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**Serendib** · 06-12-2024, 08:52 AM

Sri Lankan start-up Air Ceilão has applied to the country's civil aviation authority for an air operator's certificate and hopes to be in the air by May 2025.
An Air Ceilão spokesperson confirmed to ch-aviation that the AOC application was submitted and that the carrier aimed to start operations using two A320 Family aircraft.
Previously, Air Ceilão chairman Janith Kashan said he wanted to harness Sri Lanka’s strategic position as a regional aviation hub and would initially operate to "key destinations in the Middle East and Asia Pacific."

The Air Ceilão spokesperson says the network plan for the first year of operations includes:

five weekly roundtrips between Colombo and Dubai International;
five weekly roundtrips between Colombo and Doha Hamad International;
five weekly roundtrips between Colombo and Chennai;
four weekly roundtrips between Colombo and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi;
four weekly roundtrips between Colombo and Singapore Changi; and
three weekly roundtrips between Colombo and Malé.

If Air Ceilão secures the necessary licences and gets off the ground, it will become Sri Lanka's fourth active scheduled operator, alongside SriLankan Airlines, FitsAir, and Cinnamon Air

source : By Andrew Curran 06Dec2024 https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/147...es-route-plans

Any details on Air Ceilao fleet?

**WizzWaveSien** · 06-12-2024, 09:01 AM

Originally posted by Serendib View Post

Any details on Air Ceilao fleet?

An Air Ceilão spokesperson confirmed to ch-aviation that the AOC application was submitted and that the carrier aimed to start operations using two A320 Family aircraft.

They are probably going to be using A320 narrowbodies as stated above. They said that they will be expanding to widebodies after that.

**n863gt** · 06-12-2024, 06:23 PM

Originally posted by WizzWaveSien View Post

They are probably going to be using A320 narrowbodies as stated above. They said that they will be expanding to widebodies after that.

are they 320 ceos or neos?

**n863gt** · 06-12-2024, 06:25 PM

Originally posted by WizzWaveSien View Post

Seems like alot of cargo airlines are using CMB as a refueling stop before continuing to either Africa or Far East. I'm not sure if this is a regular flight or if its some charter, will have to wait and see. reg is TF-AMU
747F.jpg

ER-BAR of FlyPro landed in CMB after going NBO-JNB
weird thing though is that FR24 showed altitude as 200ft after landing and in the taxi out to its stand.

**n863gt** · 06-12-2024, 06:27 PM

Originally posted by WizzWaveSien View Post

Wow, almost two times an A380 has diverted to CMB this year, any reason as to why?

I think a lot of A380s of EK and QR pass through CMB in the air. and in a chance, one gets a technical problem to land in CMB.
as for A7-APC,(SYD-CMB-DOH) maybe it's that CMB is between Australia and Qatar that made it land at CMB first and then go to DOH.(or that (I don't know if this is true) CMB's parking charges are lower than other A/Ps)

Originally posted by banuthev View Post

4R-ALH is in the B747-hangar and ADSB transponder is switched on. I also see 4R-MRE parked near A320-hangar and ADSB transponder is on.

Hi MAW, Haleef, n863gt and all, I heard in this forum 4R-MRE due to leave the UL fleet in 2025. Is this going through end-of-lease checks ? or will return to UL fleet after maintenance ?

If MRE was lsd for 10 years lease(from AerCap), It would be returned in May I guess ("leased from AerCap May 2014" says planespotters)

good signs for ALH though. any idea when it will be in the skies again?(after a month of 'grounding')

**Serendib** · 06-12-2024, 09:53 PM

Sri Lanka’s FitsAir in late-December 2024 schedules new route to India, where the airline schedules Colombo – Thiruvananthapuram service. From 24DEC24, Airbus A320 aircraft to serve this route 3 times weekly.

8D873 CMB0855 – 0955TRV 320 24
8D871 CMB1230 – 1330TRV 320 7

8D874 TRV1045 – 1145CMB 320 24
8D872 TRV1420 – 1520CMB 320 7

https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241206-8ddec24trv

Fitsair schedules Colombo – Thiruvananthapuram service.

**WizzWaveSien** · 07-12-2024, 01:10 AM

UL to start direct FRA-CMB (UL554) service from DEC 13 using A333, Can anyone confirm if this is true or not?

**Haleef** · 07-12-2024, 01:13 AM

Originally posted by WizzWaveSien View Post

UL to start direct FRA-CMB (UL554) service from DEC 13 using A333, Can anyone confirm if this is true or not?

Correct.

**WizzWaveSien** · 07-12-2024, 01:15 AM

Originally posted by n863gt View Post

ER-BAR of FlyPro landed in CMB after going NBO-JNB
weird thing though is that FR24 showed altitude as 200ft after landing and in the taxi out to its stand.

Yeah, it is a common bug in FR24, happens all the time.

**Bixtay** · 07-12-2024, 01:22 AM

Originally posted by n863gt View Post

are they 320 ceos or neos?

Good morning,

Hi, I think they will be getting A320Ceos, A320Neos are very hard to get these days, so they will be using A320Ceos for now since they are cheaper to maintain compared to the Neos, and also, I will let you know if plans change and if they decide to go with A320Neos instead..

Thank you!

**Bixtay** · 07-12-2024, 01:26 AM

Originally posted by n863gt View Post

I think a lot of A380s of EK and QR pass through CMB in the air. and in a chance, one gets a technical problem to land in CMB.
as for A7-APC,(SYD-CMB-DOH) maybe it's that CMB is between Australia and Qatar that made it land at CMB first and then go to DOH.(or that (I don't know if this is true) CMB's parking charges are lower than other A/Ps)

If MRE was lsd for 10 years lease(from AerCap), It would be returned in May I guess ("leased from AerCap May 2014" says planespotters)

good signs for ALH though. any idea when it will be in the skies again?(after a month of 'grounding')

Good morning,

Hi, a lot of A380s pass through the Maldives compared to Sri Lanka, During Cyclone Fengal a lot of A380s began passing through SL airspace once more, however, it seems like it is back to normal, I have spotted only some A380s passing through our airspace, like DXB-SYD, DXB-BNE, etc.. but not a lot I suppose.

Also, I noticed that A7-APE, the A380 that diverted here yesterday was flying over Maldivian airspace, over Gan I believe before it did a U-turn and then headed to CMB, It is quite strange they didn't land at MLE but instead chose CMB, but I think it is due to runway restrictions..

Thank you!

**n863gt** · 07-12-2024, 04:38 AM

Originally posted by Bixtay View Post

Good morning,

Hi, a lot of A380s pass through the Maldives compared to Sri Lanka, During Cyclone Fengal a lot of A380s began passing through SL airspace once more, however, it seems like it is back to normal, I have spotted only some A380s passing through our airspace, like DXB-SYD, DXB-BNE, etc.. but not a lot I suppose.

Also, I noticed that A7-APE, the A380 that diverted here yesterday was flying over Maldivian airspace, over Gan I believe before it did a U-turn and then headed to CMB, It is quite strange they didn't land at MLE but instead chose CMB, but I think it is due to runway restrictions..

Thank you!

might be runway and stand restraints as you said.

Originally posted by Bixtay View Post

Good morning,

Hi, I think they will be getting A320Ceos, A320Neos are very hard to get these days, so they will be using A320Ceos for now since they are cheaper to maintain compared to the Neos, and also, I will let you know if plans change and if they decide to go with A320Neos instead..

Thank you!

Got it, Thanks.

**banuthev** · 07-12-2024, 06:33 AM

Originally posted by MAW2000 View Post

Will keep you all posted, after the finalized. Still those routes are pending due to slot availability.

I hope if UL stops flying to small indian cities, like IXM TRV TRZ, VTZ, and focus on long haul routes like LHR FRA CDG, NRT, AMS, MXP Then 8D can takeover these routes.

However As per the Winter schedule DAC frequency is increased, from 2 weekly to 3 weekly flights. Time was changed and flight number was changed from 8D911/2 to 8D931/2.
No any frequency changes in CMB DXB CMB.

Hi Maw, Any reason why 8D changed DAC flight number from 911/2 to 931/2?

**banuthev** · 07-12-2024, 07:01 AM

Originally posted by WizzWaveSien View Post

Has Chongqing Airlines already axed the CKG-CMB-MLE flights? I haven't seen their flights on the radar lately.

Hi WizzWaveSien, OQ is planning to resume CKG-CMB-MLE route from 8-Jan-25 with 3 weekly onboard A320.

CKG-CMB - 09:05-12:55-OQ2393-WED
CKG-CMB - 09:55-13:50-OQ2393-MON.FRI

CMB-MLE - 13:55-15:10-OQ2393-WED
CMB-MLE - 14:55-16:00-OQ2393-MON.FRI

MLE-CMB - 17:05-19:15-OQ2394-WED
MLE-CMB - 17:20-19:20-OQ2394-MON.FRI

CMB-CKG - 20:25-04:30+1-OQ2394-MON.WED.FRI

notsure what made OQ to keep CMB/MLE route away this long.

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**banuthev** · 07-12-2024, 07:51 AM

Originally posted by WizzWaveSien View Post

MU is going to reduce KMG-CMB flights from 5 to 2 weekly from 19-Dec-24. and also MU will be suspending it's KMG-CMB-MLE flights from 19-DEC-24 to JAN-10-24..

Thanks Wizzwavesien for the update ! Any reason why MU is pulling out 3 weekly KMG-CMB-MLE flights during peak season? could be MU aircraft under maint?

Few more route network changes

AI have reduced MAA-CMB flights from 10 weekly to 7 weekly recently.

HM is going to increase SEZ-CMB flights from 2 to 3 weekly between 02-Jul-25 to 29-Aug-25.

As we posted here before TK is going to increase IST-CMB flights from 7 weekly to 9 weekly from Jul-25. But TK is going to do further increase on IST-CMB from 9 weekly to 10 weekly from end-Oct-25.

Kindly add if i missed any

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