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  • Originally posted by Sandaru View Post
    Any idea about this one?

    May be due to failure of MJ331 this morning

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    • Originally posted by Sandaru View Post
      Any idea about this one?

      Interesting !! What is the registration of the aircraft operated this UL1422 today. It seems to be Indonesian airline "Sriwijaya air" also operating on Indonesia-Sri Lanka with charter flights. Hope you would've seen on network update above MJ is reducing flights to CGK from daily to 4 weekly. Not sure why��

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      • Originally posted by asiri77x View Post
        May be due to failure of MJ331 this morning
        No mate, MJ331 route is Colombo - Kolkata
        This is Colombo - Jakarta

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        • Since CGK-CMB doesn't touch SIN, I wonder if that is for the Middle East traffic- or somebody is filling with cargo

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          • Originally posted by TheF15Ace View Post
            Indeed they are. According to planespotters.net only two of them are older than 10 years. But since most of them might be nearing the end of their lease it would make sense to replace them with newer aircraft.
            Very true, although I really hope the two aging A320's namely 4R-ABK and ABL would be retired.I also hear that the two A321's leased from QR would be returned upon delivery of the A320NEO's
            -Aaqib Hussain
            (Aviation Analyst | Content Creator)
            www.youtube.com/airlines747

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            • Any Possibility of new flights to HRI?

              With the spare capacity available at Mihin Lanka's utilization of aircraft, was pondering on why they dont relaunch flights to HRI on the A319?
              A frequency 3 to 4 times a week would be practical mainly to serve commuters and business folk along with tourists would be practical as I recall the daily flights UL157/158 operated by UL in the past did have a load factor of over 75% and that too being operated on the A320's

              Cinnamon Air plans to start operations in the next few months and that too being on a Cessna aircraft with pretty exorbitant prices for such a short hop as well as Helitours now focusing mainly on tourists and thereby increasing fares by nearly twice as what they where before
              -Aaqib Hussain
              (Aviation Analyst | Content Creator)
              www.youtube.com/airlines747

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              • Originally posted by Aaqib View Post
                Very true, although I really hope the two aging A320's namely 4R-ABK and ABL would be retired.I also hear that the two A321's leased from QR would be returned upon delivery of the A320NEO's
                Once the A320 fleet becomes all NEOs it wouldn't make sense to keep just two A321s with the older engines. However I do hope that SriLankan will also acquire some A321NEOs because that aircraft would be ideal (in terms of capacity) for many of the narrowbody routes SriLankan currently flies.

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                • Originally posted by A350-XWB View Post
                  The order has NOT been cancelled yet, but yes, UL is reluctant to take these A350s
                  UL will probably have to take the first three because they are leased from AerCap and because three of their A330-200s are to be returned to the lessor as soon as 2017
                  Regarding the others on order, we cannot confirm that these aircraft on order won't be cancelled.

                  Kind regards,
                  Philipp and Lucas
                  Hello Skyliner, A350-XWB, Digitalairliners etc..

                  Earlier today, UL's first A350 (MSN52) was rolled out to P18 for outdoor ground tests. Any pictures/updates?

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                  • Originally posted by banuthev View Post
                    Hello Skyliner, A350-XWB, Digitalairliners etc..

                    Earlier today, UL's first A350 (MSN52) was rolled out to P18 for outdoor ground tests. Any pictures/updates?


                    Sources from inside BIA confirmed a team of engineers has been sent to Toulouse for a A350XWB maintenance training program.

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                    • Found MSN-49 / B-18901 / A350-941 / China Airlines

                      Looks like MSN-52 / UL-1 pictures still not available……

                      Hi, A350-XWB, any updates?





                      Last edited by Max; 18-03-2016, 04:46 AM.

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                      • Originally posted by TheF15Ace View Post
                        Once the A320 fleet becomes all NEOs it wouldn't make sense to keep just two A321s with the older engines. However I do hope that SriLankan will also acquire some A321NEOs because that aircraft would be ideal (in terms of capacity) for many of the narrowbody routes SriLankan currently flies.
                        There was some news that the PW1000Gs are having a lot of teething problems, and LH has paused the deliveries.

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                        • Originally posted by ecureilx View Post
                          There was some news that the PW1000Gs are having a lot of teething problems, and LH has paused the deliveries.
                          From what I've heard there are two problems with the new engines:

                          One is a software issue where the engine keeps sending multiple error messages to the cockpit.

                          The other is the extra start up time required due to cooling issues after shut-down on the previous flight.

                          This is why LH has flown the A320NEO on intra German routes so far, because engineering support is needed at the airports it lands at. However Pratt & Whitney has stated that by the end of 2016 these issues should be ironed out.

                          It is also worth noting 6E has so far taken delivery of 2 A320NEOs and expects another one by the end of March.
                          Last edited by TheF15Ace; 18-03-2016, 08:42 AM.

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                          • msn 52 is undergoing outdoor ground tests

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                            • Originally posted by Aaqib View Post
                              With the spare capacity available at Mihin Lanka's utilization of aircraft, was pondering on why they dont relaunch flights to HRI on the A319?
                              A frequency 3 to 4 times a week would be practical mainly to serve commuters and business folk along with tourists would be practical as I recall the daily flights UL157/158 operated by UL in the past did have a load factor of over 75% and that too being operated on the A320's

                              Cinnamon Air plans to start operations in the next few months and that too being on a Cessna aircraft with pretty exorbitant prices for such a short hop as well as Helitours now focusing mainly on tourists and thereby increasing fares by nearly twice as what they where before
                              Business trips to Mattala? UL flights to HRI were heavily subsidized

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                              • Originally posted by banuthev View Post
                                Hello Skyliner, A350-XWB, Digitalairliners etc..

                                Earlier today, UL's first A350 (MSN52) was rolled out to P18 for outdoor ground tests. Any pictures/updates?
                                We have no pictures yet. We will share them as soon as we have one.

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