Sri Lanka Senok group to start chopper service
Jan 13, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Senok group of companies has been given the nod to start a domestic helicopter service, a top official said as the country …
Aviation
SriLankan Airlines wins award for campaign that improved sales
Dec 29, 2010 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines won the 'Travel & Tourism' category at the island's recent Effie Awards for its ˜Hotseats’ marketing campaign …
Sri Lanka air force gets into model aircraft business
Dec 21, 2010 (LBO) - Warrant Officer N P S Pathirana carefully fixes the rotors of a model MI24 helicopter gunship. Once we go online next year everybody will …
SriLankan Airlines gets another Airbus A320
Dec 17, 2010 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines has taken delivery of another Airbus A320 aircraft as it continues to expand its global route network, a statement …
SriLankan Airlines signs three-year wage deal with largest union
Dec 15, 2010 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines has signed a three-year collective agreement with its largest employee union, the Sri Lanka Nidahas Sevaka Sangamaya …
Sri Lanka CPC gets refuelling facility at new airport
Dec 09, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-owned oil refiner has been given the go-ahead to fund the construction of an aircraft refuelling facility at a new …
Sri Lanka, India pre-war air, sea links to resume
Nov 27, 2010 (LBO) - Pre-war air and ferry links between south India and northern Sri Lanka should resume to improve contacts between people and strengthen the …
Sri Lanka – India capital cities linked daily by Jet Airways
Nov 05, 2010 (LBO) - India's Jet Airways launched daily direct Boeing 737-800 flights from Colombo to Delhi and Mumbai on Friday, as the island's peak tourism …
Emirates’ half-year performance hits new record
Nov 01, 2010 (LBO) - Dubai-based Emirates airline's first-half profit shot up 351 percent to 925 million US dollars (3. online pharmacy …
Airlines relish rebound after two lean years
PARIS, October 31, 2010 (AFP) - Commercial airlines in the United States, Europe and Asia are at last relishing a rebound in their financial fortunes, …
SriLankan Airlines adds flights to Maldive islands
Oct 29, 2010 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines is almost doubling daily flights to the Maldive islands from December 1 to cater to the peak tourism season and also …
SriLankan Airlines wins award for fuel saving software
Oct 20, 2010 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines has won a merit award at the island's national software awards for its fuel management information system that enabled …
SriLankan Airlines adds flights to India
Oct 19, 2010 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines plans to improve connections to major Indian cities by adding several flights to Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore, a …
Sri Lanka post-war tourism prospects entice India’s SpiceJet
Oct 10, 2010 (LBO) - Indian budget carrier SpiceJet, which has launched daily flights to Sri Lanka to exploit the island's post-war tourism prospects, intends …
Sri Lanka to liberalise civil aviation
Oct 08, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to further liberalise its civil aviation sector and remove flying restrictions with the end of its ethnic war, an official …
Sri Lanka national carrier to list flight kitchen
Oct 08, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-run national carrier SriLankan Airlines is planning to divest a part of its fully owned catering unit through a public …
Sri Lanka tourist market draws Gulf Air
Oct 07, 2010 (LBO) - Gulf Air, which has resumed flights to Sri Lanka after a war, is aiming for daily frequencies by next summer given the increasing number …
Sri Lanka gets more Jet flights
Sept 28, 2010 (LBO) - India's Jet Airways said it plans to introduce daily flights to the Sri Lankan capital Colombo from Delhi and Mumbai to cater to the …
Sri Lanka to revamp aviation law
Sept 17, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will revamp its outdated civil aviation law to cope with advances made over several decades and a new law will be brought to …
Air fares up as Asian travel rebounds from recession
SINGAPORE, September 8, 2010 (AFP) - Asia-Pacific airlines are raising ticket prices as travellers return in their droves after holding back on their travel …