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**vishwa** · 05-09-2019, 08:25 AM

Air India delays Mumbai – Colombo launch to late-Oct 2019

Air India in recent schedule update further delayed planned Mumbai – Colombo route, now scheduled from 27OCT19, instead of 20SEP19. Service revision also sees the Star Alliance carrier schedules this route as 7 weekly flights, instead of 5.

Airbus A321 operates this route.

AI275 BOM2300 – 0110+1CMB 32B D
AI276 CMB0210 – 0430BOM 32B D

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https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/286172/air-india-delays-mumbai-colombo-launch-to-late-oct-2019/?highlight=colombo

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**banuthev** · 07-09-2019, 10:28 AM

Ukraine's Skyup Airlines is going to launch twice a weekly flights between Colombo and Kiev effective October 1st.

https://english.colombotribune.com/2019/08/25/ukraine-plans-to-launch-flights-to-sri-lanka-from-october/

**banuthev** · 07-09-2019, 08:44 PM

SriLankan Airlines is going to convert 4 A359 orders to A339 and narrow body aircraft. Which narrow body aircraft type is going to join the fleet? A220?

https://www.newsfirst.lk/2019/07/22/srilankan-to-get-new-airbuses-as-per-five-year-strategic-business-plan/

**Haleef** · 10-09-2019, 04:30 PM

Sakurai Aviation's NAMC YS-11 is on for sale. I think things didn't work out to plan. It was never registered in Sri Lankan registration thus it never flew after being in Ratmalana for the past few months.

ヤフオク!

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b412521472?fbclid=IwAR0YTS0Dr8NiQqFDdaIvLxKyQc5FNs5QLPwbpPkbNrYl5cJXBoHagjEofhI

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**4R-ALA** · 11-09-2019, 05:00 AM

Does anyone know when will 4R-ALM return back to UL service? As per routesonline WY was suppose to make their CGK all 787s eff 01 Sep. furthermore WY has leased an all white 333 (A4O-DZ)

**Serendib** · 11-09-2019, 05:09 PM

A Singaporean company has won the bid*to renovate the piers of six A 330 - 200 aircraft of SriLankan Airlines.

Safran Landing Systems Services, Singapore had won the tender through a Limited Bidding process, a cabinet proposal of the Finance Ministry said.

Cabinet approval had been granted to award the tender to the Singaporean Company for the renovation of the piers between August 01, 2019 - July 31, 2020.

Source - sunday times

**banuthev** · 12-09-2019, 07:23 AM

Originally posted by Serendib View Post

A Singaporean company has won the bid*to renovate the piers of six A 330 - 200 aircraft of SriLankan Airlines.

Safran Landing Systems Services, Singapore had won the tender through a Limited Bidding process, a cabinet proposal of the Finance Ministry said.

Cabinet approval had been granted to award the tender to the Singaporean Company for the renovation of the piers between August 01, 2019 - July 31, 2020.

Source - sunday times

What happened to the plans of replacing A330-243s with A330-900s ?

**banuthev** · 12-09-2019, 07:25 AM

Originally posted by Haleef View Post

Sakurai Aviation's NAMC YS-11 is on for sale. I think things didn't work out to plan. It was never registered in Sri Lankan registration thus it never flew after being in Ratmalana for the past few months.

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp...cJXBoHagjEofhI

What was their plan when getting the YS11 ?

Anychance Fitsair flying South Asian routes from Palaly?

**Haleef** · 12-09-2019, 12:27 PM

Originally posted by banuthev View Post

What was their plan when getting the YS11 ?

Anychance Fitsair flying South Asian routes from Palaly?

I think they wanted to start passenger flights in and out of the country (to India I suppose), but I think things didn't work out to plan.

**Serendib** · 12-09-2019, 02:56 PM

FITS Aviation seeks approval to commence operations at Palaly Jaffna Airport

**Ihsanr** · 13-09-2019, 08:14 AM

Originally posted by Serendib View Post

A Singaporean company has won the bid*to renovate the piers of six A 330 - 200 aircraft of SriLankan Airlines.

Safran Landing Systems Services, Singapore had won the tender through a Limited Bidding process, a cabinet proposal of the Finance Ministry said.

Cabinet approval had been granted to award the tender to the Singaporean Company for the renovation of the piers between August 01, 2019 - July 31, 2020.

Source - sunday times

They are too old, need new aircraft, was on one yesterday and I thought I was seated on a wooden plank and I got a neck pain as well.

**B777-9X** · 13-09-2019, 08:15 AM

Originally posted by ihsan777 View Post

They are too old, need new aircraft, was on one yesterday and I thought I was seated on a wooden plank and I got a neck pain as well.

First retire 4r als

**Aaqib** · 13-09-2019, 08:15 AM

Originally posted by B777-9X View Post

First retire 4r als

About time they got rid of all those aging A332’s

**channa** · 14-09-2019, 03:30 AM

Originally posted by Aaqib View Post

About time they got rid of all those aging A332’s

Safran Landing Systems Services Singapore has won a deal to repair landing gear of Airbus A330-220 aircraft operated by state-run SriLankan Airlines.

The cabinet of ministers had cleared the award of maintainance contract for landing gear for a year starting from August 01, 2019 on six A330 aircraft, the state information office said.

The deal was awarded following limited tender.

SriLankan Airlines operates A330, A320 and A321 aircraft.

economynext.com

**Flyhigh** · 20-09-2019, 05:08 AM

AirAsia to launch Colombo-Bangkok direct flights

AirAsia to launch Colombo-Bangkok direct flights - Business News | Daily Mirror

http://www.dailymirror.lk/business-news/AirAsia-to-launch-Colombo-Bangkok-direct-flights/273-174587

AirAsia marks another foray into South Asia by offering direct services between Colombo in Sri Lanka and Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok. This four-time weekly flight service is slated to commence operation again on November 11, 2019 with special promotional all-in fares starting from Rs.18,999 one way to experience the vibrancy of Thailand and beyon ..

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