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Sri Lanka is to sign an air services agreement with the United Kingdom enabling increased flights between the two countries, a government statement said. The air services agreement would enable the frequency entitlement to be increased to 21 flights a week from 14 today between the two countries.
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Guys... there is a Flight tom from CAN to CMB A320 registration 4R-ABL.... (source: AirCeylon)Comment
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SriLankan Airlines New Airbus A320 (4R-ABL) Flight Has Arrived To Bandaranayaka Intonational Airport Today At 0925hrs. Now Flight Is on SriLankan Airlines Hanger...
I'm Waiting to get new photos of 4R-ABL... (source: RyanEvan)Comment
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@ Kflyer - I just spotted your post in A.Net ref: 4R-ABL : http://www.airliners.net/aviation-fo....main/5113443/. I am thinking 4R-ABL could be MSN4694 the brand-new airframe, may be this airframe has been assembled in Tianjin. However I am not 100% sure with the C/N of ABL. Yes, please update here when you get more information ?Comment
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The following site claims that UL will also get MSNs 4869 and 4915 after 4694. It doesnt mention anything about ABL/2569 which is interesting and probably means that ABL isnt 2569 after all.
@KFlyer: If ABL isnt 2569 your probably right about it being a ex CZ one (especially since it originated from CAN). Maybe UL will configure it as an all economy workhorse (like 2584) and as such didnt want to spend much on the lease. Im surprised Mihin hasnt got more of these aircraft (instead of the longer A321).Comment
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I doubt they will want any extra all Economy frames. The single one is hardly used to the max plus it is worth capturing the biz demand on some routes as that is what drives the profits. It is not 2569.The following site claims that UL will also get MSNs 4869 and 4915 after 4694. It doesnt mention anything about ABL/2569 which is interesting and probably means that ABL isnt 2569 after all.
@KFlyer: If ABL isnt 2569 your probably right about it being a ex CZ one (especially since it originated from CAN). Maybe UL will configure it as an all economy workhorse (like 2584) and as such didnt want to spend much on the lease. Im surprised Mihin hasnt got more of these aircraft (instead of the longer A321).
MJ quite obviously is still not running under a sound business plan. An LCC that offers free meals and generous free baggage ? Oh come on.
I'll be really happy if they turn a profit. But I doubt it.
On the other hand, UL is doing good - at least with a management consisting of professionals - and they are self financing all the deals. 4R-ADG too, should be arriving soon.
Kudos to Mr. Manoj, he's getting things to a good track.Last edited by Kflyer; 09-04-2011, 09:30 AM.The opinions above are solely my own and do not reflect those of my employer or clientsComment
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It is MSN2345 http://airlineindustryreview.com/sri...ds-fifth-a320/The opinions above are solely my own and do not reflect those of my employer or clientsComment
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Thanks for the info. They mustve gone for this aircraft due to the fact its IAE engined and wouldve been quite cheap to lease. That said its a bit weird that they sourced MSN2584 as the lone CFM engined aircraft in the fleet. UL couldve also taken this much newer aircraft instead of 2345 (which is stored according to the following source): http://www.planespotters.net/Product...&fleetStatus=2
Anyway yeah I agree Mihin doesnt seem to have a proper plan. That said they have been supposedly successful with their flights to Dhaka and Jakarta so they may be profitable. That said if they limit baggage to a max of 10kg and cut the meals down to say water or a bag of nuts, then they could easily increase profit.Comment
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