Category: Aviation

LONDON, Oct 15, 2007 (AFP) – Two aircraft collided on the ground at London’s Heathrow Airport on Monday evening, an airport spokesman told AFP.“Heathrow Airport can confirm that two aircraft were involved in an incident on the ground earlier this evening,” the spokesman said. “There are no reported injuries and passengers are in the process […]

Oct 03, 2007 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines announced Wednesday it will launch services to Coimbatore on October 29, pushing weekly flights to India to 99. The airline is now flying 95 frequencies a week to 11 destinations in India. “SriLankan Airlines has positioned Colombo as the gateway to India, and we are continuously increasing our […]

Oct 01, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is planning to revive an initiative to encourage civil aviation and aerial sports in the island after security restrictions resulting from an internal conflict all but killed the industry. Likewise, he added, hang gliders can fly at a top speed of 30 miles an hour and not higher […]

Sept 29, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s aviation professionals are calling for practical security rules and an enlightened approach by authorities to prevent a once high flying sector from going completely off radar. The Indian Ocean island’s aviation sector is now strangled in security regulations where even a little child is not allowed to fly […]

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Aug 27, 2007 (LBO) – Despite canceling flights to Sri Lanka, Abu Dhabi based carrier Etihad plans to stay back through a services agreement with SriLankan Airlines, officials said Monday. The Dubai based airline more than doubled its network during the last two years making Etihad one of the fastest growing airlines. The open-ended ‘codeshare’ […]