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SriLanka's state-run SriLankan Airlines pays bond interest after sovereign debt default

The government defaulted an interest payment of 78 million US dollar of a sovereign bond on May 19

July 26, 2022 2 min read

Saudi plane with Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa lands in Singapore

.he Saudi Air flight SV788 landed in Changi Airport at 1917 local time (1647 Sri Lanka Time)

July 14, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka aviation minister steps down, president orders probe

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July 6, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lankan Airlines loses Rs248bn in four months after soft-peg collapse

Forex loss Rs145bn

July 5, 2022 2 min read
SriLankan Airlines to interline with flydubai to expand destinations

SriLankan Airlines could travel to 30 destinations in Africa, Central Asia and Southeast Europe via the Dubai hub

IndiGo Airlines to commence daily flights to Sri Lanka's Jaffna

Non-stop daily flights between the southern Indian city of Chennai and Jaffna

Air India to fly direct from Varanasi to Sri Lanka's Colombo from August: Modi

ECONOMYNEXT – Air India will operate direct flights between the Sri Lankan capital Colombo and the Buddhist pilgr...

May 12, 2017 1 min read

Airline partners sought for SriLankan after TPG drops out

Sri Lanka will negotiate directly with airlines in a bid to find a strategic partner after TPG, a US-based private equit...

May 6, 2017 2 min read

TPG turns away from Sri Lanka state airline

TPG, a US based private equity firm that was in talks to invest in state-run SriLankan Airlines had decided not to inves...

May 5, 2017 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines releases partial data on losses in 2016

State-run SriLankan Airlines has released data of some of the losses it made during 2016 saying 6.49 billion rupees befo...

May 5, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Mattala airport handles 4,700 passengers in 2016

The Mattala International Airport, designed and built by China with interest-bearing loans serviced by Sri Lanka, has ha...

May 3, 2017 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines revises flight times over Indian airspace closure

SrILankan Airlines has changed the arrival and departure times of several flights overflying India on April 27 due to th...

April 26, 2017 1 min read

SriLankan, Japan Airlines expand codeshare, add new routes

ECONOMYNEXT - SriLankan Airlines said it is strengthening its presence in the Japanese travel market through the expansi...

April 11, 2017 2 min read

SriLankan Airlines flights back to normal after airport re-opens on April 07

ECONOMYNEXT - SriLankan Airlines will resume normal operations throughout its global route network from 7th April 2017, ...

April 5, 2017 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines partner may be in place by year end

A partner to turn around Sri Lanka's loss-making state carrier may be in place by the end of the year, with private equi...

March 21, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka wants boost daily flights by 60-pct, reduce costs

Sri Lanka leisure sector wants to boost daily flights to the country to 130 a day from the current 80 and cut costs, the...

March 17, 2017 1 min read
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SrLankan Airlines expects fuel savings from AirbusA320NEO aircraft

State-run SriLankan Airlines took delivery of the first of six Airbus A320 variants which will be deployed on short haul...

February 27, 2017 1 min read

AerCap found buyers for SriLankan A350-900s within three weeks: report

ECONOMYNEXT - AerCap, a Dutch based aircraft leasing company had found new buyers for three airbus Airbus A350-900 aircr...

February 23, 2017 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines says aircraft lease to PIA ‘most profitable’

ECONOMYNEXT – SriLankan Airlines said a ‘wet lease’ of an Airbus A330-300 aircraft to Pakistan Inter...

February 9, 2017 1 min read

SriLankan aircraft wet-leased to PIA diverted with RAF escort

An aircraft leased to Pakistan International Airlines, operated by SriLankan crew was diverted on route to London and la...

February 8, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Expolanka December net down 20-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka’s Expolanka Holdings said December 2016 quarter net profit fell 20% to Rs274 million from...

February 3, 2017 2 min read

SriLankan most punctual among OneWorld airlines

SriLankan Airlines said it had been rated the most punctual among carriers in the OneWorld global alliance, during the f...

January 23, 2017 1 min read

Minister vows to clean up Sri Lankan airlines

Sri Lanka's State Enterprise Development minister Kabir Hashim vowed to "clean up the mafia" at Sri Lankan airlines and ...

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January 21, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka launches back-up plan to seek partner for state airline

Sri Lanka has appointed a three-member ministerial committee to seek a partner for state-run SriLankan Airlines if the t...

January 20, 2017 1 min read

Bidder for Sri Lankan airline pleads for 'divine grace'

A bidder for Sri Lanka's loss-making national airline on Thursday promised to appease Lord Murugan and conduct daily rit...

January 19, 2017 3 min read

SriLankan Airlines cargo volumes up 13-pct to new high in 2016

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s national carrier said cargo volumes rose 12.9 percent to a new high of 239,636 t...

January 18, 2017 2 min read