Aviation

SriLankan Airlines gets a new version of Airbus A330

Oct 31, 2014 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier has taken delivery of Airbus A330 -300 aircraft as it continues to expand its global route …

Sri Lanka’s Mihin to expand routes, frequencies

Sep 30, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-run budget carrier Mihin Lanka plans to add destinations and increase frequencies on existing route as it plans to meet …

British Airways to cease flights to Colombo by March 2015

Sep 25, 2014 (LBO) - British Airways announced that the flights operations to Colombo will be ceased from 28th March 2015 due to an unprofitability that the …

SriLankan Airlines celebrates 35th anniversary

September 01, 2014: SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka celebrates thirty-five years of flying, at the Airline Centre in Katunayake, today …

Japan airline hit by Abenomics money printing

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Asia tourist boom fuels airport binge

SINGAPORE, July 30, 2014 (AFP) - Faced with snaking queues at immigration, overflowing baggage carousels and expensive flight delays, Asian nations are rushing …

MH17 has strong echoes of 1983 Korean tragedy

SEOUL, July 23, 2014 (AFP) - The downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine has stirred memories of a 1983 incident when a Korean passenger jet was shot down …

SriLankan Airlines govt guaranteed debt draw US$3bn in orders

June 30, 2014 (LBO) - A 175 million US dollar debt offer by state-run SriLankan Airlines drew orders worth 3.0 billion US dollars from 85 parties, the carrier …

SriLankan raises US$175mn; Asian investors take up 60-pct: report

June 24, 2014 (LBO) - State-run SriLankan Airlines had sold 175 million US dollars of 5-year bonds to yield 5. buy rotacaps online …

SriLankan Airlines on track to raise US$175mn at 5.3-pct: report

June 23, 2014 (LBO) - State-run Sri Lankan Airlines is on track to raise US$175 mn from 5-year bonds at around 5.3 percent, a media report said. The sale is …

SriLankan Airlines plans dollar bond for refleeting pre-payments: rated ‘B+’: S&P

June 17, 2014 (LBO) - A planned 5-year government guaranteed international bond SriLankan Airlines has been rated 'B+', the same as Sri Lanka's sovereign …

Emirates cancels order for 70 Airbus planes

PARIS, June 11, 2014 (AFP) - Emirates airline announced on Wednesday that it had cancelled an order for 70 long-haul A350 planes from European manufacturer …

China turns expressway into military airstrip: reports

BEIJING, May 26, 2014 (AFP) - China has flown warplanes on to and from a civilian road for the first time, state media said Monday, a technique which could be …

SriLankan Airlines, Finnair codeshare flights take-off from June 02

May 19, 2014 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines and Finanair will begin code share flights from June 02, with flights to Frankfurt, Paris, Rome, London, Stockholm, …

Air France unveils luxury first-class seat

BEIJING, May 7, 2014 (AFP) - Air France unveiled its new first-class seat in Shanghai on Wednesday, fuelling an international luxury-armchair race to win over …

SriLankan Airlines selects Honeywell for avionics, APU maintenance

May 05, 2014 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines said it had selected US based Honeywell Aerospace to supply and maintain avionics and auxiliary power units of Airbus …

SriLankan to codeshare with Finnair, S-7

May 02, 2014 (LBO) - State-run SriLankan Airlines has inked code-share deals with Finland's Finnair and Siberia based S-7, with more deals in the offing, …

SriLankan joins Oneworld; first South Asian carrier in global air alliance

Apr 30, 2014 (LBO) - State-run SriLankan Airlines has joined OneWorld, becoming the first South Asian carrier to be part of a global alliance, officials said. …

Sri Lankan Airlines inks deal to maintain IndiGo aircraft

Apr 24, 2014 (LBO) - State-run SriLankan Airlines said it had struck a long-term maintain repair and overhaul (MRO) deal with IndiGo, a fast growing low cost …

Sri Lanka air passenger handling up 3.3-pct in 2013

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