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  • Originally posted by Sandaru View Post
    An Emirates flight EK 342 from Dubai to Kuala Lumpur diverted to Colombo today (28th) evening. Rreason Unknown.
    It left CMB at 7:34 PM and on the way to KUL now. Could be most probably medical!

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    • Originally posted by Sandaru View Post
      Aircraft Landed on Colombo International Airport at 6.30 PM local time (13:00 UTC).
      The aircraft landed on runway 22 and used the whole runway during the landing, then the aircraft vacated the runway from last taxiway Echo.
      Damn....it's my favourite EPL club

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      • Originally posted by dilushasg-bdavi View Post
        Damn....it's my favourite EPL club
        Mine too! that's a great looking livery
        -Aaqib Hussain
        (Aviation Analyst | Content Creator)
        www.youtube.com/airlines747

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        • Originally posted by banuthev View Post
          I thought BG already got approval to fly CMB and they were waiting for additional aircraft to launch CMB? If they did start CMB they will use their new B737. In the same news it say Nepal's Himalaya Airlines to start regular flights to CMB by end of this year.
          Looks good!
          Great to see more links opening up to Bangladesh and beyond. They'd probably utilize their 737-800's or else their A310's since they still operate two of them as of today
          -Aaqib Hussain
          (Aviation Analyst | Content Creator)
          www.youtube.com/airlines747

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          • Rotana Jet is speculated to start 5th Freedom flights on the CMB-HRI route from December this year.


            They'd be operating their Airbus A319 for this on the AUH-CMB-HRI-CMB-AUH route
            Just confirmed this with a few travel companies too.

            If anyone has more information on this please do share
            -Aaqib Hussain
            (Aviation Analyst | Content Creator)
            www.youtube.com/airlines747

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            • Originally posted by Aaqib View Post
              Rotana Jet is speculated to start 5th Freedom flights on the CMB-HRI route from December this year.


              They'd be operating their Airbus A319 for this on the AUH-CMB-HRI-CMB-AUH route
              Just confirmed this with a few travel companies too.

              If anyone has more information on this please do share

              Why on earth are they still flying to HRI ?

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              • Originally posted by anthonylk View Post
                Why on earth are they still flying to HRI ?
                Probably has to do with the Middle East labour market which might be coming predominantly from the areas around HRI.

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                • Originally posted by LukeSkywalker View Post
                  Probably has to do with the Middle East labour market which might be coming predominantly from the areas around HRI.
                  FlyDubai and Cinnamon Air operates daily flights & RotanaJet operates twice weekly to HRI.

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                  • Originally posted by Aaqib View Post
                    Looks good!
                    Great to see more links opening up to Bangladesh and beyond. They'd probably utilize their 737-800's or else their A310's since they still operate two of them as of today
                    Would be great to see the good old A310 in CMB before it retires by the end of this year.

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                    • PIA signs contract with SriLankan for lease of three A-330s

                      PIA-Premier-cabin-crew-uniform-unveiled-1Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has formalised the wet leasing of three A-330 aircraft from Srilankan Airlines.

                      PIA CEO Bernd Hildebrand signed the contract with the Chairman of Sri Lankan Airlines, Ajith Dias and CEO Capt. Suren Ratwatte.

                      The contract has materialised after a series of negotiations between the two sides. First of these aircraft would he delivered during the next week, while the rest in the following months.

                      These aircraft are in brand new condition and would be used for PIA Premier Service giving passengers a better experience, allowing PIA to start regaining its market share.

                      PIA Premier is scheduled to be launched on August 14, initially only to London.

                      There would be six weekly Premier Service flights to London, including three from Islamabad and three from Lahore. Later, with the addition of more aircraft, the service would be expanded to other destinations.

                      Chairman, Azam Saigol appreciated the efforts of the PIA team led by Hildebrand in finalising this contract.

                      Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has formalised the wet leasing of three A-330 aircraft from Srilankan Airlines. PIA CEO Bernd Hildebrand signed the contract with the Chairman of Sri Lankan Airlines, Ajith Dias and CEO Capt. Suren Ratwatte. The contract has materialised after a series of nego
                      I heard that SriLankan is sending 4R-ALN to PIA on the 30th of July. 4R-ALL, ALM and ALN will be leased to PIA, and UL will be getting 2 or 3 A350s since Hainan Airlines has taken on UL.. Some one please confirm if it's true? Has it been confirmed Hainan Airlines to take over UL?

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                      • Originally posted by banuthev View Post
                        I heard that SriLankan is sending 4R-ALN to PIA on the 30th of July. 4R-ALL, ALM and ALN will be leased to PIA, and UL will be getting 2 or 3 A350s since Hainan Airlines has taken on UL.. Some one please confirm if it's true? Has it been confirmed Hainan Airlines to take over UL?
                        So those aircrafts will have pia livery??

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                        • Originally posted by Srilankan1 View Post
                          So those aircrafts will have pia livery??
                          After sometime.. They will fly under UL registration, and later will be changed when on dry lease..
                          Haleef Ismail
                          www.youtube.com/haleef1 | www.instagram.com/cmb_spotter

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                          • Originally posted by Haleef View Post
                            After sometime.. They will fly under UL registration, and later will be changed when on dry lease..
                            It looks like It's been confirmed SriLankan is not taking delivery of first three of the A350s (MSN 52,55,60) from Aercap. They are going to Bulgaria Air.



                            MSN 52 - LZ-LHE
                            MSN 55 - LZ-LHF
                            MSN 60 - LZ-LHG

                            SriLankan to lease 3 A350s to Bulgaria Air

                            SriLankan Airlines (UL, Colombo Int'l) has renew negotiations to lease three unwanted Airbus A350-900s to Bulgaria Air (FB, Sofia), officials at the national carrier said.

                            The renewal program is part of the restructuring of the debt-ridden airline by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Public Enterprise and Development. The A350-900s has been grounded by SriLankan, according to Sri Lanka's Business Times reported. This week the Ministry through media advertisements called for Request for Proposal (RFP)’s to select a financial advisor to restructure the national carrier. Now, SriLankan has four A350-900s on order.

                            Bulgaria Air has announce to long haul proposal contract for four A330-200s and three A350-900s, paving the way for next long haul flights to Asia and even the US. The A350-900s would be delivered to the Bulgarian carrier by 2017. CEO Hristo Todorov will reveale to sets open up flights to the US.

                            Three A350 airframes - cn 52, 55, and 60 - that SriLankan was scheduled to have leased from AerCap have already been completed and are currently awaiting fitment of their Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 powerplants and interiors. As such, SriLankan was to have taken delivery of cn 52 with cn 55 and 60 to have followed during the last quarter of the year. Images of cn 52 seen for SriLankan's logo has now been removed from its fuselage.

                            SriLankan management says the aircraft no longer fit their business model which has shifted focus from longhaul to regional operations.

                            Source : Group Defense & Transportation Spotters

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                            • Originally posted by Haleef View Post
                              After sometime.. They will fly under UL registration, and later will be changed when on dry lease..
                              So they won't return back to UL?

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                              • Originally posted by dilushasg-bdavi View Post
                                So they won't return back to UL?
                                I don't think. We are not going to take them back.
                                Haleef Ismail
                                www.youtube.com/haleef1 | www.instagram.com/cmb_spotter

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