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  • Serendib
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2011
    • 1807

    #13561
    4R-ALM is inactive for a while now.

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    • SHOCKWAVE
      Senior Member
      • Sep 2017
      • 189

      #13562
      Originally posted by Serendib
      4R-ALM is inactive for a while now.
      Undergoing C check

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      • banuthev
        Administrator
        • Dec 2010
        • 3947

        #13563
        Got to know, Oldest A330 in the UL fleet, 4R-ALH was refurbished with new Business class last month after C Check.

        UL was planning to repaint all the A333 fleet. Has this been confirmed? I wonder repainting is a good idea for the aircraft due to be returned to lessors from next year? Notsure if leases for A333s have been extended? But i agree 4R-ALO badly needed repainting asap.​

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        • banuthev
          Administrator
          • Dec 2010
          • 3947

          #13564
          Originally posted by MAW2000

          Yes, Seems like , its possible,
          Both Aircrafts, MSN
          1844, 1861 were supposed to be join with Azul, Brazil, but according to the planespotters​.net https://www.planespotters.net/airfra...belgium/r6km8k
          but not taken by Azul, remains with the lessor.
          Both aircraft are parked in Tarbes in France 🇫🇷. By the looks the two A330-941Ns will be delivered between Nov25 and Mar26 as per below news. Hope agreement 🤝 go well for UL.


          In a recent interview with an Indian travel magazine, SriLankan Airlines’ Regional Manager for India, Bangladesh, and Nepal, Fawzan Fareid outlined the fleet expansion strategy. “We plan to add two narrow-body aircraft between April and June 2025, bringing the total to 13, followed by the addition of one wide-body aircraft between July and October 2025. Two more wide-body aircraft will be added between November 2025 and March 2026, expanding our fleet to 25 by the end of March 2026,” he said.

          https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/bre...oogle_vignette

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          • IndushanMalith
            Junior Member
            • Mar 2025
            • 4

            #13565
            Could you please provide an update on the 4R ANE? It has been inactive for over 15 months.

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            • n863gt
              Senior Member
              • Aug 2024
              • 223

              #13566
              Originally posted by IndushanMalith
              Could you please provide an update on the 4R ANE? It has been inactive for over 15 months.
              CFMI leap engine issues.(mainly)
              spotting Y-12s and helicopters from my home..

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              • n863gt
                Senior Member
                • Aug 2024
                • 223

                #13567
                Originally posted by banuthev
                Got to know, Oldest A330 in the UL fleet, 4R-ALH was refurbished with new Business class last month after C Check.

                UL was planning to repaint all the A333 fleet. Has this been confirmed? I wonder repainting is a good idea for the aircraft due to be returned to lessors from next year? Notsure if leases for A333s have been extended? But i agree 4R-ALO badly needed repainting asap.​
                That explains why ALH was in maintenance for more than a month.
                any pictures of the new interior of 4R-ALH?
                ALO does need repainting as soon as things permit because most of the paint in upper part of its fuselage is cracked/speed taped.
                --> what are the end-of lease dates for the A333/2s?
                Last edited by n863gt; 20-05-2025, 06:16 PM.
                spotting Y-12s and helicopters from my home..

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                • n863gt
                  Senior Member
                  • Aug 2024
                  • 223

                  #13568
                  Originally posted by banuthev

                  SU operated year-round flight to CMB. I wonder why SU is terminating summer flights to CMB this time?

                  Airlines such as Q2, B9 among the ones terminated CMB in the last few months.
                  Direct flights from Moscow to Colombo will temporarily stop operating tomorrow (19) due to a fall in demand for Sri Lanka as a destination during the summer. The Sri Lankan embassy in Moscow has requested meetings with Russian government agencies over the cessation of flights to Sri Lanka between May and September this year. “The […]
                  spotting Y-12s and helicopters from my home..

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                  • banuthev
                    Administrator
                    • Dec 2010
                    • 3947

                    #13569
                    Originally posted by n863gt

                    That explains why ALH was in maintenance for more than a month.
                    any pictures of the new interior of 4R-ALH?
                    ALO does need repainting as soon as things permit because most of the paint in upper part of its fuselage is cracked/speed taped.
                    --> what are the end-of lease dates for the A333/2s?
                    End-of-lease year for the Current A330 fleet.

                    4R-ALH - Year 2028 - Lessor : Aercap
                    4R-ALS - Year 2027- Lessor : Aercap​
                    4R-ALL - Year 2026 - Lessor : CIT
                    4R-ALM - Year 2026 - Lessor : Avalon
                    4R-ALN - Year 2027- Lessor : Avalon​
                    4R-ALO - Year 2027- Lessor : Avalon​
                    4R-ALP - Year 2027- Lessor : Avalon​
                    4R-ALQ - Year 2027- Lessor : Avalon​
                    4R-ALR - Year 2027- Lessor : Avalon​

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                    • Farhan Hussain
                      Member
                      • Apr 2023
                      • 70

                      #13570
                      Msn 1261 air test at CHR on May 19
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                      • Haleef
                        Senior Member
                        • Nov 2012
                        • 1468

                        #13571
                        Originally posted by Farhan Hussain
                        Msn 1261 air test at CHR on May 19
                        Tracking info from FR24.
                        Attached Files
                        Haleef Ismail
                        www.youtube.com/haleef1 | www.instagram.com/cmb_spotter

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                        • MAW2000
                          Senior Member
                          • Aug 2023
                          • 249

                          #13572
                          Originally posted by banuthev

                          Both aircraft are parked in Tarbes in France 🇫🇷. By the looks the two A330-941Ns will be delivered between Nov25 and Mar26 as per below news. Hope agreement 🤝 go well for UL.
                          Thank you for sharing info Banu!

                          But, most carriers are targetting the new improved A330-900 jets with increased MTOW, still Airbus didnot take the certification for the this variant. But hope this agreement goes well for UL, Cheers!!!!

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                          • Haleef
                            Senior Member
                            • Nov 2012
                            • 1468

                            #13573
                            A few sneak peeks from UL's latest 332. Images of the J class equipped with new 60W USB-C in-seat power system.

                            More info here: WeSky installs 60W USB-C in-seat power system on SriLankan Airlines’ A330-200 aircraft

                            All images are the courtesy of Vytis Petrusevicius.​

                            ​​​​
                            Attached Files
                            Last edited by Haleef; 21-05-2025, 11:06 AM.
                            Haleef Ismail
                            www.youtube.com/haleef1 | www.instagram.com/cmb_spotter

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                            • 330_340
                              Junior Member
                              • Sep 2014
                              • 16

                              #13574
                              Technical flight of your future A330 on May 19, 2025. Departure from LFLX on runway 21 for a 2.5-hour flight. The registration VP-BNX should change soon.
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                              This gallery has 4 photos.
                              Best regards.
                              330_340

                              https://www.flickr.com/photos/330_340/

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                              • Haleef
                                Senior Member
                                • Nov 2012
                                • 1468

                                #13575
                                Originally posted by 330_340
                                Technical flight of your future A330 on May 19, 2025. Departure from LFLX on runway 21 for a 2.5-hour flight. The registration VP-BNX should change soon.
                                Good to see first hand SriLankan images from you again! Thanks for sharing.​



                                A few sneak peeks from UL's latest 332. Images of the J class equipped with new 60W USB-C in-seat power system.

                                More info here: WeSky installs 60W USB-C in-seat power system on SriLankan Airlines’ A330-200 aircraft

                                All images are the courtesy of Vytis Petrusevicius.​​

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                                Last edited by Haleef; 21-05-2025, 11:14 AM.
                                Haleef Ismail
                                www.youtube.com/haleef1 | www.instagram.com/cmb_spotter

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