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Airbus has installed on the first flight-test A350 XWB (MSN001) its two flight-ready Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines and also installing the new Honeywell HGT1700 auxiliary power unit (APU) at Airbus’ production facilities in Toulouse (France).
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UL too slow, regarding the Airbus MOU.
Even Nepal Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to buy two Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices.
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Unfortunately A350XWB is only supported by Trent XWB; GE offered GEnx for -800/-900 but did support -1000 which directly compete against 77W with GE90s...in a nutshell GE pulled out of A350XWB program.
In my opinion, I am still not sure how long UL can go on borrowing money from GOSL to finance this project...so the project itself is still in doubtComment
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Yes, A359 is only offered with RR engines, just like GE90s have a monopoly on 77W and 777X to come. My comment was only meant to be a comparison between the two engines.Unfortunately A350XWB is only supported by Trent XWB; GE offered GEnx for -800/-900 but did support -1000 which directly compete against 77W with GE90s...in a nutshell GE pulled out of A350XWB program.
In my opinion, I am still not sure how long UL can go on borrowing money from GOSL to finance this project...so the project itself is still in doubt
And most importantly, with regards to UL's selection of aircraft, I think they are on the right track. What is not on the right track is the entire airline itself. I still strongly feel that the president should have his own aircraft (which he is entitled to as the head of state) and find a private sector managing partner for UL or sell it. There is no point in subsidizing the travel of foreign tourists at the expense of Sri Lankan tax payers. They are not coming to Sri Lanka because of UL, they are coming DESPITE UL!Comment
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Correct me if i am wrong... i haven't seen any Airbus A/C with GE enginesAirbus has installed on the first flight-test A350 XWB (MSN001) its two flight-ready Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines and also installing the new Honeywell HGT1700 auxiliary power unit (APU) at Airbus’ production facilities in Toulouse (France).
http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pr...0-xwb-msn001/#
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Turkish Airlines ordered additional GE CF6-80E1 engines to power its new two firm Airbus A330-300 aircraft, with options for an additional three A330 aircraft.
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Interesting to see how this will go. Aviation isnt an easy business to manage.Kapila new CEO at Mobitel
Kapila Chandrasena, current CEO of SriLankan Airlines and Mihin Lanka has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel, SLT sources said. He will continue to hold the other positions.
This appointment was made April 23 by the board of directors of Sri Lanka Telecom to fill the vacancy created following former CEO Lalith De Silva’s assumption of office as Group CEO Sri Lanka Telecom
Mr Chandrasena assumed the role of new CEO Mobitel from Thursday, May 2, a member of the SLT board of directors confirmed. He was one-time Chief Marketing Officer at SLT.
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SriLankan Airlines introduces self- service check-in kiosks for seamless travel experience
SriLankan Airlines revolutionizing its world-class customer service, has introduced self-service check-in kiosks at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).
Specially designed for airlines and air travellers, self-service check-in kiosk is a self-contained computer terminal which provides self-service check-in for single or multiple airlines. Kiosk has a user-friendly interactive touch screen monitor through which the customers can navigate the panels easily. Through kiosk, Passengers can check-in by entering their ticket numbers/ booking reference / FlySmiles membership numbers or scanning the barcode in the electronic ticket.
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Hardly revolutionarySriLankan Airlines introduces self- service check-in kiosks for seamless travel experience
SriLankan Airlines revolutionizing its world-class customer service, has introduced self-service check-in kiosks at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).
Specially designed for airlines and air travellers, self-service check-in kiosk is a self-contained computer terminal which provides self-service check-in for single or multiple airlines. Kiosk has a user-friendly interactive touch screen monitor through which the customers can navigate the panels easily. Through kiosk, Passengers can check-in by entering their ticket numbers/ booking reference / FlySmiles membership numbers or scanning the barcode in the electronic ticket.
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Air Arabia Cancels Mattala Service from May 2013
Air Arabia has cancelled Sharjah – Mattala route, just 6 weeks after it became the first foreign carrier to operate the newest International airport in Sri Lanka.
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