Originally posted by 37Signals in their Philosophy/ Manifesto. Worth taking a lesson for the airline industry. In the late 1500s, tulips were introduced to Holland. The flower was considered so rare that wealthy aristocrats and merchants tripped over themselves to buy them. Speculation ensued and the flower became wildly...
Air France and KLM today announced their plan to purchase both Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 aircraft for its future fleet expansion and renewal. The deal, approved yesterday by Air France KLM Board of Directors, is yet to be finalized by the manufacturers. The order will consist of 50...
To an outsider, it may seem as if the once proud Indian national carrier – Air India – is on the brink of bankruptcy. And there now is a real issue about the airline’s future. Will Air India go bankrupt? What made it to fall to this situation? And...
No, they don’t. They dislike failure. A flight is a high-risk mission that has no room for epic failure. Russian planes that work will sell like hot cakes. The past legacy is what is still driving slow sales for the Superjet and the MS-21. An airline often relies on...
Sri Lankan business-focused website LMD has published an interview with SriLankan Airlines’ new CEO Mr. Kapila Chandrasena. He makes some interesting remarks and mentions about the airline’s future expansion while hinting about a new destination in Africa. Worth having a look at.
Criticism of loss-making Air India’s large Boeing order in 2005 came to light this week with a report by the Indian Auditor General. And now Aviation Week is reporting about a U.S Diplomatic cable leaked by Wikileaks that reveals some new information about the U.S government’s role in the order....
Motivating their employees is an issue that many airlines face. It has now become common to see walk-outs by staff at many airlines. Among all of this, there are also airlines whose staff are totally dedicated to making their airlines a success. What is the secret that those airlines...
SriLankan Airlines has loaded a number of changes to its medium haul network from Winter 2011 season onwards. The following changes have been confirmed by the airline. All changes are with effect from the week of 23 December 2011. Chennai Flights to be increased from 15 to 27 weekly....
As posted on The Networker, SriLankan Airlines from 24th December is adding its fourth weekly frequency to Tokyo Narita. The new flight operates out of Colombo on Saturdays and out of Narita on Sundays, on board Airbus A340-300 aircraft. The flight will operate as UL454/5, the nonstop Colombo –...
SriLankan Airlines flight UL422 returned to Colombo yesterday after it incurred a (yet to be reported) technical difficulty in-flight. The Bangkok and Hong Kong bound flight left Colombo at 0727L (ETD 0720) and returned to Colombo at 0831L for a safe landing. The actual issue that the aircraft incurred...
