Category: Aviation

Dec 16, 2008 (LBO) – A frequent flyer program targeted at small and medium enterprises by Emirates, launched in the UAE in May 2008, has now been made available to Sri Lankan firms, the airline said. The ‘Business Rewards’ scheme allows a firm to earn flying miles whenever a registered employee books through the scheme. […]

Dec 16, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines is dropping flights to Calicut, Cochin, Coimbatore and Hyderabad, from January 15, but increasing flights to more popular destinations including, Maldives, the airline said. The airline said the suspension of services to the four Indian cities will not affect the country’s tourism or export industry. Flights to […]

Dec 11, 2008 (LBO) – Emirates Airline plans to launch a non-stop direct flight from Dubai to San Francisco in the United States using a polar route to test ways to save fuel and reduce harmful carbon emissions.Emirates said in a statement it worked closely with government agencies in Dubai, Russia, Iceland, Canada and the […]

Dec 04, 2008 (LBO) – Emirates said it plans to operate two extra flights to Thailand to help passengers stranded by the closure of Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport after anti-government protestors occupied the facility. To receive instant alerts from LBO on your Dialog mobile type ‘lbo’ and send to 678 Emirates said in a statement it […]

Dec 03, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines will remove fuel surcharges to South Asia, Middle East and East Asia, and reduce surcharges on long haul flights from January 01, the national carrier said. SriLankan introduced a fuel surcharge in July 2008 throughout its network. Crude prices have collapsed since then. The airline says it […]

Nov 24, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines said it will resume flights to Rome from December 3, 2008, its first new destination since the management of the national carrier returned to the government in April. To receive instant alerts from LBO on your Dialog mobile type ‘lbo’ and send to 678 The airline said […]

Nov 19, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines plans to renew its fleet and expand its passenger and cargo network to position itself as a hub and gateway to the huge market on the Indian sub-continent, its chief executive says.Starting next month, the airline plans to begin replacing its aging A320 Airbus aircraft that operate […]

Nov 10, 2008 (LBO) – Dubai’s Emirates airline said on Monday its net profit for the first half of the financial year dropped a dramatic 88 percent to 77 million dollars because of high oil prices, AFP news agency reported. Emirates said its profit for the six months to September 30 plunged to 284 million […]

WASHINGTON, October 29, 2008 (AFP) – Delta Air Lines said Wednesday it had merged with Northwest Airlines to create one of the world’s biggest carriers after winning approval from US antitrust authorities. Delta announced late Wednesday that the merger was completed, “creating a premier global airline with service to nearly all of the world’s major […]

15 Oct, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan budget airline Mihin Lanka’s new chairman says they are trying to re-launch the defunct carrier’s operations by December 2008. Raja Edirisuriya, former chairman of the State Engineering Corporation, Wednesday officially took over the government’s airline operator Mihin Lanka which has been grounded since May. He says that after […]

Oct 07, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines will code share with Abu Dhabi based Etihad to Geneva, Dublin, Munich, Brussels and Manchester, while Eithad will use Sri Lankan to enter Maldives, the airline said. The new code-shares had started on October 01. “SriLankan Airlines looks forward to a fruitful long-term relationship with Etihad,”Sri Lankan […]

Oct 03, 2008 (LBO) – Nishantha Wikremasinghe, an existing director of SriLankan Airlines has been appointed chairman, following the resignation of P B Jayasundera, the airline said. Jayasundera resigned over a court order relating to a privatization deal involving a bunker firm. Three directors that represented Emirates Airlines, which is the second largest shareholder of […]