Rahal,

Anything latest about 4R-ADE ? which airline is going to go to take this aircraft?

Hello,

I overheard it's going to fly in Europe but not sure about the accuracy of the information. ADE is in the last phase of lease return check and it is supposed to conclude by 05th of October. However usually it takes at least 3-5 days more than expected as these are pretty old aircrafts. Then we have the visit of owner and the next buyer of the aircraft. They point out their findings and then again minor maintenance should be carried out to fix them.
Hopefully everything will be finalised by the second week of October.

Cheers

Quote: The applause was especially loud for the popular SriLankan CEO Rakitha Jayawardena, who was presented with an award for commitment and superior achievement for passenger achievement in the region.

Didn't you guys write to the PRECIFAC?
My friend in the Ministry of Justice said that they have sent Auditors to investigate a corrupt project in the Ministry and now they are digging up even more cases.

The airlines faced worse stuff and needs proper investigations

Don't forget about MR and company's trip to Bolivia a few years back to attend a summit there. He flew CMB-CPT-VVI aboard one of UL's A340s with a large group of gov members. That certainly wouldn't have been a cheap venture. I guess flying there commercially would have been a long trip, but still.

SriLankan Airlines First Worldwide to offer Thales InFlyt Experience Live News & Weather Application

On the opening day of the APEX show in Portland, Oregon, Thales InFlyt Experience announces that SriLankan Airlines has become the first airline in the world to fly the Thales AVANT In-flight entertainment and connectivity system with an application delivering Live News & Weather.

The carrier’s A330-300 fleet will all feature this capability enabled through the Thales AVANT IFE solution. Currently, there are four aircraft in-service with the final fleet delivery expected by the end of 2015.

SriLankan Airlines’ passengers are currently able to stay connected to the world with the latest news headlines and weather information. Live content from BBC News, AFP and AccuWeather is displayed on the passenger in-seat monitor with on demand access. Live News & Weather engages the passenger with news articles complete with full images plus 5-day weather forecasts for 50 selected cities.

SriLankan Airlines, Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Rakhita Jayawardena said, “Our new A330 aircraft is designed every way to suit the needs of the modern-day traveler. With this full featured aircraft, we are aiming to provide a greater customer experience. Last year, SriLankan’s new A330 fleet became the launch customer for the latest Thales Avant in-flight entertainment system. Today, we are marking another first with Thales, by offering Thales Avant Live News and Weather.”

News and weather feeds are transmitted to the aircraft via satcom during flight to provide rich, timely content, enriching the passenger experience by enabling passengers to Stay in touch with world events during flight.

AVANT, our state-of-the-art Android In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity solution features a highly customizable passenger experience with the latest applications on the market. It is available to all advanced, single and twin aisle Airbus and Boeing aircraft, and has already been selected by many worldwide airlines.

More than 300,000,000 passengers a year across 75 partner airlines use Thales InFlyt Experience solutions, making Thales a leading provider of IFE and connectivity solutions in the world.

I'm a victim of abuse of power at SriLankan Airlines.

I can't even get replies to my e-mails requesting clarification of events. There is a culture of impunity and zero accountability all the way up to the top.

I submitted everything I had to the Weliamuna Comission - no action has been taken against anyone mentioned in the report.

Lost cause at the moment. I'm waiting for more favourable conditions.

Latest information from TLS

1669 F-WWCO (4R-ALP) SriLankan Airlines fcs ofh tn ‘LP’
1687 (F-WWKV) (4R-ALQ) SriLankan Airlines to fl

Taken from here http://digitalairliners.com/toulouse/

So looks like 1687 in the picture in #6153

Any update About this

I couldn't see the rego clearly. But it's definately not 4R-ALP and 4R-ALQ which they havn't flew the first flight so far.

Do they really need a new CEO for SriLankan? I think UL's current CEO Mr. Rakhita Jayawardena has done a great job for our national airline. It seems to UL's COO position still to be filled. What's going to happen to Mr.Rakhita when Mr.Suren Ratwatte takeover the CEO position in end of Oct 2015. According to Airfinancejournal, Mr. Suren is a brother of the advisor to Sri Lanka’s prime minister. Very sad to see the way things are going.

Looks like UL is going to go ahead with A350-941XWB order. Here is the delivery schedule. It's seems to be first A350 for UL will touch down in Sri Lanka in July-Aug 2016. Can't wait for that moment ! So UL will be the first airline to take delivery of A350 in South Asia?

4R- A350‑941 2016 TLS SriLankan AL (Planned) On Order (MSN52) To be assembled in Toulouse
4R- A350‑941 2016 TLS SriLankan AL (Planned) On Order (MSN55) To be assembled in Toulouse
4R- A350‑941 2016 TLS SriLankan AL (Planned) On Order (MSN63) To be assembled in Toulouse
4R- A350‑941 2018 TLS SriLankan AL (Planned) On order
4R- A350‑941 2018 TLS SriLankan AL (Planned) On order
4R- A350‑941 2019 TLS SriLankan AL (Planned) On order
4R- A350‑941 2019 TLS SriLankan AL (Planned) On order

Source : Aerotranspot Database

Some progress...

SriLankan surpasses benchmark in punctuality

SriLankan Airlines achieved the airline industry benchmark of on-time performance on 85.26% of its flights in August 2015, the result of a sustained effort throughout 2015 to improve punctuality, the National carrier said in a statement.

full read http://colombogazette.com/2015/10/04...n-punctuality/

AFAIK Rakhita is a successful businessman who started his career at UL. So I think it was his way of giving back to the company. I remember him even saying his appointment was only an interim one. That said I still think he is a director.

And it is sad that they appointed a pilot with no relevant managerial experience as CEO (Human Factors Manager is more lower level technical management). He seems like a very good pilot and will probably be better than the lot before Rakhita, but IMHO he shouldve been appointed as COO, not CEO. Its sad that he took this job on which will more than likely tarnish his good name. Happy if he proves me wrong in a year or two though!

Wings Air operating in Sri Lanka?

Wings Air, is a scheduled passenger airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia, operating out of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

ATR 72-600 (PK-WHL) operated by Wings Air spotted in Sri Lanka.