Sri Lanka Aviation

**4R-ADA** · 23-09-2015, 11:00 AM

Originally posted by Max

What is the meaning behind this? Now MJ is flying alongside UL to Chennai and Maldives?
What is the point to this? I fail to see any rational logic behind this. The quicker this airline is branded into a true LCC (with a new name), the better. There should be NO duplication of routes between the 2 brands.

**sfernando34** · 23-09-2015, 04:43 PM

What is the mode of transportation for the Sri Lankan delegation when they travel to the United Nations Assembly? All of these other leaders arrive flying aboard jets from their national airlines, or aboard their own private government jets. However, I have never once heard of the Sri Lankan delegation arriving at JFK in a SriLankan Airlines plane. Why is this? I know several JFK spotters who go every year to spot for UN week, and they have never seen SriLankan there. Does the delegation fly commercial? Do they charter an aircraft from another airline? I am very curious about this. The President almost always flies to other countries using a SriLankan or Mihin aircraft, so why not the United States? The distance can't be the cause, because MR flew to Bolivia a few years ago aboard a UL A343 via CPT. Does anyone have any ideas?

**Cayman** · 23-09-2015, 06:02 PM

Originally posted by Max

The last picture shown through the window is NOT Muscat, it is "The Treasury" in Petra, Jordan!

Petra - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra

Shows the level of professionalism of those who run things at Mihin.

Eveyone blamed MR for corruption and incompetence, the new lot is even worse!

**Cayman** · 23-09-2015, 06:08 PM

Originally posted by sfernando34

What is the mode of transportation for the Sri Lankan delegation when they travel to the United Nations Assembly? All of these other leaders arrive flying aboard jets from their national airlines, or aboard their own private government jets. However, I have never once heard of the Sri Lankan delegation arriving at JFK in a SriLankan Airlines plane. Why is this? I know several JFK spotters who go every year to spot for UN week, and they have never seen SriLankan there. Does the delegation fly commercial? Do they charter an aircraft from another airline? I am very curious about this. The President almost always flies to other countries using a SriLankan or Mihin aircraft, so why not the United States? The distance can't be the cause, because MR flew to Bolivia a few years ago aboard a UL A343 via CPT. Does anyone have any ideas?

I may be wrong, but as far as I know, if you do not operate commercial service to US and have obtained the required safety certificates, you cannot operate certain classes of aircraft in US airspace. There is an exception if the aircraft is US registered (N-XXXXX). As UL have no US registered aircraft it is obviously not allowed to operate in to JFK.

**CalgaryLankan** · 23-09-2015, 06:30 PM

Originally posted by sfernando34

What is the mode of transportation for the Sri Lankan delegation when they travel to the United Nations Assembly? All of these other leaders arrive flying aboard jets from their national airlines, or aboard their own private government jets. However, I have never once heard of the Sri Lankan delegation arriving at JFK in a SriLankan Airlines plane. Why is this? I know several JFK spotters who go every year to spot for UN week, and they have never seen SriLankan there. Does the delegation fly commercial? Do they charter an aircraft from another airline? I am very curious about this. The President almost always flies to other countries using a SriLankan or Mihin aircraft, so why not the United States? The distance can't be the cause, because MR flew to Bolivia a few years ago aboard a UL A343 via CPT. Does anyone have any ideas?

MS took EK651 to Dubai and must be on one of the DXB-JFK flights now (most probably EK207). You are correct, even MR never flew to UN on UL metal for some reason. Could be a regulatory reason where Sri Lanka is not listed in the FAA - IASA list.

**alkflyer** · 23-09-2015, 08:51 PM

Originally posted by 4R-ADA

What is the meaning behind this? Now MJ is flying alongside UL to Chennai and Maldives?
What is the point to this? I fail to see any rational logic behind this. The quicker this airline is branded into a true LCC (with a new name), the better. There should be NO duplication of routes between the 2 brands.

No need. Better merge for now. We can consider a LCC when we have a good economy. Now it's wastage of public tax.

**anthonylk** · 24-09-2015, 08:30 AM

Originally posted by Cayman

I may be wrong, but as far as I know, if you do not operate commercial service to US and have obtained the required safety certificates, you cannot operate certain classes of aircraft in US airspace. There is an exception if the aircraft is US registered (N-XXXXX). As UL have no US registered aircraft it is obviously not allowed to operate in to JFK.

MS & his delegation flew to Dubai on an EK flight ( this was shown on the tv news ), so i believe they would have flown the A380 from Dubai to JFK afterwards.

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http://www.hirunews.lk/117090/president-leaves-for-new-york

Update : ජනපති ඇමෙරිකාවට යයි. Most visited website in Sri Lanka.

**ejanson65** · 24-09-2015, 08:53 AM

Originally posted by CalgaryLankan

MS took EK651 to Dubai and must be on one of the DXB-JFK flights now (most probably EK207). You are correct, even MR never flew to UN on UL metal for some reason. Could be a regulatory reason where Sri Lanka is not listed in the FAA - IASA list.

You need approval to operate in MNPS (Minimum Navigation Performance Specification) Airspace. Airline needs to have a training program in place to gain state approval.

There is nobody in the Airline Management that has the faintest idea how to go about this.

Also the crew need crew visas to enter the USA. This is a time consuming process (assuming that this is even possible). Took me almost 3 months to obtain.

Most Leaders arrive on regularly scheduled flights. Why spend more public funds? Hasn't enough money been wasted already?

**anthonylk** · 24-09-2015, 09:15 AM

Originally posted by ejanson65

You need approval to operate in MNPS (Minimum Navigation Performance Specification) Airspace. Airline needs to have a training program in place to gain state approval.

There is nobody in the Airline Management that has the faintest idea how to go about this.

Also the crew need crew visas to enter the USA. This is a time consuming process (assuming that this is even possible). Took me almost 3 months to obtain.

Most Leaders arrive on regularly scheduled flights. Why spend more public
funds? Hasn't enough money been wasted already?

I agree. The previous regime wasted enough of UL funds & rode the airline to the ground. Remember the A340 trip to some place in the West Indies ??? What a waste !

**ecureilx** · 24-09-2015, 04:24 PM

Originally posted by anthonylk

I agree. The previous regime wasted enough of UL funds & rode the airline to the ground. Remember the A340 trip to some place in the West Indies ??? What a waste !

Well don't forget their frequent trips to the Big Blightly !

Cayman, I do know an Asian Airline, for the purposes you mentioned, has one aircraft on N Register

**Cayman** · 24-09-2015, 08:42 PM

Originally posted by ecureilx

Cayman, I do know an Asian Airline, for the purposes you mentioned, has one aircraft on N Register

Not sure which one you are referring to, but I remember PR used to have a couple of frames with "N" registrations. I think they were locally registered later on.

**Skyliner** · 25-09-2015, 09:57 AM

Originally posted by banuthev

Hi digitalairliners & skyliners - Do you have any update about SriLankan's fifth A330-343E (MSN 1669) ? this aircraft was received a test rego as F-WWCO and to become 4R-ALP. Wondering if this is 242t mtow, whether engines been fitted and aircraft fully painted. It hasn't done the test flight so far if i am not mistaken.

so far in full cls and will be in the 242t mtow version. f/f every day now

**AF777** · 25-09-2015, 01:13 PM

Originally posted by Skyliner

so far in full cls and will be in the 242t mtow version. f/f every day now

Sri Lankan A330 F-WWCO cn 1669 on 11-9-2015. Was a few minutes outside.

**ejanson65** · 25-09-2015, 02:05 PM

Originally posted by anthonylk

I agree. The previous regime wasted enough of UL funds & rode the airline to the ground. Remember the A340 trip to some place in the West Indies ??? What a waste !

That would have been St. Kitts to try and get the Commonwealth Games for Hambanthota. Good they didn't get it - what a disaster that would have been!

Then there was the Lisbon - Havana - Rio de Janeiro - Johannesburg trip to attend the Earth Summit. That's all about conservation and sustainable development! Nice message showing up with an A340 and a 200 man entourage!

UL would have had to absorb all these costs - they submitted a bill earlier this year (seemed a bit low to me). Now it's all gone strangely quiet once again.

To the best of my knowledge there are no current Aviation related investigations ongoing. That needs to change!

**AirCeylon** · 26-09-2015, 03:42 PM

Originally posted by AF777

Sri Lankan A330 F-WWCO cn 1669 on 11-9-2015. Was a few minutes outside.

Already painted?

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