Sri Lanka Aviation

[nipuna787]

Those 2 with engine windshields covers may be planed for on ground departure with differant sheduld.

They don't look like so. Look at the covers on windshields and engines. These are indeed grounded (status: parked). UL CEO has confirmed 3 of them but in reality, there are 5 that are parked.

[RUM2004]

They don't look like so. Look at the covers on windshields and engines. These are indeed grounded (status: parked). UL CEO has confirmed 3 of them but in reality, there are 5 that are parked.

ANA was grounded since the bird strike in 2022 (last time I saw ANA back in this august, ANA,s both engines were removed and windshields were covered)
ALH is now back to operations
ABQ could be grounded due to pre-retirement inspections

I have no idea why UL grounded AND, ANE, in my point of view Sri lankan airlines doesn't utilize their A320/321 fleet like they did before the pandemic.
aircraft age-wise, newer narrow body jets are more cursed than older jets

[nipuna787]

ANA was grounded since the bird strike in 2022 (last time I saw ANA back in this august, ANA,s both engines were removed and windshields were covered)
ALH is now back to operations
ABQ could be grounded due to pre-retirement inspections

I have no idea why UL grounded AND, ANE, in my point of view Sri lankan airlines doesn't utilize their A320/321 fleet like they did before the pandemic.
aircraft age-wise, newer narrow body jets are more cursed than older jets

Thank you very much for the update. My thoughts exactly. They aren't utilised as it was before. It's a shame, they are new and we are paying for them.

[banuthev]

Nope I spotted ALB last sunday around 1430hrs
Flight Number : UL217
Date 23/04/02

4R-ALB flew back from HRI to CMB on the 13-Apr and it's back in service. I wonder why ALB was AOG at HRI for all these days?

[RUM2004]

Any idea what's going on with ALN?

[Haleef]

Any idea what's going on with ALN?

C-check. Work in progress already.

[banuthev]

Nice to see the list of new destinations of Fitsair !

Summer 2023

* Singapore
* Kuala Lumpur
* Dhaka

Coming soon

* Bangkok
* Jakarta
* Bangalore
* Trichy
* Kuwait
* Riyadh
* Jeddah

https://fitsair.com/where-we-fly/

[Serendib]

SriLankan Airlines flight delayed in Melbourne due to mechanical failure to reach BIA tomorrow

SriLankan Airlines flight UL 605 which was delayed in Melbourne, Australia for 30 hours due to a mechanical failure, has taken off and will land at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake tomorrow morning (April 17), a spokesman for the airline said.

Manager of Corporate Communications at SriLankan Airlines, Deepal Perera emphasized that the 06 engineers of SriLankan Airlines who left for Melbourne Airport last night (April 15) have repaired and restored the aircraft.

Accordingly, the flight which was scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka at 12.30 a.m. on Monday (April 17), along with 300 passengers onboard, will reach the BIA at around 09.30 a.m. tomorrow, he said.

SriLankan Airlines flight delayed in Melbourne due to mechanical failure to reach BIA tomorrow (adaderana.lk)

Any idea what's the aircraft registration?

[Haleef]

Any idea what's the aircraft registration?

4R-ALM. Issue with ENG 1.

[anthonylk]

ශ්රීලන්කන් ගුවන් යානා පහක් කොට උඩ තවත් යානයක් මෙල්බර්න්හිදී කාර්මික දෝෂයකට

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8kni5KOfaw

[Serendib]

Russia and Sri Lanka to consider possibility of Yekaterinburg-Colombo service. Sri Lanka's Embassy in Russia adviser Chamila Jayaratna said work is being conducted on the possibility of launching nonstop Yekaterinburg-Colombo service (TASS, 15-Apr-2023).

Any idea which airline is going to fly this route?

[Farhan Hussain]

Whats up with 4R-ALL's fuselage?

[Haleef]

Whats up with 4R-ALL's fuselage?

Repair patches. Normal thing. Sometimes you'd notice the radome also in a different color. These are switched from different aircraft or from spares available. Colors can change with age, wear and usage.

[Serendib]

SriLankan Airlines forced to ground five aircraft

SriLankan Airlines has been forced to ground five of its aircraft for several months due to the lack of engines and spare parts, Ceylon Today reliably learns.

The state-of-the-art Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft joined the national carrier post-2017. The A320neo can carry 150 passengers while the A321neo can accommodate 188 passengers.

The registrations of these aircraft are 4R-ANA, 4R-ANB, 4R-AND, 4R-ANE, and 4R-ANF.

Chairman of SriLankan Airlines Independent Workers’ Union Janaka Wijayapathirathna told the media that the root cause of this issue is operating six different aircraft types, which makes sourcing spares a nightmare.

“If the airline followed a proper business plan, it won’t have to face such an unfortunate situation. Even major players like Emirates operate only two to three aircraft types,” he said.

Wijayapathirathna added that the national airline is facing huge losses as a result of grounding aircraft. “We are compelled to cut back on profitable flights due to a shortage of aircraft. Compounding the issue, the lease payment on these grounded aircraft amounts to USD 350,000 to USD 400,000.”

The union leader urged the Government to draw up a proper business plan for the national carrier to save it from rack and ruin. “There is an ongoing debate about privatising the airline, but if this situation continues there won’t be an airline left to privatise,” he stressed.

Source: Ceylon Today

+ALA, ALN and ABQ are not flying .
Huge aircraft shortage and severe flight delays.. shame

[RUM2004]

Screenshot 2023-04-19 at 08-36-42 RFP.pdf.png
Looks like Srilankan is going to have new A330s soon ( if RFP was a success)