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  • #5206
    Originally posted by channa View Post
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    Middle eastern carrier like Emirates should consider have a stop over at CMB on their destinations to Australia
    EK operate hub and spoke operation...they are not interested in an additional stop on the route.

    QR was interested, few years back...only reason was to utilize SL/AUS bilateral...since GOSL was giving the run around (protecting the national carrier)...now QATAR has its own bilateral with AUS

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    • #5207
      SriLankan Airlines Airbus A340-300 - 4R-ADC going out of the fleet within this month.. She did her last C-Check at the B-747 Hangar in CMB and got her paint removed :/

      Pic:https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...27d77bbade6505
      Haleef Ismail
      www.youtube.com/haleef1 | www.instagram.com/cmb_spotter

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      • #5208
        Originally posted by Haleef View Post
        SriLankan Airlines Airbus A340-300 - 4R-ADC going out of the fleet within this month.. She did her last C-Check at the B-747 Hangar in CMB and got her paint removed :/

        Pic:https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...27d77bbade6505
        What was her last revenue flight?

        About time these are retired for better fuel efficient aircrafts.. Plus the interiors I believe belong to another era?

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        • #5209
          Originally posted by flylanka View Post
          What was her last revenue flight?

          About time these are retired for better fuel efficient aircrafts.. Plus the interiors I believe belong to another era?
          4R-ADC flew its last revenue flight on CMB-JED-CMB as UL281/2 on th 18/1/15.

          Interiors of 4R-ADA/B/C must have been last refurbished in 1999 when these birds were reconfigured for changing brand from Air Lanka to SriLankan. If i am not mistaken these -311s used to have first class and total seats of 295 (f/c/y) after it took 317 seats (c/y).

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          • #5210
            Not sure what is going on now with Aviation in Sri Lanka, as the aviation minister has quit due to interference.

            With president's brother being installed as the chairman of Telecom, it is the same 'family tree' concept, just a different family name

            At least the previous family tree carried out some tangible development.

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            • #5211
              Originally posted by Cayman View Post
              the aviation minister has quit due to interference.
              Where did you get this info?

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              • #5212
                Originally posted by banuthev View Post
                Here are the the lists of msn numbers of the A333s which are going to be delivered to SriLankan by end of 2015. I am quite surprised, SriLankan Airlines told in the media that they are going to be get 6 x A330-300 but in the Airbus A330 Production list there are 7 A333s are allocated for SriLankan Airlines. Can you confirm how many A330-300 SriLankan actually going to add to the fleet?

                According A330-300 Production list, following msn numbers have been allocated for SriLankan Airlines.

                msn 1564 - oct14 - 4R-ALL delivered - lessor ALC
                msn 1583 - dec14 - 4R-ALM delivered - lessor HKAC
                msn 1604 - apr15 - 4R-ALN at the flight line in TLS - 4R-ALN is visible in the left side in the picture.
                msn 1650 - jul15 -
                msn 1669 - ?
                msn 1687 - ?
                msn 1689 - ?

                Media source : http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pr...-300-on-order/ (says SriLankan ordered 6 x A330-300s)
                Airbus A330 Production List - Recent : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...=0&output=html (says 7 x A330-300 have been allocated for SriLankan)

                The potential answer to what the 7th "hidden" A330 is for is in this article:

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                http://www.ft.lk/2015/02/02/dont-use-his-excellency-when-reference-is-made-to-me-president-sirisena/


                Quote:
                "President also emphasised that an order placed by the previous Government for a new aircraft to be used by the President has been revoked and instead the money would be utilised to buy spare parts for the aircraft of SriLankan Airlines and Mihin Lanka which would be merged.
                He further said that the aircraft, at an estimated cost of $ 16 million, was to be paid for from Treasury funds and the decision to halt the purchase was taken in consultation with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe."

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                • #5213
                  Originally posted by SLAA View Post
                  The potential answer to what the 7th "hidden" A330 is for is in this article:
                  You cannot buy an A333 for USD16M, unless they are talking about the initial deposit paid.

                  Initial deposits on aircraft are typically between 5-10% and this falls within the list price of USD 245.6M for the A330-300, taking in to account the typical discounts.

                  As usual, it appears the journalists reported the initial deposit as the "price".

                  Fact that the deposit is used for spares from Airbus gives credence to your theory.

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                  • #5214
                    Originally posted by NeatStuff View Post
                    Where did you get this info?
                    Among other the following:

                    Welcome
                    http://www.lankatruth.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8333:-faizer-mustapha-flies-to-singapore-again&catid=42:smartphones&Itemid=74
                    Lankatruth සිංහළ වෙබ් අඩවිය - ඉතාමත් විශ්වාසවන්ත සත්‍ය පුවත් දිනපතා ඔබ වෙතට...

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                    • #5215
                      Five A330-300 are purchase and lease back by HKAC

                      http://www.hkac.com/hkac-delivers-fi...nkan-airlines/

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                      • #5216
                        Originally posted by Cayman View Post
                        You cannot buy an A333 for USD16M, unless they are talking about the initial deposit paid.

                        Initial deposits on aircraft are typically between 5-10% and this falls within the list price of USD 245.6M for the A330-300, taking in to account the typical discounts.

                        As usual, it appears the journalists reported the initial deposit as the "price".

                        Fact that the deposit is used for spares from Airbus gives credence to your theory.
                        Well said Cayman, that's what I thought too. Or I thought that it might have been a section of a lease offer, because I doubt UL has the money to buy these planes outright, a fact discussed in the post above this one

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                        • #5217
                          Where is 4R-ADB. I don't see it flying for sometime. Is it being retired along with 4R-ADC? When are they planning to retire the first 3 A340's as they have the old business class. I still see 4R-ADA flying.

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                          • #5218
                            Originally posted by SLAA View Post
                            Well said Cayman, that's what I thought too. Or I thought that it might have been a section of a lease offer, because I doubt UL has the money to buy these planes outright, a fact discussed in the post above this one
                            The $15-16mn is in relation to the VIP kit that MR ordered. Apparently this was given free to UL as part of the aircraft deal.

                            See:
                            Sri Lanka private credit expands in Jan, tiny reduction in CB net credit | EconomyNext
                            http://www.economynext.com/Sri_Lankan_Airlines_to_return_Airbus_VIP_kit-3-916-6.html
                            Sri Lanka's private credit from commercial banks expanded 105 billion rupees in February 2025 to 8,256 billion rupees, after a contraction in January where repayments had exceeded new lending, central bank data showed.

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                            • #5219
                              Originally posted by lordvader View Post
                              The $15-16mn is in relation to the VIP kit that MR ordered. Apparently this was given free to UL as part of the aircraft deal.
                              Makes sense.

                              There is a big difference between the purchase of an aircraft and a conversion kit. Wish the media learn to fact check, before they open their big mouths.

                              I always wonder, if they misreport to this extent on a subject that we are familiar with, what chances do we have with areas that we are not conversant in!!

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                              • #5220
                                Originally posted by lordvader View Post
                                The $15-16mn is in relation to the VIP kit that MR ordered. Apparently this was given free to UL as part of the aircraft deal.

                                See:
                                http://www.economynext.com/Sri_Lanka...t-3-916-6.html
                                There is nothing free in this world... you pay one way or other

                                Previous government has so many excesses this is one of them.

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