Sri Lanka Aviation

**dilushasg-bdavi** · 09-12-2017, 11:34 PM

Originally posted by SpeedbirdFlyer

Dear Mr.Janson,
Please keep your hatred only towards the airline and skip your comments about the country. Being a former employee of UL(crew scheduling), I know your story which can justify your hatred. But you too are partly responsible for your fate. So please know your limit and I am extremely sorry if I offended you.

Finally

**Speedbird** · 10-12-2017, 01:24 AM

Originally posted by SpeedbirdFlyer

Dear Mr.Janson,
Please keep your hatred only towards the airline and skip your comments about the country. Being a former employee of UL(crew scheduling), I know your story which can justify your hatred. But you too are partly responsible for your fate. So please know your limit and I am extremely sorry if I offended you.

This is an open forum and everyone has the right for their opinion; there are no censorship in internet...and if you do not like what is been said...you are most welcome to move on...

There is nothing wrong on Captain Janson statement read below

Debt-ridden SriLankan Airlines faces closure

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/171210/news/debt-ridden-srilankan-airlines-faces-closure-272473.html

**ejanson65** · 10-12-2017, 02:56 AM

Originally posted by SpeedbirdFlyer

Dear Mr.Janson,
Please keep your hatred only towards the airline and skip your comments about the country. Being a former employee of UL(crew scheduling), I know your story which can justify your hatred. But you too are partly responsible for your fate. So please know your limit and I am extremely sorry if I offended you.

You didn't offend me - you have every right to post your views.

The correct word is anger - at the sorry state of UL and by extension the country. Things should never have been allowed to get to this point.

There's no hatred from me towards ordinary UL Staff who are trying to the best they can under impossible conditions.

I'd like to know how I am partly responsible for my own fate as none of the UL managers involved have ever responded to my e-mails for clarification. I have also never been accused of any wrongdoing. My record at UL speaks for itself - I have nothing to defend.

Perhaps a better question is why aren't some of you angry with the current state of affairs?

And a second question - what is wrong with exposing the truth?

**banuthev** · 10-12-2017, 08:44 AM

SriLankan Airlines is going to open new second-tier destinations in China.

Sri Lanka has formally handed over the Hambantota Port to China and SL Gov has received $292M. Any possibility Hambantota Airport will get direct flights from / to China to transport the port workers? I am curious how does the government is going to use the income from Hambantota Port which has been leased out to China. I am sure they have to use the income for pay off the China loans. But Will the SL Gov use the part of the income for paying off the debt of the national air carrier?

**LukeSkywalker** · 10-12-2017, 11:21 AM

Originally posted by banuthev

SriLankan Airlines is going to open new second-tier destinations in China.

Sri Lanka has formally handed over the Hambantota Port to China and SL Gov has received $292M. Any possibility Hambantota Airport will get direct flights from / to China to transport the port workers? I am curious how does the government is going to use the income from Hambantota Port which has been leased out to China. I am sure they have to use the income for pay off the China loans. But Will the SL Gov use the part of the income for paying off the debt of the national air carrier?

Isn't the airport being given on a long term lease to India?

**channa** · 10-12-2017, 11:50 PM

Originally posted by ejanson65

You didn't offend me - you have every right to post your views.

The correct word is anger - at the sorry state of UL and by extension the country. Things should never have been allowed to get to this point.

There's no hatred from me towards ordinary UL Staff who are trying to the best they can under impossible conditions.

I'd like to know how I am partly responsible for my own fate as none of the UL managers involved have ever responded to my e-mails for clarification. I have also never been accused of any wrongdoing. My record at UL speaks for itself - I have nothing to defend.

Perhaps a better question is why aren't some of you angry with the current state of affairs?

And a second question - what is wrong with exposing the truth?

Unless UL is restructured it won't survive for a long . Srilankan Politicians are solely responsible for present status of UL. Ul have a very high ratio of employees per air craft when compared with other international air lines. The work force has to be drastically reduced

Srilankan - 7000 employees for 26 aircrafts
Etihad - 20000 for 126
Qatar - 24000 for 206
Singapore airlines - 25000 for 112
Air Asia - 17000 for 86 aircrafts
Air India - 21000 for 114
Air Canada - 42000 for 403
Qantas Airways - 29000 employees for 119 aircrafts
Air Transat - 5000 for 36

**Speedbird** · 11-12-2017, 02:27 AM

Originally posted by channa

Unless UL is restructured it won't survive for a long . Srilankan Politicians are solely responsible for present status of UL. Ul have a very high ratio of employees per air craft when compared with other international air lines.

Unfortunately most people in Sri Lanka and even in this forum cannot see the forest from the trees. They some how believe magically money grows on trees

The work force has to be drastically reduced

Will never happens...Sri Lankan politicians will never fire anyone...one of the condition of TPG was to reduce the staff level of UL...GOSL politicians said NO...TPG said Goodbye...even now they are waiting for a sucker to come and invest in UL

After handing over Hambantota Port to Chinese; there is severe political pressure to absorb 400+ Hambantota port workers to SLPA...Chinese have told GOSL that they don't want them...but politicians on both aisles are pushing the GOSL to absorb them

**SLD** · 11-12-2017, 07:48 AM

Originally posted by banuthev

SriLankan Airlines is going to open new second-tier destinations in China.

Sri Lanka has formally handed over the Hambantota Port to China and SL Gov has received $292M. Any possibility Hambantota Airport will get direct flights from / to China to transport the port workers? I am curious how does the government is going to use the income from Hambantota Port which has been leased out to China. I am sure they have to use the income for pay off the China loans. But Will the SL Gov use the part of the income for paying off the debt of the national air carrier?

As for news, they are going to put it in a special Fixed Deposit.

**Haleef** · 11-12-2017, 04:51 PM

What are the new aircraft that are yet to be delivered? Have they already got/started production?

**banuthev** · 11-12-2017, 08:48 PM

Originally posted by Haleef

What are the new aircraft that are yet to be delivered? Have they already got/started production?

As previously planned by UL & Airbus, One A321neo have to be delivered in March 2018 and four A350s are to be delivered after 2020.

Originally posted by LukeSkywalker

Isn't the airport being given on a long term lease to India?

There is no confirmation released on media that HRI handed over to other company or country.

**Haleef** · 12-12-2017, 12:32 AM

Originally posted by banuthev

As previously planned by UL & Airbus, One A321neo have to be delivered in March 2018 and four A350s are to be delivered after 2020.

So 4R-ANE was the last to be delifered until now. Hmm, we will not see anymore pictures from TLS or XFW for sometime. :|

**LukeSkywalker** · 12-12-2017, 11:25 PM

Originally posted by Haleef

So 4R-ANE was the last to be delifered until now. Hmm, we will not see anymore pictures from TLS or XFW for sometime. :|

Are there any replacement plans for the 332s? Or when they go that's it and UL will make do with the A333s?

**banuthev** · 13-12-2017, 11:10 AM

Originally posted by LukeSkywalker

Are there any replacement plans for the 332s? Or when they go that's it and UL will make do with the A333s?

I thought the leases of four A332s (ALA/B/C/H) were extended in 2016. May be these four A332s will be replaced by A350 in 2020. Rest of the two A332s (ALD/J) might be returned to the lessor before 2020.

**Sandaru** · 14-12-2017, 06:08 AM

IOC allegedly brought down substandard A1 Fuel

The Indian Oil Company (IOC) imported a stock of 14,000 metric tonnes of substandard aviation fuel into the country on Monday (11), the Petroleum Trade Union Alliance claimed yesterday.

According to Alliance spokesman Bandula Saman Kumara the oil-tanker "Meadows’ had reached Sri Lankan waters carrying “Jet A1” Aviation fuel which was later found to be of low-quality as it failed the first quality test carried out by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC).

- DailyMirror

http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/IO...el-142185.html

**Flyhigh** · 14-12-2017, 10:52 AM

Unions launch scathing attack on SriLankan Airlines top brass

http://www.adaderana.lk/news/44789/unions-launch-scathing-attack-on-srilankan-airlines-top-brass

The Alliance of Unions of SriLankan Airlines says that they have no confidence or trust regarding the restructuring process of the countrys national carrier if the current Chairman, CEO and Board of Directors continue to remain part of the companys management

| EconomyNext

http://www.economynext.com/SriLankan_unions_demands_sacking_of_board_ahead_of_restructuring-3-9350-10.html

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