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Originally posted by sfernando34 View PostWhat is the mode of transportation for the Sri Lankan delegation when they travel to the United Nations Assembly? All of these other leaders arrive flying aboard jets from their national airlines, or aboard their own private government jets. However, I have never once heard of the Sri Lankan delegation arriving at JFK in a SriLankan Airlines plane. Why is this? I know several JFK spotters who go every year to spot for UN week, and they have never seen SriLankan there. Does the delegation fly commercial? Do they charter an aircraft from another airline? I am very curious about this. The President almost always flies to other countries using a SriLankan or Mihin aircraft, so why not the United States? The distance can't be the cause, because MR flew to Bolivia a few years ago aboard a UL A343 via CPT. Does anyone have any ideas?
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Originally posted by 4R-ADA View PostWhat is the meaning behind this? Now MJ is flying alongside UL to Chennai and Maldives?
What is the point to this? I fail to see any rational logic behind this. The quicker this airline is branded into a true LCC (with a new name), the better. There should be NO duplication of routes between the 2 brands.
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Originally posted by Cayman View PostI may be wrong, but as far as I know, if you do not operate commercial service to US and have obtained the required safety certificates, you cannot operate certain classes of aircraft in US airspace. There is an exception if the aircraft is US registered (N-XXXXX). As UL have no US registered aircraft it is obviously not allowed to operate in to JFK.
Last edited by anthonylk; 24-09-2015, 07:33 AM.
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Originally posted by CalgaryLankan View PostMS took EK651 to Dubai and must be on one of the DXB-JFK flights now (most probably EK207). You are correct, even MR never flew to UN on UL metal for some reason. Could be a regulatory reason where Sri Lanka is not listed in the FAA - IASA list.
There is nobody in the Airline Management that has the faintest idea how to go about this.
Also the crew need crew visas to enter the USA. This is a time consuming process (assuming that this is even possible). Took me almost 3 months to obtain.
Most Leaders arrive on regularly scheduled flights. Why spend more public funds? Hasn't enough money been wasted already?Always fly a stable approach - it's the only stability you'll find this business
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Originally posted by ejanson65 View PostYou need approval to operate in MNPS (Minimum Navigation Performance Specification) Airspace. Airline needs to have a training program in place to gain state approval.
There is nobody in the Airline Management that has the faintest idea how to go about this.
Also the crew need crew visas to enter the USA. This is a time consuming process (assuming that this is even possible). Took me almost 3 months to obtain.
Most Leaders arrive on regularly scheduled flights. Why spend more public
funds? Hasn't enough money been wasted already?
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Originally posted by anthonylk View PostI agree. The previous regime wasted enough of UL funds & rode the airline to the ground. Remember the A340 trip to some place in the West Indies ??? What a waste !
Cayman, I do know an Asian Airline, for the purposes you mentioned, has one aircraft on N Register
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Originally posted by ecureilx View PostCayman, I do know an Asian Airline, for the purposes you mentioned, has one aircraft on N Register
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Originally posted by banuthev View PostHi digitalairliners & skyliners - Do you have any update about SriLankan's fifth A330-343E (MSN 1669) ? this aircraft was received a test rego as F-WWCO and to become 4R-ALP. Wondering if this is 242t mtow, whether engines been fitted and aircraft fully painted. It hasn't done the test flight so far if i am not mistaken.
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Originally posted by anthonylk View PostI agree. The previous regime wasted enough of UL funds & rode the airline to the ground. Remember the A340 trip to some place in the West Indies ??? What a waste !
Then there was the Lisbon - Havana - Rio de Janeiro - Johannesburg trip to attend the Earth Summit. That's all about conservation and sustainable development! Nice message showing up with an A340 and a 200 man entourage!
UL would have had to absorb all these costs - they submitted a bill earlier this year (seemed a bit low to me). Now it's all gone strangely quiet once again.
To the best of my knowledge there are no current Aviation related investigations ongoing. That needs to change!Always fly a stable approach - it's the only stability you'll find this business
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Originally posted by AirCeylon View PostAlready painted?
Hi Digitalairliners & skyliner,
Any idea about the rego of the SriLankan A330-300 visible in this pic ? This picture was taken on 23 Sep 2015 during Emirates A380 (Cn206) engine test. I think this A330-300 is 4R-ALQ (Cn 1687). What is the test rego of Cn 1687 ?
Pic source : A380_TLS_A350.
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Flight diverted to BIA to treat injured child
An Indonesian Garuda passenger airline flight en route from Jakarta in Indonesia to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia was diverted to the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this evening after a three-year-old child was injured while he was playing inside the plane, airport officials said. The child was admitted to a private hospital in Negombo soon after the plane landed. “The Boeing-777 flight with 350 passengers and 14 crew members on board was scheduled to leave soon after treating the injured child,” the official said. (T.K.G. Kapila and Deepa Adikari) - See more at: http://www.dailymirror.lk/88947/flig....rNTxT1Ct.dpuf
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Originally posted by Godofpower View PostFlight diverted to BIA to treat injured child
An Indonesian Garuda passenger airline flight en route from Jakarta in Indonesia to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia was diverted to the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this evening after a three-year-old child was injured while he was playing inside the plane, airport officials said. The child was admitted to a private hospital in Negombo soon after the plane landed. “The Boeing-777 flight with 350 passengers and 14 crew members on board was scheduled to leave soon after treating the injured child,” the official said. (T.K.G. Kapila and Deepa Adikari) - See more at: http://www.dailymirror.lk/88947/flig....rNTxT1Ct.dpuf
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