SriLankan Airlines moves to meet EU emissions rules
June 02, 2011 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines said it has satisfied a key environmental requirement of the European Union (EU) on monitoring of aircraft emissions …
Aviation
SriLankan Air Taxi launches daily flights to central hills
May 26, 2011 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines has begun daily flights to Kandy in the central hills, using float planes to cut a three-hour road journey to 30 …
SriLankan Airlines ground handling, catering monopoly extended by 10 years
May 24, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's airports authority has extended by 10 years a ground handling and catering monopoly given to the national carrier SriLankan …
SriLankan Airlines flights to Europe on schedule
May 24, 2011 (LBO) - All SriLankan Airlines flights to Europe will depart as scheduled with contingency plans to fly to alternate airports if Iceland’s …
SriLankan Airlines gets more fuel efficient aircraft
May 20, 2011 (LBO) - A brand new Airbus A320-200 aircraft delivered to SriLankan Airlines this week as part of its fleet expansion is more fuel efficient and …
Sri Lankan air cargo goes electronic
May 20, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's national carrier SriLankan Airlines has introduced electronic cargo booking and scanning facilities at the main international …
SriLankan Airlines to launch services to Moscow
May 09, 2011 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines will start a new service to Moscow on September 15, making the Russian capital the airline's 52nd destination. …
SriLankan Airlines to get new chief executive
May 05, 2011 (LBO) - Kapila Chandrasena, current chief executive of Sri Lanka's state-run budget carrier Mihin Lanka, is to be the new chief executive of the …
Sri Lanka national carrier boosts fleet
May 04, 2011 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines, the island's state-run national carrier is boosting its short haul fleet to more closely fit the needs of its regional …
Sri Lanka Expo Aviation to revive domestic air service
Apr 29, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Expo Aviation plans to revive a domestic air service between the capital Colombo and northern Jaffna that was once a …
SriLankan Airlines gets second floatplane
Apr 28, 2011 (LBO) - SriLankan Air Taxi, the domestic arm of SriLankan Airlines, has acquired its second floatplane as island-wide operations expand and it …
Sri Lankan Airlines hires more pilots
Apr 26, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan Airlines has hired 11 new pilots as it expands its fleet to meet increased demand for passenger and freight traffic after the …
Sri Lankan Airlines reduces losses
Apr 20, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan Airlines managed to sharply reduce losses in 2010 as revenue rose with a recovery in air travel and the end of a war increased …
Sri Lanka airport to acquire land for runway as traffic grows
Apr 19, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's international airport is to acquire 100 hectares of land to build a parallel runway required to handle growing aircraft …
Sri Lankan Airlines goes rural for cabin crew
Apr 18, 2011 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines said it has hired young women from rural areas who will be given a chance to join the Sri Lankan national carrier's …
SriLankan Engineering wins IndiGo fleet maintenance deal
Apr 11, 2011 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines said its aircraft maintenance arm SriLankan Engineering has secured a deal to carry out maintenance checks on twenty …
Sri Lanka, UK flights to increase
Apr 07, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to sign an air services agreement with the United Kingdom enabling increased flights between the two countries, a government …
Sri Lanka to strengthen airline passenger, investor protection
Apr 06, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka plans to introduce consumer protection laws and ratify international conventions that will better protect investors and ensure …
Sri Lanka domestic airline operators to get own terminal
Apr 04, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka plans to have a separate terminal for domestic airline operators at its international airport in Katunayake, north of Colombo, …
Sri Lanka mulls airport mono-rail, multi-storey car park
Apr 01, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is looking for investors to build a multi-storey car park and a hotel close to the international airport to which a mono-rail …