Sri Lanka Aviation

a team of officials of Sri Lankan Airlines visited Vizag in 2012 to explore the possibility of flying out of here. They should be able to target on cargo as well as passengers to Far east and gulf.

are there any international airlines flying to Vizag?

SriLankan Airlines and Mihin Lanka better focus only on the profitable routes. I can see SriLankan is maintaining the non profitable routes to Europe because one of our major markets is Europe. I think SriLankan should drop Rome and serve Milan instead and also unprofitable pilgrim flights to Gaya and Varanasi should be cancelled. SriLankan's cabin and service needs to be upgraded.

Very true and I think they should privatise MJ

I have travelled in MJ Varanasi flight 2 years ago. The flight was always full.I donot know exactly about FCO load factor but it offers good connection to US & Canada bound passengers

Ehmmm ...Rome should have stop already in 2012.....!!!!!!!! Wanna know who is the responsible for closing mxp which was a profitable route than fco......

4R-MRF 1893 Airbus A319-100 delivered on 12. Mar 2015 .

Kapila quits UL, Rakhitha to oversee till full-time CEO comes on board

Published : 1:41 am March 12, 2015 | 825 views | No comments so far | Print This Post | E-mail to friend

Kapila Chandrasena has resigned as CEO of SriLankan Airlines this week and Board Director Rakhitha Jayawardena, an airline industry specialist, is overseeing the national carrier. Sources said that Rakhitha will be CEO until a person is found to permanently fill the position. Rakhitha is among new appointees to the Board of SriLankan Airlines following the change of Government.

He had worked at the national carrier when it was known as AirLanka and is now an entrepreneur in the airline industry specialising in retailing with over 30 years experience. Last year, at the annual Airline Retail Conference (ARC) in London, Rakhita, described as an inflight retail veteran (of King Power Traveller) was named Inflight Personality of the Year. The resignation of Chandrasena comes amidst the establishment of a four-member Board of Inquiry, led by legal activist J.C. Weliamuna, tasked with probing any abuse of power by the Chairman and the Board as well as violations of rules and regulations, in national carrier SriLankan Airlines between 2006 and 2014. Chandrasena took over as CEO of Sri Lankan Airlines in August 2011 and also oversaw Mihin Air. A qualified professional, Chandrasena holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Chicago and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Melbourne. He was also CEO of Mobitel once.

Good move! SriLankan needs the CEO who has the aviation background. Are they going to appoint the CEO from Local or from the abroad?

Is 4R-ALC getting new economy class refurbishment? Are all A330-200 with new economy class, except 4R-ALG. Is 4R-ALG getting retrofitted?

http://www.planespotters.net/LatestDeliveries

As confirmed by the above link, 4R-MRF was delivered today. But no records on FR24

Dad's flying out of CMB tonight (on the SpiceJet red eye to MAA, and he'll return on the same from MAA).
I'll ask him to keep an eye out for it, although, these awkwardly timed red eye flights do demand quite a bit of eye-shut!

Regards
Jish

Is Mihin going to be merged with UL or not??if so why are they still receiving aircrafts??? I'm really confused now

Mihin should rename and fuction as a subsidery of Srilankan but as budget carrier. This is my thoughts about it.

I heard from June they going to privatise MJ

Good news MJ going to be privatise! So is it no longer burden for SriLankan? Which company is going to buy Mihin Lanka?