An Echelon Media Company
Monday November 9th, 2026
Aviation

Sri Lanka to re-open Jaffna airport for international flights

The cabinet has given the approval to re-initiate the operation effecting from July 01,2022

June 28, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka faces risk of international airlines pullout after fuel notice

After June 28, 2022, aircraft will have to carry their return fuel according to the CA notice to airmen (NOTAM)

June 28, 2022 2 min read

Amid Chinese tourism shutdown, Sri Lanka says flights to and from Beijing to increase

Flights were restricted after Covid-19 pandemic outbreak in 2020.

June 20, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka court suspends enjoining order issued against Russian Aeroflot flight

The court will decide whether or not to issue an interim injunction, the sources added.

June 6, 2022 1 min read
Sri Lanka has less than 10-pct female pilots, compared to India's 40-pct: Official

“In Sri Lanka, it's very hard to get into the industry of piloting.”

Sri Lanka’s second airport idling in tourism off season: official

Mattala Airport was dubbed as World's emptiest airport due to no flights landing

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 ...

Our Political Correspondent
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
Morning Briefing Gain clarity on the biggest stories of the day with our daily newsletter, Morning Briefing
Latest Last
US Dollar 331.7485 330.8514
UK Pound 443.7468 438.3450
Euro 372.5204 371.0168
Yen 2.0969 2.0916
Aus Dollar 233.0533 231.1659
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
Latest Last
Indian Rupee 3.4948 3.4202
Korean Won 0.2499 0.2479
Oman Rial 861.6397 859.3320
Saudi Riyal 88.4403 88.0955
UAE Dirham 90.3209 90.0766
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
pts %
S&P SL20 5,656.91 -0.43%
CSE All Share 19,927.30 -0.28%
Turnover Rs 1457.79 million 1193.67 million
Source: CSE
Latest Last
3-m bill 7.61 7.84
6-m bill 7.91 8.26
12-m bill 8.23 8.3
3-yr bond 9.24 9.25
5-yr bond 9.82 9.56
8-yr bond 10.50 10.48
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
today yesterday
Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
I-m SLIBOR - -
Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka may consider other options for SriLankan Airlines: Finance Minister

Sri Lanka may consider other transparent options to find a partner for state-run SriLankan Airlines if the government de...

January 13, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka mulls airline, business class check in to ease airport congestion

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is considering introducing a separate business class check-in and allowing passenger chec...

January 10, 2017 2 min read

SriLankan Airlines punctuality improving

ECONOMYNEXT - SriLankan Airlines said it has begun to be consistently ranked among the most punctual international airli...

December 21, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka Airport SOE takes Rs3.5bn hit from rupee fall

Sri Lanka's state-run Airport and Aviation Services Ltd (AASL) has been hit a 3.5 billion rupee exchange loss due to a f...

December 20, 2016 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines begin flights to Addu Atoll, Maldives

State-run SriLankan Airlines began flying four times a week to Gan Island, in the Addu Atoll of Maldives becoming the fi...

December 1, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka calls for private investors to set up internal airline service

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government is to invite private investors to set up an internal airline service ...

November 30, 2016 1 min read

KLM Royal Dutch resumes Sri Lanka flights

ECONOMYNEXT - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines said it has resumed flights to Sri Lanka on November 1 after nearly two decades, ...

November 8, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Expolanka Sept net down 39-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Expolanka Holdings PLC said September 2016 quarter group net profit fell 39 perc...

November 8, 2016 2 min read

SriLankan employs some staff of grounded budget carrier

State-run SriLankan Airlines had employed 50 cabin crew from Mihin Lanka, a loss-making vanity airline started by ex-Pre...

November 7, 2016 1 min read

Investors only, no airlines seeking to buy SriLankan Airlines

Sri Lanka is likely to end up with narrow shortlist of about 'two or three' investors out of about eight who expressed i...

November 1, 2016 1 min read