’s Kingfisher Airlines has expanded its international presence with flights to Sri Lanka, and plans for daily connections from Bangalore and Chennai to Colombo. “We have plans to expand quite considerably this year, and choose Colombo as it’s our nearest […]

SINGAPORE, January 16, 2009 (AFP) – Singapore Airlines (SIA) is cutting more than 200 flights to Australia, China, Europe and India in response to falling passenger numbers, the company and travel agents said on Friday.Alicia Seah, a senior vice president at CTC Holidays travel agency, said many Singaporeans were opting for closer and cheaper holiday […]

Jan 08, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines said it is trying to attract passengers by offering value added services to cope with the downturn in travel despite lower fuel costs and capacity cuts. Even though airlines have had relief with the drop in oil prices this has been far outstripped with the drop in […]