Making local aviation history, an Airbus A380-800 touched down in Sri Lanka today for the first time. The unexpected first arrival was A6-EDN, an Emirates A380, enroute from Sydney and Auckland. Apparently the A380 needed to refuel and selected Colombo instead of its previously planned Singapore stop – due...
Dubai Air Show 2011 began on yesterday, the 13th November, 2011. Here’s a recap of what happened in Day 1 of the Mid East’s most prestigious air show. Show Stealer : Emirates orders 50 more Boeing 777-300ERs. Emirates literally stole the show yesterday by placing firm orders for 50 more...
Emirates Airline appears to have cancelled planned flights to Baghdad, Iraq. It is believed lower than expected bookings caused to make the decision. The flights are no longer available for booking. Emirates had planned to launch the flights on 1st July. Disclaimer : Notice this is not a yet...
Emirates Airline today ordered 32 more Airbus A380s, valued $11.5b at ILA Air Show, Berlin. This takes Emirates’ total orders for the A380 to 90. Emirates was already the largest customer for the type. This is also the largest dollar based valued aircraft order placed ever in the commercial...
A reputed Sri Lankan business website, LBO, has reported that the Government of Sri Lanka has reached a deal with Emirates Airline to buy out the latter’s stake in SriLankan Airlines. The stake will be bought out by state owned Bank of Ceylon ( BOC ) and Sri Lanka...
15 May 2010 COLOMBO ( Reuters ) – Sri Lanka has offered $55 million to buy back the 43.6 per cent stake Dubai’s Emirates airline holds in national carrier SriLankan Airlines, the island nation’s treasury secretary said on Friday. Emirates, the Arab world’s largest airline, had no immediate comment,...
Emirates Airline has announced that it will be launching flights to Baghdad, Iraq from 1 July. The flight will be operated thrice weekly with an Airbus A330-200. This is Iraq’s first widebody flight in recent history and Emirates’s worldwide connectivity is definitely set to bring a big plus to...
Oman Air was seen entering an ambitious growth path in the recent weeks, will it be able to reach Mid East’s top three, and make it a top four ? Fast Facts Oman Air IATA : WY ICAO : OMA Base : Muscat ( MCT ) FFP : Sindbad...
SriLankan Airlines has seen its network being reduced dramatically in recent times - but is this exactly the right thing to do ? Airline Industry Review finds out.