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 operation.
Photo by Victor Alexander .
Aircraft Details
Current registration : 4R-MRB
First flight : 23/02/1999
Serial number : MSN 977
First delivery : 23/04/1999 as A7-ABU to Qatar Airways
Service History : Qatar Airways as A7-ABU, Air Deccan as VT-ADZ ( Since 2004 )
Aircraft Age : 10yrs
Mihin Lanka, launched by and named after the Sri Lankan President, has so far been largely unprofitable but expects to break even soon.
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Any news if Mihin Lanka is retuning 4R-ABE back to SriLankan?
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What nonsence they are not even broke even and loss of Rs 90 million makes then die hard to survive in 2010.
But also heard they have recruited 14 Pilots and they all have to fund for the rating starting from USD 40,000 per person etc.