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  • #4456
    Originally posted by Roshan View Post
    Currently the airline operates two A 321 aircraft with 12 business class and 190 economy class seats each. In addition Mihin Air also operates an A320 with the configuration of 12 business class and 168 economy seats. All these are operated on a lease basis.
    The mentioned numbers are wrong as for as A320 (4R-MRE) is concerned. Traveled in the same on IXM-CMB 3rd Sep. The worst aircraft i have ever flew. None of the seat is covered properly with covers. All the seats shows the wooden work inside.

    And business class...... Thats a big joke. No reconfig. They just covered the middle seats of first 3 rows with a large arm rest. The other two seats became business class.

    Originally posted by Azamh View Post
    Hi

    Any News on 4R-ADE i gues its missing in action any one has a news?
    Originally posted by 4R-ALA View Post
    its flying to DOHA today as UL217 as per flight radar24
    Did the same flight on 3rd Sep. Pushed back after 50 min from schedule due to weather. That was a rainy day. The aircraft was very nice including IFE, but not many choices in movies. Food was very good. Crews were effective. Flight was full.

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    • #4457
      Originally posted by Skyliner View Post
      only paint at Chateauroux, will take normally about 8 to ten days,then back to Toulouse for seat configuration and certification
      Any news that our A333 will get OW scheme?
      ​Umedha Hettigoda ®

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      • #4458
        - SriLankan Airlines eyeing routes to Africa : looking to go to Africa primarily to support the Chinese transit passengers there

        - Melbourne; Kunming, China on the cards

        Melbourne; Kunming, China on the cards | The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka
        http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140907/business-times/melbourne-kunming-china-on-the-cards-116119.html
        SriLankan Airlines is gearing to go to Africa, in a bid to leverage on Chinese transit passengers via Colombo, officials said. “We’re looking to go to

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        • #4459
          Originally posted by banuthev View Post
          Mihin Lanka will go ahead with two x B737-800s which are going to be leased from Air Lease Corp in 2016. B737-800 is a good tool for serving reachable secondary destinations in China from Sri Lanka.
          Banu, according to todays news they are trying to negotiate with ALC to swap the leases over to Airbus aircraft:

          Mihin Lanka seeks to go back on Boeing lease deal | The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka
          http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140907/news/mihin-lanka-seeks-to-go-back-on-boeing-lease-deal-116846.html
          Mihin Lanka is negotiating with a US aircraft leasing company to cancel orders for two Boeing 737-800 aircraft for which contracts have already been signed,



          IMHO this will be a very costly mistake for MJ. Shame it took new management to realise this. Anyone know if they are trying to swap them for A32S CEOs or NEOs?

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          • #4460
            Originally posted by lordvader View Post
            Banu, according to todays news they are trying to negotiate with ALC to swap the leases over to Airbus aircraft:
            Makes so much sense... UL has not been a Boeing Operator since they got rid of B737/B747.. except for when they had B767 on wetlease in 2013 when some of the Airbuses were under maintenance

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            • #4461
              Originally posted by flylanka View Post
              Makes so much sense... UL has not been a Boeing Operator since they got rid of B737/B747.. except for when they had B767 on wetlease in 2013 when some of the Airbuses were under maintenance
              UL's B767 was operating July 2010 to September 2010. What happened to Mihin's wet-leased ex-transavia B738 in 2009?

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              • #4462
                Originally posted by Serendib View Post
                UL's B767 was operating July 2010 to September 2010. What happened to Mihin's wet-leased ex-transavia B738 in 2009?
                Both the b767 nd mj's b738 lasted a very short while.....the pilots were also provided by the lessor

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                • #4463
                  Originally posted by lordvader View Post
                  Banu, according to todays news they are trying to negotiate with ALC to swap the leases over to Airbus aircraft:

                  Mihin Lanka seeks to go back on Boeing lease deal | The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka
                  http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140907/news/mihin-lanka-seeks-to-go-back-on-boeing-lease-deal-116846.html
                  Mihin Lanka is negotiating with a US aircraft leasing company to cancel orders for two Boeing 737-800 aircraft for which contracts have already been signed,



                  IMHO this will be a very costly mistake for MJ. Shame it took new management to realise this. Anyone know if they are trying to swap them for A32S CEOs or NEOs?
                  It will be better if Mihin Lanka stick with airbus aircraft. Do you think lessor will swap the deal from Boeing to Airbus for Mihin Lanka.

                  Mihin Lanka re-launches new website. www.mihinlanka.com

                  According to Flight Sked at airport.lk, UL's Second A321 coming into operation on the 21st September 2014.

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                  • #4464
                    Originally posted by Serendib View Post
                    UL's B767 was operating July 2010 to September 2010. What happened to Mihin's wet-leased ex-transavia B738 in 2009?

                    Mihin didn't pay so everything was cancelled. I don't remember if the aircraft even made it to CMB - I don't think it did a single flight for Mihin.
                    Always fly a stable approach - it's the only stability you'll find this business

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                    • #4465
                      Originally posted by lansoft View Post
                      Srilankan Airlines plans to further expand China network © CAPA
                      Srilankan Airlines regional manager Asia Pacific Dimuthu Tennakoon said the carrier plans to expand its network expansion to China (dailynews.lk, 29-Aug-2014). He forecast that the number of Chinese travellers to Sri Lanka would double towards the end of 2014 from the more than 62,000 visitors in 2013. More than 62,000 Chinese visitors were reported in 1H2014. Sri Lankan Airlines has expansion plans to 15 new secondary Chinese destinations, he added.
                      How are the yields in these new destinations?

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                      • #4466
                        Originally posted by isuru View Post
                        How are the yields in these new destinations?
                        I question the yeild the biz class usual fares to china are usually 2x y class on UL . Where as other airlines may charge up to 3.5x-4x

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                        • #4467
                          Originally posted by ak892 View Post
                          - SriLankan Airlines eyeing routes to Africa : looking to go to Africa primarily to support the Chinese transit passengers there

                          - Melbourne; Kunming, China on the cards

                          http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140907/bus...ds-116119.html
                          Good to hear SriLankan going to launch destinations in Africa and China to connect the both the market. Any idea which are the suitable to destinations SriLankan can launch in Africa and China ?

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                          • #4468
                            Originally posted by banuthev View Post
                            Good to hear SriLankan going to launch destinations in Africa and China to connect the both the market. Any idea which are the suitable to destinations SriLankan can launch in Africa and China ?
                            JNB in Africa & I think UL operating enough destinations in China so it's better if they can increase the frequencies according to demand instead of adding new destinations.

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                            • #4469
                              Originally posted by Spookyflyer View Post
                              JNB in Africa & I think UL operating enough destinations in China so it's better if they can increase the frequencies according to demand instead of adding new destinations.
                              China.. UL flies to PEK, PVG and CAN,, those are main Chinese cities.. Dunno where else we could fly. Other cities may not have a load adequate to fill an A330? May be fly to Xian , Cheng du,Shenzhen via BKK on a A320.. But what frequency?.. Africa may be NBO and JNB? But route has to be properly planned. I believe why UL is eyeing Africa and China is because of the heavy China Africa traffic. When I travel inter Africa I am amazed at how many Chinese Nationals are on board these flights. Again as I said.. route has to be properly planned for it not be a disaster like the UL A340 flights to JNB which lasted only 3 months. Plus KQ and ET fly state of the art B777-300ER and B787-800 (or progressively introducing these Aircrafts) so UL has to make sure they use right A/C, manage yeilds and manage connections.

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                              • #4470
                                Originally posted by banuthev View Post
                                Good to hear SriLankan going to launch destinations in Africa and China to connect the both the market. Any idea which are the suitable to destinations SriLankan can launch in Africa and China ?
                                Last i heard it was Johannesburg and Nairobi. Transit traffic from India and China were primary feeders. Shorter travel times and cheaper flights were the reason and were looking at a local African partner. Ethiopian and South African Airways might be viable options!

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