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Typical Sri Lanka - nobody wants to make a decision!This is absolutely ridiculous ! UL would've sacked the drunk pilot from the job !
The pilot licence of the pilot responsible for the 15-hour delay of the flight which was scheduled to fly from Frankfurt to Katunayake, has been temporarily suspended.
The Civil Aviation Authority says that this decision was reached following confirmed reports that the pilot was under the influence of alcohol.
Don't expect very much from the corrupt and incompetent CAA.
There is a disciplinary procedure in place at UL - but nothing ever happens! I think it's deliberately set up that way.
This isn't the first incident involving this individual - last time he was just put back in Line Training.
I was scheduled to fly with this individual - the F/O on this flight called me at home and told me to ensure I was the operating Captain into the destination airport! I have never had this happen in 30+ years of commercial flying! He was replaced before the flight took place.
Another story:-
For years I used to hear stories of Captains who refused to fly to Europe "if a single flake of snow falls". I used to think that was just a story until I was at the training department one day. There was a Sri Lankan Captain standing in front of me and he said those exact words!
My roster used to change with the weather patterns.
You can't run an Airline like this!Always fly a stable approach - it's the only stability you'll find this businessComment
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SriLankan Airlines is planning to take delivery of one A320neo (CFM) and four A321neo (PW) by 2018.Comment
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New aircraft orders represent the complete failure of the Rule of Law.
After a few people have made their commissions and made $$ Millions on the sale and leaseback deal - UL can then lease the aircraft above market rate for 12 years!
Please no more aircraft orders - it's a disaster for the people of Sri Lanka!Always fly a stable approach - it's the only stability you'll find this businessComment
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I thought exactly the same as it will make losses even worse.
Actually MR government is the one who ordered 2 x B737 for MJ and 4 x A321neo for UL. But Ranil government later changed the 2 x B737 order to 2 x A320neo with ALC. It looks like UL will take those 2 x A320neos + 4 x A321neos.
Can't they be able to get the fairly new A320ceo on lower / better lease rates? Cronies filling their pocket without thinking about future of the national carrier. All these cronies are needs to be jailed.Comment
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That's a question of the people negotiating these leases knowing what they are doing. I don't believe that to be the case here.
I've explained how things (don't) work at the UL office and there have been several articles in the papers about the lease rates on the A333's and A350's before they cancelled the order.
My guess is that they've leased the entire fleet at too high rates.
Example - A32X @ $100,000/month too much A332 @ $200,000/month too much and A333 @ $400,000 too much - this would represent a large portion of UL's monthly losses.
Nobody seems to be in a rush to investigate - so we may never know what the truth is behind these leases. There are certainly signed contracts with the names of those involved on them.Always fly a stable approach - it's the only stability you'll find this businessComment
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It's been informed Kuwait Airways is going to change the Colombo flight operation from October 2016.
New Schedule effec Oct 2016
KWI-CMB - 17:30 - 01:25 - KU361 - 1.3.5.7
KWI-CMB - 20:35 - 04:35 - KU363 - .2.4.6.
CMB-KWI - 02:40 - 06:00 - KU362 - 12.4.6.
CMB-KWI - 05:45 - 09:05 - KU364 - ..3.5.7
Any idea which aircraft they currently use for Colombo route? I remember the days i used to fly on their A300/A310..Comment
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Says here that the A340s will leave the fleet with the arrival of 77WsLast edited by TheF15Ace; 25-08-2016, 08:01 AM.Comment
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A clever satirical website - love the ad on the right side!
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The Treasury is bound by duty to return Rs. 500 million of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) that was invested in Sri Lankan Airlines, said Labour Minister John Seneviratne in Parliament yesterday.
He made these observations yesterday in response to a question raised by JVP Kalutara District MP Dr Nalinda Jayatissa, who inquired on what ground the EPF monies had been invested in a loss making institution.
Minister Seneviratne said the intention was that the investment would boost the profit of the airlines.
Dr. Jayatissa said everybody knew that the SriLankan Airlines was a loss-making enterprise. Investing EPF money in such a venture amounted to depriving funds of the EPF. He said SriLankan Airlines was not an enterprise that is listed in the Stock Market and questioned as to how the investment was made during the previous government.
The minister said the investment was made on the approval of the Treasury. The Treasury should take the responsibility of returning the money to the EPF.
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Runway closure costs Sri Lanka national airline $50 million
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