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Originally posted by SpookyFlyer
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Really; so if an aircraft does a hard landing...second terminal will help? (remember IL 18D EX-005 4th Feb 2004) -
The 330 is deployed for the additional service - EK654. Flight has good connection times with inbound Europe overnight flights.Originally posted by umedhah View Post
Emirates usually "tests the water" with additional services using 330 or 340, and if good loads increases capacity with a 77x. Also there is a big demand for the 777-300ER from other routes, more on order though.Comment
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While the CMB-DXB leg timings are ideal, I will not be using this due to substandard hardproduct, especially in J compared to the 77W. The price is the same, which I find stupid. One of the main issues with EK is different hard products. Waiting for them to phase out these pesky 330/340s and also get rid of the 'deeply reclining' BS they sometimes peddle.Originally posted by dramirez View PostComment
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Was just reading on the runway closure at DXB happening next year, when was the last time CMB was closed? Given it only has one runway, if they have to close for resurfacing/major maintenance, where do the flights go?
I am assuming previously it would have been Ratmalana, but now would they force everyone to use HTT? That would be a disaster!Comment
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Totally agree... And for that reason I will always prefer the 777 EK650 flight!Originally posted by NeatStuff View PostComment
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if there is a closure of runway 04-22 at CMB......@SpookyFlyer: the planes wont land on the second terminal, the airport would have to close for over 5 hours.........a second runway is important at any intl. airportComment
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Emirates A332 near Colombo on Nov 2nd 2013, cargo fire indication
An Emirates Airlines Airbus A330-200, registration A6-EAR performing flight EK-655 from Colombo (Sri Lanka) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates), was climbing out of Colombo when the crew stopped the climb at FL270 due to a cargo fire indication and returned to Colombo for a safe landing on runway 22 about 30 minutes after departure. Attending emergency services found no trace of fire, heat or smoke.
Passengers reported that following checks the aircraft was boarded and prepared for another departure, however, the crew duty time had elapsed and the flight was postponed to the next day.
The aircraft departed the following morning and reached Dubai with a delay of 17 hours.​Comment
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Previously it has been MAA...RML cannot handle wide bodied aircraft...runway length is around 2000 meters...HRI Apron is limited and also would not be able to handle peak traffic...like passenger throughput custom, immigration, check in and local transport.Originally posted by NeatStuff View PostComment
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HRI's apron can handled a maximum of 10 wide-body aircraft at once, while CMB's current capacity is 25Originally posted by Speedbird View PostComment
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MAA is not an option, I am not talking about closing for a few hours. I am talking about major maintenance, like resurfacing which takes weeks. How did it happen before? KIA has been here for 40 years+, surely they have resurfaced the runway at least once. Where did the planes land then?Originally posted by Speedbird View Post
If RML cannot handle widebodies, then HRI would have to be the default. F all of us who have to fly to SL then! Maybe the expressway would have made it to Hambantota by then, fingers crossed.Comment
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Toyama Airport in Japan has runway with 2000m handles B777 and B767 : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyama_AirportOriginally posted by Speedbird View PostComment
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but RML's aprons(where the aircraft park) are smaller than the ones at ToyamaOriginally posted by Banuthev View PostComment
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SriLankan Airlines reveals new aircraft, routes & alliance
SriLankan Airlines is to take delivery of new aircraft for the first time in more than a decade from August next year.
Delivered over an 18-24 month period, 10 new aircraft will join the fleet, flying routes to Europe & Asia.
Alongside six A330-300s, the airline has ordered four of the latest generations A350-900s. The new aircraft will increase seat capacity by 10-12%.
Chairman Nishantha Wickremasinghe said he hoped to move to daily flights on routes including Frankfurt, Paris & Rome over the next 18 months.
SriLankan Airlines is also set to join the Oneworld alliance in March or April 2014.
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SriLankan Airlines SimNet Wins ICT Merit Award
SriLankan Airlines’ Flight Simulator Centre received a merit award at the Annual National Best Quality ICT Awards 2013 for its exclusively designed customer management portal (CRM)-SimNet.
The awards ceremony, organized by the Chartered Institute for IT Sri Lanka (BCSSL) was held recently in Colombo amidst a large gathering of IT professionals, stake holders, decision-makers and government representatives.
Developed in-house under a unique concept, the CRM portal - SimNet comprises a simulator reservation system with a state of the art booking calendar, simulator check-in / check-out system, reservation monitoring and usage statistics report generator for critical business analysis and a monthly revenue report. The software also comes with a simulator issue tracking system and a customer feedback acquisition facility which contributes to the enhancement of the Airlines’ training services.
The Simulator Centre of SriLankan Airlines, with its Airbus A320 & A330 full flight simulators offers a total flying experience on ground and facilitates training of pilots not only in Sri Lanka but in the region of South Asia. The flight simulators are certified by prestigious qualification awarding body EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) as a Level D - FSTD: the highest standard that a FSTD can get, after extensive tests and evaluations carried on site.
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