Sri Lanka Aviation

**Speedbird** · 25-06-2016, 10:20 PM

Originally posted by A350-XWB

Not sure if TK will benefit from those A359. Could be a good opportunity for TK to check out this great airplane though.
We think that TK would employ the UL engineers instead of sending their own if it is true that UL engineers have started their training.

Regards,
Lucas and Philipp

Now this

Government negotiating with Iran Air to dispose of the 3 Airbus A350-900 | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/160626/business-times/government-negotiating-with-iran-air-to-dispose-of-the-3-airbus-a350-900-198590.html

The government met Iran Air management and Iran government officials on Thursday to renegotiate the orders for the three A350-900 aircraft ordered by the last

**Serendib** · 25-06-2016, 11:46 PM

Originally posted by Speedbird

Now this
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/160626/bus...00-198590.html

SL Government negotiating with Iran Air to dispose of the 3 Airbus A350-900

Out of these eight, four aircraft are due this year and the balance four were to come during a span of six years. “We settled a wet lease for one aircraft due this year and there’re three more to settle which we are in the process of negotiating."

Source: Sunday Times

**umedhah** · 25-06-2016, 11:57 PM

Originally posted by Serendib

SL Government negotiating with Iran Air to dispose of the 3 Airbus A350-900

Sad to see them leave .. but thats the reality

**banuthev** · 26-06-2016, 12:07 AM

Originally posted by Serendib

SL Government negotiating with Iran Air to dispose of the 3 Airbus A350-900

Out of these eight, four aircraft are due this year and the balance four were to come during a span of six years. “We settled a wet lease for one aircraft due this year and there’re three more to settle which we are in the process of negotiating."

Source: Sunday Times

Well It looks like TK is not interested in leasing their A350s. Its funny Sunday Times previously reported UL close to wrapping up a A350 deal with TK.

Only 3 was due this year and 1 next year. Any idea of the MSN which has been sub-leased to some leasing company?

**Speedbird** · 26-06-2016, 01:03 AM

Originally posted by banuthev

Well It looks like TK is not interested in leasing their A350s. Its funny Sunday Times previously reported UL close to wrapping up a A350 deal with TK.

Only 3 was due this year and 1 next year. Any idea of the MSN which has been sub-leased to some leasing company?

Most likely 52

**janhongladarom** · 26-06-2016, 06:46 AM

oneWorld carriers QATAR Airways and SriLankan Airlines starting 29JUN16 will commence reciprocal codeshare partnership, including service in South Asia, Middle East and Europe. Planned new codeshare routes as follow.

QATAR Airways operated by SriLankan Airlines
Colombo – Doha
Colombo – Male

SriLankan Airlines operated by QATAR Airways
Doha – Amsterdam
Doha – Barcelona
Doha – Colombo
Doha – Copenhagen
Doha – Frankfurt
Doha – Geneva
Doha – Moscow Domodedovo
Doha – Paris CDG
Doha – Rome
Doha – Stockholm Arlanda
Doha – Vienna

**banuthev** · 26-06-2016, 12:31 PM

Originally posted by janhongladarom

oneWorld carriers QATAR Airways and SriLankan Airlines starting 29JUN16 will commence reciprocal codeshare partnership, including service in South Asia, Middle East and Europe. Planned new codeshare routes as follow.

QATAR Airways operated by SriLankan Airlines
Colombo – Doha
Colombo – Male

SriLankan Airlines operated by QATAR Airways
Doha – Amsterdam
Doha – Barcelona
Doha – Colombo
Doha – Copenhagen
Doha – Frankfurt
Doha – Geneva
Doha – Moscow Domodedovo
Doha – Paris CDG
Doha – Rome
Doha – Stockholm Arlanda
Doha – Vienna

I'm very much surprised QR didn't codeshare on CMB-TRZ flight. At the moment there is no flights operating directly between Doha and Trichy.

**Serendib** · 26-06-2016, 09:03 PM

Originally posted by ejanson65

UL is not a business - it's a Racket. The Racketeers are busily padding their bank accounts at the expense of the people of Sri Lanka. When it all falls apart they will run away overseas with their ill-gotten gains.

18 months of new government and not a single indictment - Sri Lanka is truely a Failed State.

SL Gov recommends changes to the management of SriLankan Airlines. Mihin Lanka expect to close around 31-October 2016. 297 Mihin Lanka staff to loose jobs

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http://www.colombopage.com/archive_16B/Jun26_1466965626CH.php

**Cayman** · 26-06-2016, 09:51 PM

Originally posted by Serendib

Mihin Lanka expect to close around 31-October 2016.

What will happen to Mihin fleet?

**Aaqib** · 27-06-2016, 03:48 AM

Originally posted by Cayman

What will happen to Mihin fleet?

Probably being transferred to the UL fleet maybe?
UL could do with a two more A321's and leaseback ABK and ABL, the two oldest A320's currently in the fleet

**janhongladarom** · 27-06-2016, 07:41 AM

Airlineroute on 24JUN16 reported planned QATAR Airways / SriLankan Airlines codeshare partnership, commencing on 29JUN16. In the original report, a number of routes was omitted, for SriLankan Airlines operated by QATAR. Complete codeshare list as follow.

SriLankan Airlines operated by QATAR Airways
Doha – Amsterdam
Doha – Barcelona
Doha – Colombo
Doha – Copenhagen
Doha – Frankfurt
Doha – Geneva
Doha – Milan Malpensa *
Doha – Moscow Domodedovo
Doha – Oslo *
Doha – Paris CDG
Doha – Rome
Doha – Sofia *
Doha – Stockholm Arlanda
Doha – Vienna
Doha – Zurich *

* Codeshare route not mentioned in the report on 24JUN16

**ejanson65** · 27-06-2016, 08:18 AM

Originally posted by Serendib

SL Gov recommends changes to the management of SriLankan Airlines. Mihin Lanka expect to close around 31-October 2016. 297 Mihin Lanka staff to loose jobs

http://www.colombopage.com/archive_1...66965626CH.php

Nothing of substance in this article - just more talk.

"Recommends" = nothing will happen imho.

**banuthev** · 27-06-2016, 05:53 PM

Originally posted by ejanson65

Nothing of substance in this article - just more talk.

"Recommends" = nothing will happen imho.

And this : http://www.itnnews.lk/local-news/sri...he-management/
It looks like all just talk to fool the tax payers.

**ejanson65** · 27-06-2016, 07:18 PM

https://www.srilankan.com/en_uk/copo...ils-revamp/104

Absolutely no way any A350 is coming imho.

Nothing about who gets saddled with the $$ Billions in debts and forward liabilities.

Previous report about a "foreign partner" is complete BS - nobody will touch this.

**Serendib** · 27-06-2016, 07:40 PM

Originally posted by ejanson65

https://www.srilankan.com/en_uk/copo...ils-revamp/104

Absolutely no way any A350 is coming imho.

Nothing about who gets saddled with the $$ Billions in debts and forward liabilities.

Previous report about a "foreign partner" is complete BS - nobody will touch this.

SriLankan airlines today announced that it would suspend its flights to Frankfurt and Paris in October and November, 2016 respectively.

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