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  • Originally posted by SHOCKWAVE View Post

    Any idea why FitsAir failed to utilise EXS on their routes?
    My guess would be not enough passengers on their flights. Some one please correct me. I wonder why Fitsair didn't wetlease 4R-EXQ which has been parked at CMB for ages.

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    • DP Aviation will commence its domestic operation starting flights from the Ratmalana Airport to Jaffna on July 01.

      DP Aviation will operate four flights per week with a baggage allowance of 07kg per passenger.

      A Company called DP Aviation will commence domestic flight operations to Jaffna in July, Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando announced.Continue Reading

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      • Originally posted by banuthev View Post

        My guess would be not enough passengers on their flights. Some one please correct me. I wonder why Fitsair didn't wetlease 4R-EXQ which has been parked at CMB for ages.
        Taken from UL FB page. EXQ is finally sporting the FitsAir livery. Does this mean EXQ will be put to service in the near future?
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        • Originally posted by banuthev View Post

          Fitsair's 4R-EXS has been wet leased to Saudi's FlyAdeal. I can see its operating flyadeal flights between RUH and JED.
          3 months wet lease.
          Haleef Ismail
          www.youtube.com/haleef1 | www.instagram.com/cmb_spotter

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          • Originally posted by Haleef View Post

            3 months wet lease.
            Seems like EXS has been leased to Flyadeal to cater to Hajj Flights

            EXQ is presently at the 747 hangar for paintwork with the FitsAir livery… assuming that it will be re-entering to service soon

            EXS would probably be painted on return form Flyadeal​
            -Aaqib Hussain
            (Aviation Analyst | Content Creator)
            www.youtube.com/airlines747

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            • SriLankan Airlines to increase fleet to 20 in July

              Monday June 26, 2023 5:49 am

              ECONOMYNEXT – State-run SriLankan Airlines said its operating will fleet will go up to 20 aircraft in July 2023, from the 15 it had been managing with over the last two months.

              SriLankan had intended to operate with 18 aircraft but scheduled maintenance (C-checks) on two aircraft were taking longer than expected to due to the difficulty in getting spare part, the airline said in a statement.

              Several Airbus A320NEO aircraft were also grounded due to a shortage of the engines worldwide.

              The two aircraft going through C-checks would return to operational duty from next week.
              https://www.google.com/amp/s/economy...n-july-124409/
              Does any one know the aircraft registration going to return to fleet in coming weeks?

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              • 4R-ALA leaving CMB tmrw morning 🥺

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                • Originally posted by Farhan Hussain View Post
                  https://fb.watch/lpvWp5yanI/?mibextid=Nif5oz
                  4R-ALA leaving CMB tmrw morning 🥺
                  Any water salute for ALA when it leave?

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                  • Originally posted by Farhan Hussain View Post
                    https://fb.watch/lpvWp5yanI/?mibextid=Nif5oz
                    4R-ALA leaving CMB tmrw morning 🥺
                    27 Jun 2023 Colombo (CMB) Castellon (CDT) UL1205 09:05 11:06 15:59 Delayed 17:38
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                    • Farewell Lima Alpha :") First ever A330 to join Srilankan bids farewell -
                      Spotted with my friend Mike Shane
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                      • What's happening with ALR to Tokyo?

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                        • Originally posted by Gayan28 View Post
                          What's happening with ALR to Tokyo?
                          Issue with retracting the landing gear. Was holding for about 2hrs as ac type is a333, which has no capability in dumping fuel. ALR is safely down now.
                          Haleef Ismail
                          www.youtube.com/haleef1 | www.instagram.com/cmb_spotter

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                          • Tokyo-bound SriLankan Airlines flight returns to BIA after technical fault

                            Thu, Jun 29, 2023, 10:36 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

                            June 29, Colombo: A SriLankan flight that left Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) yesterday night (28) for Japan’s Narita International Airport was forced to return to BIA due to a sudden technical fault.

                            Tokyo-bound SriLankan Airlines flight UL 454, had departed BIA at 8.20 p.m. yesterday and landed safely at BIA 2 hours and 25 minutes after departure.

                            The aircraft was the largest A330-300 Airbus owned by SriLankan Airlines. The flight was carrying 301 people on board, including passengers and crew members.

                            It is reported that due to the failure of the computer system to indicate that the wheel system of this aircraft is tilting properly, the pilot took steps to return to BIA as a precautionary measure and ensure the safety of everyone on board

                            Later, the passengers were sent to Japan on another flight, the Airport Duty Manager said.

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                            • SriLankan airlines and Fitsair seek permission to hire foreign pilots

                              COLOMBO, June 29 (Xinhua) -- SriLankan Airlines and Fits Air, which are established in Sri Lanka and carry out international flight operations, have sought permission to hire foreign pilots, the Civil Aviation Authority said here on Wednesday.

                              Both airlines have a serious shortage of pilots, said P. A. Jayakantha, director general and chief executive officer of the Civil Aviation Authority.

                              A large number of Sri Lankan aviation industry experts and pilots have left the country in the past six months to join foreign airlines that offer much higher salaries, he said.

                              The Civil Aviation Authority itself has been trying to fill eight main posts which had been vacant for a long time, however, sufficiently qualified people have not come forward for those posts, he said.

                              About 70 pilots attached to SriLankan Airlines had resigned during the past six months, it was revealed in parliament last week.

                              SriLankan Airlines needs 330 pilots to operate its flights optimally, but it now only has 260, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa said. ■

                              lhttps://english.news.cn/20230629/165bb49ebb734aa49062f594ea3a23a6/c.html

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                              • According to Israel Ambassador, direct flights are going to start between Colombo and Tel Aviv from September 29 2023. I wonder which airline is going to fly this route?

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