SriLankan Airlines’ Airbus A320-232 aircraft, MSN 2914 (4R-ABH), has had its lease period ended and has now been taken up by TransAsia Airways of Taiwan. SriLankan took delivery of MSN2914 in 2009, on a two year operating lease. The aircraft last appears to have operated for SriLankan on 15th...
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.
Since the return of its wet leased An-12 freighters a few years ago, it seemed that SriLankan Airlines had stopped its cargo operations. There was next to none marketing about any freighter flights operated by SriLankan and the SriLankan Cargo website too had not been updated in a good...
SriLankan Airlines has gone through many significant changes in the last few years. It switched its management from an Emirates led one to a local one in 2008, and became a state-owned entity in 2010. SriLankan’s present CEO, Mr. Manoj Gunewardena is due to step down from his post...
The destination that I kept under the wraps has now been revealed by the airline. It is, ZURICH! SriLankan Airlines will be resuming flights to Zurich, Switzerland, from 23rd December, 2011, after a six year hiatus. SriLankan on its last flight to Zurich in 2005. Operated by 4R-ALB. The...
There have been many news circulating about SriLankan Airline’s future plans and details have been minimum. To bring an end to the lack of information, AIR today has a wealth of information to share with you about SriLankan’s future. All of the following information are verified via official airline...
SriLankan Airlines has added the sixth Airbus A340-300 to its fleet. This takes the airline’s A340 fleet to the highest level it has ever been, and is the first A340 the airline has added in seven years. The aircraft 4R-ADG, MSN381, was ferried HKG-CMB today. It will...
SriLankan Airlines has revealed details of its 2011/2012 Winter expansion into Europe. The airline will add an extra weekly flight to Frankfurt and Paris each. Please note that further changes are expected. Schedules below. Frankfurt UL553 CMB 0025 – 0650 FRA 1(NEW), 35 EQV UL553 CMB 0150 – 0815...
It has been recently reported that SriLankan Airlines (IATA:UL) is in advanced discussions with Boeing about replacing its ageing Airbus A340 aircraft and may well end up ordering Boeing 777s. This is an idea that I have been suggesting all the time and I believe that they have finally...
SriLankan Airlines will be adding an ex- Cathay Pacific Airbus A340-300 to its fleet to aid expansion. The aircraft, MSN381 ( currently registered B-HXL ), will join SriLankan in the first week of April. It is likely to be registered as 4R-ADG in Sri Lanka. The aircraft is currently...
