Sri Lanka Aviation

No recent shots. Last time I saw ADB and ADC were in 2005 and 2010. Both in LHR and taken with a low quality camera.






Kind regards,
Yves

Many thanks for sharing the pictures of 4R-ADC but very sad one of my favourite aircraft is leaving the commercial service. 4R-ADC done the last test flight at CMB as UL8 after completed the end-of-lease inspections at the CMB Aircraft-Engineering Hangar on the 30/3/2015. Since 30/3/2015 it's been parked in the CMB tarmac (C25/C26 i guess) and I believe end of this month 4R-ADC will fly to Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport in France for scrap and part out.

Is there any ceremony for the retirement of UL's three x A340-311s which were doing the great job for our national carrier for over 20 years. Has anybody had chance to fly on 4R-ADA, 4R-ADB or 4R-ADC in the past?

Any latest pictures of 4R-ADA, 4R-ADB or 4R-ADC from Colombo Airport? Do you know why 4R-ADA is not flying since 7-4-2015?

Yes I have flown all 3 while being AIRLANKA and SriLankan... So sad to see them leave... Main work horse in UL during mid 90s to early 2000s.

SriLankan Airlines from 26OCT15 is adjusting operational flight numbers for Colombo – Bangkok – Hong Kong route, which sees 3 weekly flights moving from UL420-429 series to UL890-899 series. Airbus A330-200 aircraft operates this route.

UL892 CMB0725 – 1215BKK1315 – 1655HKG 332 146
UL893 HKG1805 – 2005BKK2105 – 2255CMB 332 146

Kuwait Airways fly daily from Colombo operations effective from 31st March 2015

So sad ul 422 and ul 423 v old number since 1980 s

I have flown all 3 of these including at least 2 of them in Air Lanka livery and also sat on jumpseat couple of times. They definitely need a send-off!!

Flown all 3 - all across the UL network. Flew -ADB the most out of the 3. It always ran well for me.

While a lot of folks who write on forums etc have more experience and all, they don't get selected for such roles - not that any of them with moral fibre will accept it - knowing by reading is NOT equivalent to training/experience !

Expected stuff, to see kids get selected, as long as you play your cards right, no blame on him though .. the system of allowing friends and cronies to get postings let it happen !

I am still amazed and would love to emulate his specialised Skills, knowledge and understanding of Global Airline Industry (does anybody know what they were ?? )

Which planet are you in ??

National airlines don't go bankrupt, they get more money pumped in .. if not, can you explain the existence of Mihin, for a start ??

Don't know the reg, but I flew the 340-300s, SIN-KUL and return, when UL was selling the SIN-KUL sector tickets for basement bargain prices !

It was more than half empty anyway, in Y Class.

same here, i flew an a340-300 from CMB to DXB in 2001. i was just 5 at that time

Me too flew on ADA, ADB, ADC, ADE n ADF....

Exim Bank of China, CATIC aircraft deal murky; mired in false feasibility: probe report

A Sri Lanka government inquiry into aircraft purchases has uncovered shocking details of how an opaque deal sanctioned from the top and justified with cooked up feasibility studies were made with the Exim Bank of China and a Chinese state firm.

Board of Inquiry that probed into Sri Lanka's loss-making state-run airlines during the ousted Rajapaksa regime recommended that the procurement of two Chinese-made Xian MA 60 aircraft by Sri Lanka be further investigated for criminal liability

There have been plenty of National Airlines that have gone bankrupt - Swissair and Sabena are 2 examples. And let's not forget Air Ceylon.

There is no such thing as "Too big to fail". Nothing is as strange as reality.

I'm sure on January 07 Kapila and Nishantha thought they'd be holding their posts for years to come and they would never be held accountable for their actions.

The big picture is that Sri Lanka is running out of money (or has already run out - hard to say due to the lack of transparency) and there may not be any money to keep the Airline running.

The Airline is already technically insolvent. Page 111 and 112 of the report do not paint a pretty financial picture. It's clear they will need massive amounts of funding in the near future (just to keep operating). Where this money is going to come from is unclear at this point.

Personal opinion:- A bankruptcy is a realistic scenario. There may not be any other option.

As for Mihin - this is a result of one man's megalomania with nobody brave enough to say "no". It is increasingly clear this Airline was being used to "launder" public funds. There needs to be a full investigation followed by criminal prosecutions here as well.

Kapila has already been implicated. There's always more than one cockroach!

Mihin is still running because nobody is brave enough to close it down. A merger with UL is just an attempt to avoid dealing with the problem.

How many Aviation Ministers have there been since the election? 3? It's clear nobody wants to touch this.

Hi.. Yes I have some photos of ADC, will share them soon.. no idea why ADA isn't in service, maybe ADA is also getting her paint removed to be sent away I guess..

Has anyone know the registration of this Airbus A340? Why Sri Lanka flag is missing on this A340?

Hi This is the 1st A340-300 leased after AIRLANKA became SRILANKAN 4R-ADD. She was destroyed in 2001 Airport Attacks by LTTE. When she was initially delivered she didnt have the Sri Lankan flag.. This was taken during a photo flight prior to del to UL. Also you will notice that Engine #2 white colors missing in the engine cover. Later this was painted. All SRILANKAN promo adverts have this bird prior to these changes.


this shows the engine cover without white color