By Miyuru ( K FLYER ) on December 7, 2009
Sri Lankan government owned airline Mihin Lanka ( IATA : MJ ) has taken delivery of an ex- Air Deccan Airbus A320. It is not clear whether this aircraft would replace the existing wet-leased A320 ( 4R-ABE ) or not. The aircraft is now in[..] More >
Posted in Airbus, Airlines | Tagged CMB, MJ
By Miyuru ( K FLYER ) on August 25, 2009
Interview with Mr. Housam Raydam, Corporate Comms. Mgr of AirArabia AIR: Among all the economic turmoil, AirArabia performs very well, what is your secret? H.R: Air Arabia’s success is based on a simple promise of value-for-money travel[..] More >
Posted in Airlines, Other News
By Miyuru ( K FLYER ) on August 23, 2009
While collecting information for a new article that I was writing ( which should be up soon ), I noticed something very sad and unfortunate. SriLankan Airlines A330-200, 4R-ALD, MSN 313, selcal KQDP, is now available for ACMI or wet lease.[..] More >
Posted in Airbus, Airlines | Tagged SriLankan
By Miyuru ( K FLYER ) on August 10, 2009
The following is my take on cutting capacity by airlines. What is yours ? Comments are open for discussion. – - – - – “If we’re growing, we’re always out of our comfort zone” John Maxwell said. This might be why many airlines nowadays try to[..] More >
Posted in Airlines
By Miyuru ( K FLYER ) on July 29, 2009
SriLankan A330 at Milan, in 2000. The pictured aircraft got destroyed an year later in the 24/07/01 terrorist attack. It is reported that SriLankan Airlines will soon resume flights to Milan. The new flights are likely to be operated via[..] More >
Posted in Airlines | Tagged Colombo, Sri Lanka, SriLankan
By Miyuru ( K FLYER ) on July 22, 2009
Air India is sinking and long gone is the golden era of J.R.D Tata, no doubt. But the Indian government does not want it to sink, so what can be done to keep it afloat ? That’s what we’re going to discuss now. Bjoern Schmitt – World of[..] More >
Posted in Airlines | Tagged Air India, Air India Express, Indian, NACIL
By Miyuru ( K FLYER ) on July 17, 2009
Photo by Xenedis Notice: The cut is not permanent, but for selected periods in both 2009 and 2010 As per posting on Airline Route Updates – a highly credible source – today, British Airways will be temporarily cancelling its flagship London -[..] More >
Posted in Airlines | Tagged British Airways, Sydney
By Miyuru ( K FLYER ) on July 16, 2009
Photo by DD SriLankan Airlines ( UL/ALK ) appear to have resumed its cargo operations, after being closed down by the new management last year. At the moment, the only destination appears to be Trivandrum, served four times weekly. My[..] More >
Posted in Airlines | Tagged Colombo, Sri Lanka, SriLankan
By Miyuru ( K FLYER ) on July 4, 2009
SriLankan Airlines ( IATA: UL ) has updated its winter 09/10 schedule. Frequencies to destinations are as follows Per week AUH – 7 BAH – 2 BLR – 4 BKK – 7 ( UL422 – 3, UL888-3, UL424-1 ) BOM – 7 PEK – 3 DMM – 2 DEL – 7 DOH – 4 ( UL201 -[..] More >
Posted in Airlines | Tagged SriLankan
By Miyuru ( K FLYER ) on June 26, 2009
Photo by mattdocampo FlightGlobal reports that Qantas Airways has cancelled orders for 15 787-9s and deferred the deliveries of 15 787-8s in a bid to reduce capital expenditure. This is the first major cancellation for the delayed[..] More >
Posted in Airlines, Boeing | Tagged 787, Qantas
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