Sri Lanka Aviation

yahh i was thinking the same...they might be looking for B380 from Boeing instead of A380 from Airbus......

http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Sr...e--142361.html

Ajith Dias doesn't want to release details on the aircraft leases. Wonder why?

Doesn't seem to be any rush to investigate how UL could be allowed to get into the current mess. Or who pocketed the commissions whilst destroying the airline.

I noticed that 4R-MRD is back flying since a couple of days ago. Has it been painted in UL livery?

Yes painted. I saw it.

Hi Haleef & Harsha - Do you have pictures of 4R-MRD in SriLankan livery? Could you please post in our forum?

Sorry I don't have any, Harsha might do so.

AirAsia Sri Lanka – Coming Soon

A proposal has come before the cabinet of ministers to launch a budget airline.The proposal was submitted through a joint cabinet paper from Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Tourism Development Minister, John Amaratunga.

The Joint Cabinet Paper submitted on November 15, proposes the establishment of a budget airline ‘AirAsia Sri Lanka’, under the Malaysia-based AirAsia Group.

The airline will service from Colombo, Jaffna, Hambantota and will expand operations to other South Asian countries.The airline will then extend services to China and ASEAN countries before expanding to Africa and the Middle East in the final phase of implementation.

Plans have been made to purchase 24 A320 aircrafts for AirAsia Sri Lanka, within its first five years of operation.The cabinet paper states that within its first five years of operation, it will be able to bring 9.6 million tourists to the country.

The cabinet paper further states, tourists can be attracted to Sri Lanka through AirAsia’s 12 million Facebook fans, six million twitter followers and 110,000 YouTube subscribers.

In their cabinet paper, the Prime Minister and Minister John Amaratunga also note that in several countries budget airlines and full service airlines work together.

Furthermore, the paper cites Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Vietnam and Philippines as examples.The cabinet paper states, full service airlines and budget carriers function in the same environment in these countries.

The paper seeks authorisation to hold talks with AirAsia on the necessary skills, provisions and other operational affairs.

Authorisation has been sought for these talks to be carried out by the Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs – a portfolio held by the Prime Minister, and the Department of Civil Aviation.

The groundwork being laid for the inevitable???
http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Sr...ka-142469.html

Hi,
I don't have any pics right now but I'll try to get some.

Something to do quickly, other wise will loss jobs + Pride name

Up to now everyone has been very good at doing absolutely nothing. The only thing that will change between now and the end of March is that a further $20 - $30 Million will be added to the debt imho.

Even if they lay off 50% of the staff it still won't appreciably change the situation. Not that I expect this to happen.

The fact that they have hired consultants says enough about the level of competency at the management level.

yea im also confused about that notice

British consultants tasked with salvaging SriLankan Airlines yesterday presented their first report to the Ministerial Committee headed by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, expressing confidence in restructuring and finding a partner airline to turn the national carrier around, a top Government official revealed.

The Nyras Consulting Company specialising in the global aviation sector, which was hired by the Government to advise it on initiating a restructuring program and securing an investor for the troubled national carrier, presented its preliminary report yesterday outlining the broad framework for restructuring. “The consultant was very positive about the restructuring and turning the airline around and finding a partner,” a top ministry official who declined to be quoted told the Daily FT.

not yet