Aviation

Sri Lankan Airlines says turnaround strategy working

Oct 02, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines has significantly reduced losses in July and August and is confident that the red ink can be contained for the …

Sri Lanka aviation industry targets young people

Sept 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's aviation industry, including the Air Force, civil aviation authorities and flying schools, are putting themselves on …

Sri Lanka state budget airline asks for more cash

Sept 11, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's troubled state-run budget carrier Mihin Air is to ask for another three billion rupees in peoples' money in the next budget …

Sri Lankan Airlines on new direction to trim fuel

Sept 10, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan Airlines says it is cutting fuel use by making clean landing approaches at its home base in Colombo and through a series of …

Sri Lanka aviation expert slams govt international airport plan

Aug 29, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka risks losing a race with south Indian airports to become an aviation hub in south Asia owing to misguided plans by politicians …

Sri Lankan Airlines to re-fleet from Dec; Etihad main code-share partner

Aug 27, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan Airlines expects to replace its older fleet of short haul Airbus A320s with new deliveries starting December and will also make …

Sri Lanka to help Germany’s Condor maintain flights

Aug 23, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka tourism promotion office said it is negotiating lower airport fees and providing marketing support to keep Germany's Condor …

Sri Lankan Airlines in the black with aircraft sales

Aug 20, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's national carrier SriLankan Airlines has posted a 4.8 billion rupee profit with capital gains from aircraft sales, in a year …

Sri Lanka pilots among first to fly Airbus A380: Emirates

Aug 19, 2008 (LBO) – Dubai-based Emirates said two of its pilots from Sri Lanka were among the first to fly the new Airbus A380 super jumbo aircraft. …

Sri Lanka suspends internal flights for security reasons

July 30, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan authorities plan to suspend domestic flights to northern Jaffna later this week for the duration of a summit of south Asian …

Sri Lanka shifts site of planned second international airport

July 28, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's ports and aviation ministry has stopped work on a controversial new international airport in the island's south and decided …

Sri Lanka capital to get direct link to Dhaka with Best Air

July 23, 2008 (LBO) - Best Air, a private Bangladeshi carrier, will start direct flights from Dhaka to the Sri Lankan capital Colombo catering to growing …

Sri Lankan Airlines to reduce flights to cut costs

July 22, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan Airlines plans to reduce flights to cut costs amid soaring fuel prices but said the new schedule would not affect key …

Dubai starts budget airline

July 2, 2008 (LBO) - The United Arab Emirates has started a new budget airline branded 'FlyDubai', but the carrier would be run separately from the …

Sri Lanka’s national carrier slaps fuel surcharge

June 28, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's national carrier, Sri Lankan Airlines, will re-introduce a fuel surcharge to cover rising jet fuel costs, the airline said …

Plane flies past destination as pilots doze: report

NEW DELHI, June 26, 2008 (AFP) - An Air India flight headed for Mumbai overshot its destination and was halfway to Goa before its dozing pilots were woken out …

Sri Lanka station wins two awards from Emirates

June 26, 2008 (LBO) - The passenger and cargo operations of Emirates in Sri Lanka have won two of the carrier's global performance awards in 2007-08, the …

Sri Lankan Airlines adds flights to Middle East

June 25, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines, the island's national carrier, said it has increased flights to the Middle East to support government moves to …

Emirates to start first A380 services to Americas

June 10, 2008 (LBO) – Dubai-based Emirates is starting the first ever commercial Airbus A380 service to the Americas with a 14-hour non-stop flight to …

Sri Lanka’s Mihin Air seeks cash, merger

May 30, 2008 (LBO) Sri Lanka's grounded state-run budget airline has sought an 800,000 dollar cash infusion from the Treasury and may be merged with the …