Aviation

SriLankan Airlines goes direct from Milan to Colombo

Sept 14, 2009 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines said it will launch a new twice-weekly direct service from Milan to Colombo on December 16 to attract more Italian …

Sri Lanka must have budget terminal: Air Asia founder

Sept 01, 2009 (LBO) - Air Asia’s flamboyant chief executive says Sri Lankan tourism will get a boost if airport expansion plans include budget …

Sri Lankan airlines loses Rs10bn

Aug 27, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan Airlines group has lost 9.99 billion rupees in the year to March 2009, down from a profit of 4.9 billion rupees a year earlier …

Sri Lankan Engineering maintains Pakistani, Indian aircraft

Aug 12, 2009 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines engineering unit is strengthening relationships with regional airlines on its path to becoming a maintenance repair …

Sri Lankan in code share deal with British carrier after war ends

July 30, 2009 (LBO) - State-run national carrier SriLankan Airlines, said it had broadened a code share deal with UK's bmi following the relaxation of British …

Sri Lanka private flying revival in the offing

July 29, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's civil aviation authority is considering giving approval for the operation of more private aircraft, the use of which was …

Sri Lanka air force launches commercial flights

July 21, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's air force has started domestic commercial flights using aircraft freed from regular transport missions to support government …

Sri Lankan Airlines in new freight handling and tracking system

July 14, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan Airlines has upgraded to SkyChain, cargo handling and tracking system from Dubai-based Mercator, the airline said. buy …

Sri Lankan and Malaysia Airlines in new code share deal

June 23, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines has expanded its code share deal with Malaysian Airlines increasing its reach to the United States, Australia …

Boeing readies Dreamliner for first flight

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2009 (AFP) - US aerospace giant Boeing is readying its 787 Dreamliner for first test flight in the coming days, banking on the new …

Sri Lanka to get AirAsia low fare flights

June 10, 2009 (LBO) - AirAsia said it will launch daily flights from Sri Lanka from August 15 offering promotional all-in fares as low as 4,090 rupees one way …

Is lightening a risk for modern aircraft?

PARIS, June 2, 2009 (AFP) - Passenger jets are hit by lightning every 1,000 hours -- on average twice a year -- and experts say the risk from the bolts of …

Emirates adds 22 weekly flights to India

May 29, 2009 (LBO) - Emirates airline said it will add 22 weekly flights to India in an expansion encouraged by liberalization of its skies that made the …

Sri Lanka gets more Emirates flights

May 25, 2009 (LBO) - Emirates said it will increase flights to the Sri Lankan capital Colombo by resuming services via Male from July 1 with the launch of …

Sri Lankan Airlines get second Airbus A320

April 29, 2009 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines said it had acquired a second Airbus A320 as part of its narrow-body aircraft re-fleeting program where the existing …

Emirates flys in UN refugee relief to Sri Lanka

April 29, 2009 (LBO) - Emirates SkyCargo said it had begun transporting United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) relief supplies for refugees in …

Sri Lanka aviation policy mulls further opening

April 24, 2009 (LBO) - A new Sri Lankan aviation policy aims to encourage investment and open the sector up for more carriers, ground handling and caterers as …

SIA says passenger numbers dived in March

SINGAPORE, April 16, 2009 (AFP) - Singapore Airlines (SIA) said on Thursday that passenger numbers plummeted in March as the global downturn continues to weigh …

Sri Lanka airport firm gets new boss

Mar 30, 2009 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government has appointed Prasanna Wickramasuriya as the new chairman of Airport and Aviation Services Ltd. online pharmacy …

Sri Lankan Airlines to wet-lease aircraft to Mihin Air

March 27, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's national carrier SriLankan Airlines will lease a short-haul aircraft to Mihin Air, a state-run budget carrier, at a …