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Aviation

Jet fuel shortage forces Sri Lankan Airlines to refuel in India, UAE, Singapore - sources

Lack of jet fuel in Colombo forces SriLankan, other airlines to refuel in other airports

May 25, 2022 2 min read

SriLankan Airlines owes CPC US$300mn, but no arrears from 2019: Minister

During the past two years they have paid for all the supplies made

May 24, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka should privatize SriLankan Airlines fast: Advocata

The national carrier has racked up losses of 372 billion rupees since management control

May 24, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka PM wants to privatize SriLankan Airlines

I propose that the loss making Sri Lankan Airlines be privatized

May 16, 2022 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines top foreign carrier to India with 106 flights a week

State-run SriLankan Airlines had added 11 new destinations including Gan in the Maldives, Seychelles, Bangladesh, Indone...

October 31, 2016 2 min read

SriLankan Airlines bans Samsung Note 7 phones on board

State-run SriLankan Airlines said it had banned the use and carriage of 'Samsung Note 7' phones on its aircraft.

October 18, 2016 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines says ready for new partner

State-run SriLankan Airlines is ready for a new private partner chosen from an ongoing negotiation process, as it cuts l...

October 6, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Airlines to lease 6 Airbus A320NEOs; boost narrow body fleet

Sri Lanka's state-run SriLankan Airlines will take delivery of six Airbus A320NEO aircraft over 2017 and 2018, expanding...

October 5, 2016 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines to fly to Gan Island, Maldives

SriLankan Airlines will begin flying to Gan Island in the Maldives from this winter, Chief Executive Suren Ratwatte said...

October 5, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Airlines losses Rs11.50bn in year to March; cuts operating loss to Aug

State-run SriLankan Airlines had lost Rs16.3 billion, including one-off items, but operating losses had been cut to Rs9....

October 5, 2016 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines cancels orders for four Airbus A350: Finance Minister

State-run SriLankan Airlines had cancelled orders for four Airbus A350 aircraft ordered during the ousted Rajapaksa regi...

October 5, 2016 1 min read

Himalaya Airlines direct flights to boost Nepal Sri Lanka economic links

The start of direct flights by Himalaya Airlines to Colombo from Nepal will boost economic links and tourism, Sri Lanka'...

October 1, 2016 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines starts flights to Lahore

ECONOMYNEXT - SriLankan Airlines said it will start services between Lahore, the second largest metropolitan area in Pak...

September 26, 2016 2 min read

SriLankan Airlines bans exploding Samsung phones

State-run SriLankan Airlines said it had banned the use or charging of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones on its flights follo...

September 15, 2016 1 min read
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SriLankan Airlines suspends official in pilot dispute over alcohol test

ECONOMYNEXT - SriLankan Airlines said it has suspended an official for a “lapse” in process after he allowed...

September 12, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka pilots stage union action over faulty alcohol testing

Pilots of Sri Lanka's national carrier began trade union action on Friday to protest alleged irregularities in administe...

September 9, 2016 2 min read

SriLankan Airlines pilot ‘work-to-rule’ could disrupt flights

ECONOMYNEXT – SriLankan Airlines said a ‘work-to-rule’ campaign by its pilots union, protesting agai...

September 9, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka in talks with AerCap to cancel three Airbus 350s

State-run SriLankan Airlines is in talks with AerCap, a Dutch aviation lender to cancel orders to lease three Airbus A35...

September 8, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka runway closure to cut seat capacity by 15-pct

An eight-hour daytime closure of Sri Lanka's main airport next year to rebuild its sole will cut seat capacity to the co...

September 8, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka budget carrier Mihin Lanka to stop flying

State-run Mihin Lanka, a loss-making budget carrier created by one of ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa's close associates ...

September 7, 2016 2 min read

SriLankan Airlines to cancel, reschedule flights for runway repairs

ECONOMYNEXT - SriLankan Airlines will cancel several flights to South Indian destinations and reschedule others for thre...

August 26, 2016 2 min read

Runway closure costs Sri Lanka national airline $50 million

Sri Lanka's loss-making national carrier stands to lose some $50 million in revenue when the only runway at the Colombo ...

August 26, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka airline suspends drunk pilot

Sri Lanka's national carrier has suspended a captain who failed a breathalyser test just before he was due to fly 274 pa...

August 21, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka to raise overflight fees

Sri Lanka is planning to revise overflight fees for aircraft crossing the airspace of the country

August 3, 2016 1 min read