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From the Sunday Times on 08/05/2016:
Apparently the President of the Airline Pilots’ Guild of Sri Lanka has written to Chairman Ajith Dias regarding the CEO of UL
Dear Sir,
“Subsequent to the conduct and statements of the CEO at the meeting held with the pilots, on 21st April 2016 at the BMICH, which is also on record, we wish to state the following which is of serious concern and seek clarification of the below comments made by him:
“1. The CEO stated that there was no proof of corruption/malpractices as highlighted by the Weliamuna report, mandated by the Government.
“The CEO stated that the Honourable Prime Minister has intimated that he would close down the Airline in the event of any industrial action by any union of SriLankan Airlines.
“3. The CEO stated that he was in active discussion for the induction of a new type of aircraft (Bomabardier C Series) into the SriLankan fleet.
“Apart from the above, the CEO during this meeting made statements that were threatening and demeaning to the pilot community present.
“Based on the above statements, the antagonistic and threatening language used by the CEO, and his demonstrated lack of competency in his capacity, the ALPGSL membership has unanimously decided to place on record our loss of confidence in the current CEO.
“This derogatory and unprofessional conduct of the CEO has occurred while the pilots have been continuously willing to extend goodwill in support of the airline.
Thank you
Capt. Renuke Senanayake
President – ALPGSL”
Full article can be found here: http://www.sundaytimes.lk/160508/col...an-193218.html
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In case u missed it: http://in.reuters.com/article/sri-la...-idINKCN0Y11MF
UL wants to sell 4 new Airbus aircraft (A350s obviously).
Nevertheless, no change has been made to the UL A350 order so far in the Airbus O&D spreadsheet.
Lucas & Philipp
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Originally posted by A350-XWB View PostIn case u missed it: http://in.reuters.com/article/sri-la...-idINKCN0Y11MF
UL wants to sell 4 new Airbus aircraft (A350s obviously).
Nevertheless, no change has been made to the UL A350 order so far in the Airbus O&D spreadsheet.
Lucas & Philipp
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Originally posted by LukeSkywalker View PostDoesn't make any sense at all. If they have already cancelled the 350s ordered from Airbus directly; what do they have to sell? The current 3 under assembly are leased.
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Originally posted by Speedbird View PostThey haven't cancelled completely...If they cancelled they have to pay penalty...Out of the four one is already sold to a leasing company...3 more to go
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Originally posted by A350-XWB View PostWe might see it it full colors if UL doesn't sub-lease it. It should go into paint in one month or so.
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MSN52 is at Station A15 for rework before going to paint.
MSN55 is at Station P18 for Outdoor ground tests. It should move to rework soon.
MSN60 is currently at Station 30 (Indoor ground tests) and will be rolled-out for Outdoor ground tests in a few weeks.
Regards,
Lucas and Philipp
Picture taken on 11 Apr.
Picture taken on 20 Apr.
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Originally posted by Speedbird View PostThey haven't cancelled completely...If they cancelled they have to pay penalty...Out of the four one is already sold to a leasing company...3 more to go
[Immediate Measures]
In a statement following the publication of its financial results of 2015/16, on Friday Sri Lankan Airlines said it is looking at addressing certain fundamental problems immediately.
* Re-structuring the fleet and addressing the issue of the A350-900 aircraft which had been ordered by the previous management was a priority. These aircraft are both inappropriate and too expensive for the airline, given the current operating environment and the excessive lease costs.
* The airline hopes to continue with the acquisition of more narrow body aircraft, while delaying or otherwise changing the future wide body aircraft already committed.
* Significant route rationalisation will be implemented but the Airline will take a measured and phased approach towards this rationalisation, to ensure that any decisions would not have a negative impact on the tourism industry.
Originally posted by LukeSkywalker View PostThanks Rahal & Banu; Looks like a one to one replacement of the 332 according to the article. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...even-t-422822/
From that it looks like they have negotiated to not take up 2 A350 from the original order. It also does not seem that the 2 350s were re-negotiated for smaller aircraft as they say the fleet will stay constant at 21.
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Originally posted by banuthev View PostIn that case UL is not converting the 4 of the A350 direct orders to narrow body aircraft ?
For narrow body aircrafts...did hear something starting with letter CLast edited by Speedbird; 12-05-2016, 12:57 AM.
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Originally posted by Speedbird View PostYup...UL has sold one & 3 are under negotiation; if the negotiation fails it is a another thing but for now 3 are up for sale ...& above post by A350 XWB sums it up
For narrow body aircrafts...did hear something starting with letter C
Been hearing about the C quite regularly in the past few days aswell. Interesting to see where this rumor will go. While the C Series is a fine plane I don't think it's particularly suitable for the UL fleet. I personally believe the best solution will be A320NEOs and A321NEOs (maybe the LR version). But unless you're going through a lessor the waiting list is extremely long for these aircraft.
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Originally posted by TheF15Ace View PostThere is alot of talk going around about how UL still wants to acquire more narrowbody aircraft.
Been hearing about the C quite regularly in the past few days aswell. Interesting to see where this rumor will go. While the C Series is a fine plane I don't think it's particularly suitable for the UL fleet. I personally believe the best solution will be A320NEOs and A321NEOs (maybe the LR version). But unless you're going through a lessor the waiting list is extremely long for these aircraft.
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Originally posted by Speedbird View Postthe WORD is $$$...Solutions are not based on tech spec. Tech spec is part of the solution. Cost & time line is also part of the solution
I'm aware that introducing the A320/321NEO will also incur some of those costs (mostly for engineering) nowhere near as much as it will for the C Series.
The only thing C Series has going for it is, as you said the airline might be able to get their hands on it earlier.
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Originally posted by TheF15Ace View PostI agree with you wholeheartedly. Except in this case C Series isn't the $$$ effective solution either. Bombardier was pretty firm on not offering large discounts for the C Series (The DL order is speculated to be a different case, but we can assume an exception was made for a blue chip airline placing a large order at a time when the company was in trouble). And introducing a new type has it's own cost like pilot's, cabin crew, engineers being trained and certified, new maintenance program needing to be drawn up and parts having to be bought. All of that for a jet will at the end of the day carry less passengers than the A320
I'm aware that introducing the A320/321NEO will also incur some of those costs (mostly for engineering) nowhere near as much as it will for the C Series.
The only thing C Series has going for it is, as you said the airline might be able to get their hands on it earlier.
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