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SriLankan Airlines cleared to lease 11 aircraft

Lease contracts of up to 4 aircraft are due to expire over the next year

December 2, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Cinnamon Air resumes scheduled domestic flights

Charter services will also operate

December 2, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka has aviation fuel stocks for month: Minister

Now two private investors are bringing aviation fuel

December 2, 2022 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines loses Rs113bn, including forex losses

Privatization on the cards

November 18, 2022 1 min read
Sri Lanka Aviation clears bomb scare on Vistara amid threat to scores of Indian flights

Multiple bomb threats on Indian flights have scared airlines industry

SriLankan pilot ejects after mid-air clash, aviation portal downgrades carrier

SriLankan Airlines’ said that safety and compliance with all regulatory requirements remained its top priority.

India's IndiGo to fly thrice daily to Sri Lanka's Colombo

India's IndiGo, a fast-expanding budget carrier said it will fly to Sri Lanka's capital from Chennai and Bangalore, maki...

January 9, 2018 2 min read

Pilots press case for ditching SriLankan chairman

Pilots of the national carrier have accused its chairman Ajith Dias of undermining the credibility of Sri Lankan among l...

Our Political Correspondent
December 21, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka to expand city airport at Ratmalana

ECONOMYNEXT – The Sri Lankan government is to expand the airport at Ratmalana, in a southern suburb and closest t...

December 20, 2017 1 min read

Prefab terminal for Sri Lanka airport after expansion delay

Sri Lanka is planning to install a pre-fabricated terminal as a stop gap solution after a delay in awarding a contract t...

December 15, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan airlines refuse to disclose perks of directors

The management of Sri Lanka's debt-laden national carrier has turned down a request from employees seeking information a...

Our Political Correspondent
December 14, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka gives seventh freedom cargo rights to US carriers

Sri Lanka and the United States had signed an expanded open skies deal with US carriers being given seventh freedom righ...

December 6, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka airport passenger volume slightly up amid closure

Passengers volumes at Sri Lanka's main airport in Katunayaye rose 2.7 percent to 5.4 million in the first 7 months of 20...

December 5, 2017 1 min read

SriLanka airline bailed out with Rs60bn, Rs107bn hole in balance sheet

Sri Lanka has given a 60 billion rupee bailout for state-run SriLankan Airlines to get domestic and international fundin...

November 26, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka airport fuel hydrant system to East Asia consortium

Sri Lanka has awarded a 51 .5 million US dollar deal to build a fuel hydrant system at the island's main international a...

November 23, 2017 1 min read

AirAsia's Tony Fernandes praises Sri Lanka, after reports of talks

ECONOMYNEXT - Boss of Malaysia's AirAsia Tony Fernandes tweeted praise for Sri Lanka following reports that the budget c...

November 21, 2017 1 min read
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AirAsia offers to build budget terminal, JV carrier in Sri Lanka: report

Malaysia's AirAsia has offered to build a 70 million dollar budget terminal as part of an offer to set up a joint ventur...

November 19, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lankan Airbus aborts flight to Mumbai after on-board emergency

ECONOMYNEXT - A Mumbai-bound SriLankan Airlines flight aborted landing at its destination and returned to base following...

November 14, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka seeks private investment in domestic airports; aero sports zones

Sri Lanka will seek private public partnerships to develop several domestic airports to help the tourism industry, and a...

November 13, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka India JV for Mattala airport 'in a few months' : PM

Sri Lanka and India will form a joint venture to run the island's second international airport in Mattala, while a Chine...

November 6, 2017 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines starts direct flights to Melbourne

State-run SriLankan Airlines said it had started daily direct flights to Melbourne from October 29, where a many immigra...

October 30, 2017 1 min read

SriLankan chairman gets ticking off from Prime Minister

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October 25, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka says Airbus shares blame for soured deal amid corruption scandal

Airbus Industrie, which made a controversial sale of A350 aircraft to loss-making state-run SriLankan Airlines which it ...

October 13, 2017 2 min read

SriLankan Airlines in accommodation deal with Booking.com

ECONOMYNEXT - SriLankan Airlines said it has entered into a partnership with Booking.com, the world’s largest acc...

September 20, 2017 1 min read

European airlines consolidating amid low cost pressure

A dogfight over the assets of troubled Alitalia and Air Berlin heralds a new shake-up in the European airline industry -...

August 27, 2017 4 min read

Switzerland's Dufry gets second Sri Lanka airport duty free concession

Sri Lanka will award a five year duty free retail concession at the main airport in Colombo to Dufy AG of Switzerland, C...

August 23, 2017 1 min read