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  • Serendib
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    Belavia to resume flights to Sri Lanka
    Belavia has announced the resumption of flights to Sri Lanka starting 27 October. The route will be operated on Tuesdays using a wide-body Airbus A330-200 aircraft.

    Departure from Minsk is scheduled for 12:50 a.m., with arrival at Mattala Airport at 12:40 p.m. The return flight will depart Mattala at 2:40 p.m. and arrive in Minsk at 10:10 p.m. All times are local for the respective airports.

    The flight duration will be approximately 9.5-10 hours.

    https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.themorning.lk/articles/DXt9Zve4mtXCM3leNEv5&ved=2ahUKEwi38K-cruWUAxV2UkEAHQ8mA9EQFnoECBoQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3GrAN3i0pcD7UVkLHiCUCS

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    • banuthev
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      Originally posted by MAW2000
      Dear All,

      Greetings!

      4R-EXQ MSN 3547 A320-232 will leave Fits Air (8D/EXV) Fleet before July.
      Is there any reason why FitsAir is returning 4R-EXQ back to the lessor?

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      • MAW2000
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        Dear All,

        Greetings!

        4R-EXQ MSN 3547 A320-232 will leave Fits Air (8D/EXV) Fleet before July.
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        • banuthev
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          Colombo Airport Schedule Flight Information - June 2026 Week 1
          A/L DEST VIA FLTS
          PER
          WEEK
          IN
          MAY26 WK4          		 FLTS
          PER
          WEEK
          IN
          JUN26
          WK1          		 FREQ
          DIFF
          3L AUH --- 5 3 -2
          6E BLR --- 13 13 0
          6E BOM --- 7 7 0
          6E DEL --- 6 6 0
          6E HYD --- 6 6 0
          6E MAA --- 27 27 0
          8D DAC --- 5 5 0
          8D DXB --- 1 0 -1
          8D MLE --- 7 6 -1
          AI BOM --- 7 4 -3
          AI DEL --- 14 12 -2
          AK KUL --- 7 7 0
          CA TFU --- 5 3 -2
          CX HKG --- 7 5 -2
          EK DXB --- 21 21 0
          EY AUH --- 25 25 0
          FD DMK --- 7 6 -1
          FZ DXB --- 16 15 -1
          FZ DXB MLE 5 7 2
          G9 SHJ --- 20 14 -6
          GF BAH MLE 7 7 0
          HM SEZ --- 2 1 -1
          J9 KWI --- 5 5 0
          KU KWI --- 3 4 1
          MH KUL --- 7 8 1
          MU KMG --- 2 2 0
          MU PVG --- 3 3 0
          OD KUL --- 4 4 0
          OQ CKG --- 1 1 0
          OQ MLE --- 1 1 0
          OV MCT --- 4 6 2
          QR DOH --- 21 21 0
          SQ SIN --- 14 14 0
          TG BKK --- 7 7 0
          TK IST --- 8 9 1
          UL BKK --- 13 14 1
          UL BLR --- 7 7 0
          UL BOM --- 9 13 4
          UL CAN --- 4 4 0
          UL CDG FRA 2 3 1
          UL CGK --- 3 4 1
          UL COK --- 6 5 -1
          UL DAC --- 6 7 1
          UL DEL --- 7 10 3
          UL DMM --- 4 5 1
          UL DOH --- 3 7 4
          UL DXB --- 7 5 -2
          UL GAN --- 2 2 0
          UL HYD --- 4 4 0
          UL ICN --- 1 1 0
          UL IXM --- 5 5 0
          UL KHI --- 3 4 1
          UL KTM --- 3 4 1
          UL KUL --- 10 10 0
          UL LHE --- 4 4 0
          UL LHR --- 7 7 0
          UL MAA --- 18 18 0
          UL MEL --- 4 7 3
          UL MEL SYD 3 0 -3
          UL MLE --- 21 21 0
          UL NRT --- 4 4 0
          UL RUH --- 7 6 -1
          UL SIN --- 10 9 -1
          UL SYD --- 0 4 1
          UL TRV --- 3 3 0
          UL TRZ --- 7 7 0
          WK ZRH --- 1 0 -1

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          • ULlove
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            Originally posted by A359

            I believe there are some inaccuracies in the originally quoted article. UL ordered 4 A350-900s from Airbus, and also contracted to lease 4 A350-900s from AerCap. The lease with AerCap was cancelled, with UL paying a substantial penalty, and the aircraft (which were close to completion and partially painted in UL livery) were transferred to Sichuan Airlines.
            As I understand, Airbus still has the deposits paid by UL for the A350s to be directly purchased. Given the urgent need to update the fleet, I feel UL needs to purchase new aircraft, instead of piecemeal additions of second hand aircraft to the fleet. Ideally the A350 order will be reinstated. Otherwise the deposits should be transferred over to a A330-900 order. Hopefully with new management at UL, idiotic talk of getting free aircraft from Airbus will cease.
            Its time we forget this UL A350 Dream. Management playing politics as usual and have done nothing with the deposits.

            We should just focus on getting A330-900 ( Replace both 332 & 333) , A320 NEO and A321NEO. (Replace current CEO/NEO Fleet) with newer aircraft.

            Route network is fine just re time LHR from afternoon to midnight departure and LHR departure in the morning to Mid night Arrival in CMB.

            Relaunch AUH (in Partnership with EY), PEK,PVG. More Tier 2 & 3 cities in India, Followed by more destinations in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Indonesia.

            UL should add value to One world Alliance and its partners. We seem to have been forgotten on OneWorld alliance as i don't see any prominence for UL.

            Willie Walsh joining IndiGo is good for them and could be a threat for UL. WW is ex.IAG ( British Airways+ Iberia) and could potentially switch IndiGo alliance towards Qatar, BA, Cathay Pacific, Qantas and American Airlines. (Some of these airlines already have feeder networks via IndiGo especially AA,BA , QR and QF). If we do not add value then UL will be run down by IndiGo in no time.
            Last edited by ULlove; 29-05-2026, 09:55 AM.
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            • A359
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              Originally posted by Serendib

              Do you think Sri Lankan needs A350s? Or is the fleet in the present enough?. Please comment 👇


              I believe there are some inaccuracies in the originally quoted article. UL ordered 4 A350-900s from Airbus, and also contracted to lease 4 A350-900s from AerCap. The lease with AerCap was cancelled, with UL paying a substantial penalty, and the aircraft (which were close to completion and partially painted in UL livery) were transferred to Sichuan Airlines.
              As I understand, Airbus still has the deposits paid by UL for the A350s to be directly purchased. Given the urgent need to update the fleet, I feel UL needs to purchase new aircraft, instead of piecemeal additions of second hand aircraft to the fleet. Ideally the A350 order will be reinstated. Otherwise the deposits should be transferred over to a A330-900 order. Hopefully with new management at UL, idiotic talk of getting free aircraft from Airbus will cease.
              Last edited by A359; 27-05-2026, 02:37 PM.

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              • n863gt
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                Originally posted by Serendib

                Do you think Sri Lankan needs A350s? Or is the fleet in the present enough?. Please comment 👇


                With the current financial situation in the country, I don't think UL really wants to use A350s, because acquiring one would be expensive because the type is in some demand.
                their A330s would work for the next 5-6 years, but then they would need to consider alternatives, because at that point their A333 fleet will have an avg age of around 17 years.
                also considering that the A350 would need some infrastructure changes, more than the A330N, I'd expect to be seeing UL pick up A339s rather than A359s.
                The other option is to retrofit the A330s with newer cabins(?)
                do pitch in to this if you want to point something out, : )

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                • Serendib
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                  The story of SriLankan Airlines A350 order collapsed ✈️🇱🇰
                  The plan to buy an A350 flight to SriLankan Airlines is a deal that was discussed in the world. But in the end it didn't happen.

                  How the plan started
                  During 2013-2014, Sri Lankan did a deal with Airbus to buy 4 A350-900 flights.
                  The aim was to add a fuel efficient, modern aircraft to long-haul routes, especially London, Europe, Australia routes.

                  A350 is Airbus flagship wide-body aircraft. 25% less fuel consumption, more passenger comfort.

                  Why did the deal get messed up?
                  Started looking for this deal after the government shifted in 2015.
                  The main allegation was that the lack of transparency in the procurement process and the conditions of the aircraft lease agreement were unfair.

                  In 2016, SriLankan officially announced that the A350 order will be cancelled. Had to pay a penalty too.

                  The impact it had
                  The bad side:
                  Long-haul fleet modernization was delayed
                  Had to depend on the A330
                  Airline's reputation had an impact

                  The good side:
                  A350 lease payments වලින් monthly millions of dollars ඉතුරු වුණා
                  Airline is difficult to handle this cost during financial crisis
                  Maintained relationship with Airbus and bought A320neo, A321neo

                  This is the situation right now
                  SriLankan still doesn't have A350s by 2025. The fleet is from A320 family and A330 aircraft.

                  Airline is now focusing on leasing used aircraft and stabilizing the fleet. Buying a brand new wide-body like A350 is not an immediate plan.

                  Learnings
                  There is a big lesson from this incident - an aircraft purchase on a national airline cannot be a political decision. Commercial viability, long-term planning is important.

                  ---
                  Do you think Sri Lankan needs A350s? Or is the fleet in the present enough?. Please comment 👇



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                  • banuthev
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                    Colombo Airport Schedule Flight Information - May 2026 Week 4
                    A/L DEST VIA FLTS
                    PER
                    WEEK
                    IN
                    MAY26
                    WK3                    		 FLTS
                    PER
                    WEEK
                    IN
                    MAY26
                    WK4                    		 FREQ DIFF
                    3L AUH --- 4 5 1
                    6E BLR --- 12 13 1
                    6E BOM --- 7 7 0
                    6E DEL --- 5 6 1
                    6E HYD --- 5 6 1
                    6E MAA --- 26 27 1
                    8D DAC --- 5 5 0
                    8D DXB --- 2 1 -1
                    8D MLE --- 6 7 1
                    AI BOM --- 6 7 1
                    AI DEL --- 13 14 1
                    AK KUL --- 7 7 0
                    CA TFU --- 4 5 1
                    CX HKG --- 7 7 0
                    EK DXB --- 20 21 1
                    EY AUH --- 26 25 -1
                    FD DMK --- 6 7 1
                    FZ DXB --- 14 16 2
                    FZ DXB MLE 2 5 3
                    G9 SHJ --- 15 20 5
                    GF BAH MLE 7 7 0
                    HM SEZ --- 1 2 1
                    J9 KWI --- 4 5 1
                    KU KWI --- 4 3 -1
                    MH KUL --- 7 7 0
                    MU KMG --- 2 2 0
                    MU PVG --- 3 3 0
                    OD KUL --- 4 4 0
                    OQ CKG --- 1 0 -1
                    OQ MLE --- 1 2 1
                    OV MCT --- 4 4 0
                    QR DOH --- 21 21 0
                    SQ SIN --- 14 14 0
                    TG BKK --- 7 7 0
                    TK IST --- 8 8 0
                    UL BKK --- 10 13 3
                    UL BLR --- 6 7 1
                    UL BOM --- 11 9 -2
                    UL CAN --- 4 4 0
                    UL CDG FRA 3 2 -1
                    UL CGK --- 3 3 0
                    UL COK --- 7 6 -1
                    UL DAC --- 6 6 0
                    UL DEL --- 9 7 -2
                    UL DMM --- 4 4 0
                    UL DOH --- 3 3 0
                    UL DXB --- 7 7 0
                    UL GAN --- 2 2 0
                    UL HYD --- 2 4 2
                    UL ICN --- 0 1 1
                    UL IXM --- 4 5 1
                    UL KHI --- 4 3 -1
                    UL KTM --- 3 3 0
                    UL KUL --- 10 10 0
                    UL LHE --- 4 4 0
                    UL LHR --- 7 7 0
                    UL MAA --- 17 18 1
                    UL MEL --- 4 4 0
                    UL MEL SYD 3 3 0
                    UL MLE --- 21 21 0
                    UL NRT --- 4 4 0
                    UL RUH --- 5 7 2
                    UL SIN --- 8 10 2
                    UL SYD --- 0 3 3
                    UL TRV --- 2 3 1
                    UL TRZ --- 5 7 2
                    WK ZRH --- 2 1 -1

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                    • MAW2000
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                      Dear All,

                      Fits Air, 8D/EXV has launhced Scheduled Passenger Services to AMD/VAAH effective from 12th June 😎:

                      8D961/2 - D2,D7
                      8D963/4 - D5
                      Last edited by MAW2000; 22-05-2026, 06:42 AM.
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                      • WizzWaveSien
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                        Hi all, some news regarding WEAIR, a new "Sri Lankan" cargo airline.
                        https://www.ft.lk/shippingaviation/WEAIR-announces-strategic-operational-partnership/21-792063


                        WEAIR, has announced that it has entered into a strategic operational agreement with a Ukraine-based cargo carrier holding a valid Ukrainian Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and applying for a Foreign Air Operator Certificate (FAOC) to support the commencement of cargo operations.

                        Until WEAIR obtains its Sri Lankan Air Operator Certificate (AOC), initial operations are planned to be conducted under the partner carrier’s FAOC framework, ensuring operational continuity and full regulatory compliance.

                        WEAIR Chief Marketing Officer Indrajit Joseph said: “As part of the proposed operations, the Ukraine-based cargo carrier is considering operating six (6) or more non-scheduled commercial cargo flights per season (a six-month period), using its own call sign and AOC to and from Colombo (CMB), as well as third countries under Seventh Freedom traffic rights.”
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                        • banuthev
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                          Colombo Airport Schedule Flight Information - May 2026 Week 3
                          A/L DEST VIA FLTS
                          PER
                          WEEK
                          IN
                          MAY26
                          WK1                          		 FLTS
                          PER
                          WEEK
                          IN
                          MAY26
                          WK3                          		 FREQ
                          DIFF
                          3L AUH --- 5 4 -1
                          6E BLR --- 14 12 -2
                          6E BOM --- 7 7 -0
                          6E DEL --- 6 5 -1
                          6E HYD --- 6 5 -1
                          6E MAA --- 27 26 -1
                          8D DXB --- 6 2 -4
                          8D KUL --- 4 0 -4
                          8D LHE --- 1 0 -1
                          8D MLE --- 9 6 -3
                          AI BOM --- 7 6 -1
                          AI DEL --- 14 13 -1
                          AK KUL --- 7 7 -0
                          CA TFU --- 3 4 1
                          CX HKG --- 7 7 -0
                          EK DXB --- 21 20 --1
                          EK DXB MLE 7 0 -7
                          EY AUH --- 27 26 --1
                          FD DMK --- 7 7 -0
                          FZ DXB --- 14 14 -0
                          FZ DXB MLE 2 2 -0
                          G9 SHJ --- 7 15 8
                          GF BAH MLE 7 7 -0
                          HM SEZ --- 2 1 -1
                          J9 DMM --- 8 0 -8
                          J9 KWI --- 1 4 3
                          MH KUL --- 7 7 -0
                          MU KMG --- 3 2 -1
                          MU PVG --- 4 3 -1
                          OQ CKG --- 2 1 -1
                          OQ MLE --- 2 1 -1
                          OV MCT --- 5 4 -1
                          QR DOH --- 21 21 -0
                          SQ SIN --- 14 14 -0
                          SU SVO --- 4 0 -4
                          TG BKK --- 7 7 0
                          TK IST --- 8 8 -0
                          UL BKK --- 14 10 -4
                          UL BLR --- 10 6 -4
                          UL BOM --- 14 11 -3
                          UL CGK --- 7 3 -4
                          UL DAC --- 7 6 -1
                          UL DEL --- 14 9 -5
                          UL DMM --- 7 4 -3
                          UL DOH --- 7 3 -4
                          UL DXB --- 11 7 -4
                          UL GAN --- 3 2 -1
                          UL HYD --- 5 2 -3
                          UL ICN --- 2 0 -2
                          UL IXM --- 7 4 -3
                          UL KTM --- 4 3 -1
                          UL KUL --- 14 10 -4
                          UL KWI --- 7 0 -7
                          UL LHR --- 7 7 0
                          UL MAA --- 21 17 -4
                          UL MEL --- 7 4 -3
                          UL MEL SYD 0 3 3
                          UL MLE --- 21 21 0
                          UL RUH --- 7 5 -2
                          UL SIN --- 14 8 -6
                          UL SYD --- 3 0 -3
                          UL TRV --- 4 2 -2
                          UL TRZ --- 8 5 -3

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                          • MAW2000
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                            Originally posted by CalgaryLankan
                            Sri Lanka’s well-known plane spotter Malin Jayasuriya detained by Katunayake Police while spotting aircraft near Katunayake public ground

                            I believe Malin is in this group and hope everything is OK with him after this ordeal.

                            https://x.com/NalakaG/status/2053696577777308058?s=20
                            Yes, They are okay now, Malin and other colleague who does planespotting as a hobby. They got detained due to 119 emergency call from unknown person.
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                            • CalgaryLankan
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                              Sri Lanka’s well-known plane spotter Malin Jayasuriya detained by Katunayake Police while spotting aircraft near Katunayake public ground

                              I believe Malin is in this group and hope everything is OK with him after this ordeal.

                              Nalaka Gunawardene (@NalakaG) on X
                              https://x.com/NalakaG/status/2053696577777308058?s=20
                              Looks like #lka has yet to recover from fear psychosis officially & heavily promoted during 26-yr civil war: to suspect everyone if they engage in any activity even slightly outside your daily routine! A plane-spotter isn’t average, so must be deemed suspicious? #GrowUpLanka!
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                              • MAW2000
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                                Originally posted by n863gt
                                4R-ANE is on the ground for 2 straight years as of now. when will it get to fly?
                                also, 4R-AND grounded since Jan. why?
                                =>4R-ALL currently in maintenance.
                                ANE/AND ADSB Transonder was on at CMB last few days :
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