Sri Lanka Aviation

**Serendib** · 11-10-2015, 08:13 AM

Originally posted by Haleef

Your welcome! Yes, there are some pictures on the net, and her name is 'City of Hasthi Shailapura'. -Kurunegala

When it delivered?

**ejanson65** · 11-10-2015, 11:46 AM

Originally posted by Sandaru

I wonder whether 4R-ALP is also not equipped with ADS-B but only Mode-S....4R-ALO is only equipped with Mode-S so she is hidden from FR24 coverage

All airbus have Mode S transponders - mandatory pretty much everywhere.

ADS-B is increasingly mandatory as well. No reason not to have this installed on a new build aircraft.

FR24 database probably hasn't been updated - this is the most likely issue.

**RAHALROXZ** · 11-10-2015, 03:25 PM

Originally posted by banuthev

Perhaps 4R-ALO was ordered with Mode-S to support the Presidential entourages. I doubt rest of the fleet will be equipped with Mode-S.

Hi Skyliner & Rahal, could you please shed some light on the above.

Hello...
As promised I did some digging on this. I've spoken with an avionics engineer and his idea was most probably the FR24 database is not updated. He said the 'T3CAS' system has a significant difference in ALO so probably that might be the cause. ( read more about Thales T3CAS : https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/world...erospace/t3cas )
ADS-B is not essential for FR24 tracking, our old aircrafts are not equipped with that anyway.

**Sandaru** · 11-10-2015, 04:53 PM

Originally posted by RAHALROXZ

Hello...
As promised I did some digging on this. I've spoken with an avionics engineer and his idea was most probably the FR24 database is not updated. He said the 'T3CAS' system has a significant difference in ALO so probably that might be the cause. ( read more about Thales T3CAS : https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/world...erospace/t3cas )
ADS-B is not essential for FR24 tracking, our old aircrafts are not equipped with that anyway.

Thanks for the information

**anthonylk** · 12-10-2015, 07:21 AM

Originally posted by Sandaru

Thanks for the information

Most of our UL aircraft are tracked by fr24, which means they have ADS-B. This problem seems to be only with 4R-ALO. I shall take up the matter with fr24 & see what their response to it is as well.

**4R-ALA** · 12-10-2015, 09:27 AM

Is it true that MJ is gonna be shut down. Becz as per the recent articles about their expansion doesn't look like they are going to cease.

**Serendib** · 12-10-2015, 01:22 PM

Originally posted by 4R-ALA

Is it true that MJ is gonna be shut down. Becz as per the recent articles about their expansion doesn't look like they are going to cease.

Good if MJ shut down. But would you think it's profitable if UL serve full service flights to cgk, dac, shj etc.. MJ already a full service carrier anyway.

**Cayman** · 12-10-2015, 01:46 PM

Originally posted by Serendib

Good if MJ shut down. But would you think it's profitable if UL serve full service flights to cgk, dac, shj etc.. MJ already a full service carrier anyway.

Not sure about other destinations, but there is no point in serving SHJ as UL already operates a daily flight to DXB.

**banuthev** · 12-10-2015, 03:14 PM

Originally posted by Cayman

Not sure about other destinations, but there is no point in serving SHJ as UL already operates a daily flight to DXB.

MJ is cancelling SHJ effec end of this month.

**Cayman** · 12-10-2015, 05:43 PM

Originally posted by banuthev

MJ is cancelling SHJ effec end of this month.

That is a good decision.

Between DXB and CMB:
FZ has THREE B738 flights a day.
EK currently has 25 weekly flights mostly on B77W, which will soon increase to 28 (4 daily flights!).

In contrast,
UL has ONE daily flight to DXB mostly on a narrow body.

Why?

**Serendib** · 12-10-2015, 06:38 PM

Originally posted by Cayman

That is a good decision.

Between DXB and CMB:
FZ has THREE B738 flights a day.
EK currently has 25 weekly flights mostly on B77W, which will soon increase to 28 (4 daily flights!).

In contrast,
UL has ONE daily flight to DXB mostly on a narrow body.

Why?

I thought EK already have 27 weekly flights on DXB<->CMB and 7 weekly flights on CMB<->SIN

http://content.emirates.com/downloads/ek/pdfs/timetables/EKM_Worldwide_Oct15.pdf

Colombo (CMB) To Dubai (DXB)
Daily 0255 CMB 0555 DXB EK349 77W/FJY 0
From 26Oct
Daily 0315 CMB 0600 DXB EK349 77W/FJY 0
To 25Oct
Daily 0955 CMB 1300 DXB EK651 77W/FJY 0
From 25Oct
Daily 1005 CMB 1255 DXB EK651 77W/FJY 0
To 24Oct
124567 1720 CMB 2025 DXB EK655 773/FJY 0
From 25Oct
124567 1750 CMB 2040 DXB EK655 773/FJY 0
02Oct-24Oct
4 1750 CMB 2040 DXB EK655 772/FJY 0
01Oct-01Oct
Daily 2035 CMB 0200+ DXB EK653 773/FJY 1
To 24Oct
Daily 2035 CMB 0205+ DXB EK653 77W/FJY 1
From 01Dec
Daily 2035 CMB 0205+ DXB EK653 773/FJY 1
25Oct-30Nov

**channa** · 12-10-2015, 07:35 PM

Originally posted by Cayman

Not sure about other destinations, but there is no point in serving SHJ as UL already operates a daily flight to DXB.

Air Arabia also operating 2 Daily flights between SHJ-CMB. They operate third flight on some days

**banuthev** · 12-10-2015, 09:53 PM

Originally posted by Cayman

That is a good decision.

Between DXB and CMB:
FZ has THREE B738 flights a day.
EK currently has 25 weekly flights mostly on B77W, which will soon increase to 28 (4 daily flights!).

In contrast,
UL has ONE daily flight to DXB mostly on a narrow body.

Why?

Ek is currently operating 27 weekly flights from Dxb and Cmb. But there is an issue in increasing the flight to 28 weekly due to runway maintainance going on every Wednesdays afternoon at Cmb so Ek doesn't want schedule the Ek654 on Wednesdays.

Over the few years Uae based air carriers had taken advantage of Cmb route where now Ek is operating 27 weekly from Dxb, FZ is operating 21 weekly from Dxb, Ey is operating double daily from Auh, Rg is operating three weekly from Auh and finally G9 is operating 11 weekly from Shj but G9 has plans to increase Cmb flights from 11 weekly to double daily effect Dec 2015.

UL mix the equipments to DXB I think most of the time UL has less pax loads on Cmb-dxb.

Any chance Ek increasing more flights to Cmb? Is it good for Sri Lanka if Ek expand the service?

**banuthev** · 12-10-2015, 10:11 PM

Originally posted by Serendib

Good if MJ shut down. But would you think it's profitable if UL serve full service flights to cgk, dac, shj etc.. MJ already a full service carrier anyway.

Don't forget UL used to fly it's own metals to DAC, CGK, BAH, during the time when UL Ek partnership.

**flylanka** · 12-10-2015, 10:17 PM

Originally posted by banuthev

Any chance Ek increasing more flights to Cmb? Is it good for Sri Lanka if Ek expand the service?

Don't think so. QR has increased the capacity as well.

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