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Wow first ever A346 service to Colombo! I am happy Colombo to receive A346 instead of already planned B788. So after the retirement of UL A343s we will still see A346 thanks to QR. It seems to be QR has got excellent passenger loads to Colombo compared to EK? Any idea How many seats QR A340-600 have got?
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many complain that 340s a fuel guzzling monsters but if u utilize them on proper routes still it can be usefull . our a340s may have been too old but in the market we can find good 340s . instead of going to A350s spending much $$ isn't it still possible to lease a ten years old 340-300 / 600 and utilize them ?Comment
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Mihin Lanka ranked third best by Skytrax
Mihin Lanka has been ranked by Skytrax as the third best low-cost airline in Central Asia and India in 2015.
http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=business/....VzakOlVp.dpuf
Best Low-Cost Airlines in Central Asia/India
1 Indigo
2 SpiceJet
3 Mihin Lanka
4 GoAir
5 airblue
6 Air Pegasus
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airberlin & NIKI to operate flights to Colombo in codeshare with Sri Lankan Airlines
SriLankan Airlines, the national airline of Sri Lanka, is the new codeshare partner of airberlin & NIKI. The three airlines are to operate daily codeshare flights between Germany, Austria and Sri Lanka via Abu Dhabi, which can be booked as of now.
airberlin & NIKI will apply their flight numbers to SriLankan Airlines' daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Colombo. SriLankan Airlines guests can now book airberlin and NIKI flights between Berlin-Tegel and Abu Dhabi and between Vienna and Abu Dhabi as a result of the codeshare agreement.
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Any update on the hiring of a new CEO for UL? Looks like theyre also hiring a new CCO, COO and CFO as per the following link:
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Of course it's possible - it's also one of the issues discussed in the Weliamuna report.
The purchase of new aircraft has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the requirements of UL - it's all about the side deals (commissions and kickbacks).
As far as I can tell this is the case with every contract signed by UL since the GOSL took over the Airline.
Each 1% of this order represents $23million. Commissions alone are worth 5-6% as a general rule.
This needs to be investigated and those responsible charged with theft and fraud.Always fly a stable approach - it's the only stability you'll find this businessComment
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SriLankan airline loss Rs4.9bn in first four months of 2015
July 2, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state owned SriLankan airline recorded a loss of 4.9 billion rupees during the first four months of 2015, statistics shows.
This has been resulted to increase the accumulated losses of the airline to 130.9 billion rupees.
The airline reported a revenue of 39.6 billion rupees during the period, which is a 4 percent decrease over the budgeted revenue, but the total expenditure was. 44.9 billion rupees, which represented an increase of 24 percent compared to the same period of the previous year.
The report says that the Government has decided to prepare a viable and comprehensive business plan for Sri Lankan Airline (SLA) and Mihin Lanka Ltd. and amalgamate these two airlines due to huge losses incurred.
“Both airlines are in the process of preparation of their business plans.” The report added.
http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/s...onths-of-2015/Comment
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That's $120 Million projected losses for 2015.July 2, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state owned SriLankan airline recorded a loss of 4.9 billion rupees during the first four months of 2015, statistics shows.
This has been resulted to increase the accumulated losses of the airline to 130.9 billion rupees.
Accumulated losses of just under $1 Billion. That's about 1.5% of GDP. Huge amount any way you want to look at it.
If you want an example how not to run an Airline - look no further!The report says that the Government has decided to prepare a viable and comprehensive business plan for Sri Lankan Airline (SLA) and Mihin Lanka Ltd. and amalgamate these two airlines due to huge losses incurred.
“Both airlines are in the process of preparation of their business plans.” The report added.
http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/s...onths-of-2015/Always fly a stable approach - it's the only stability you'll find this businessComment
tht's huge money .......
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