Category Archives: SriLankan Airlines

SriLankan Airlines to be sold by the government

SriLankan Airlines Airbus A330-243 EI-EOK (msn 627) ZRH (Rolf Wallner). Image: 951570.

SriLankan Airlines will soon have new owners.

Ministry of Finance of Sri Lanka is working with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) regarding the sale and divestment of the state-owned flag carrier.

The government put out this statement on the sale of government assets including the airline:

The Government of Sri Lanka Seeks Transaction Advisors To Assist In Divesting Selected State Owned Enterprises:

The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) is in the process of implementing deep economic reforms including in the State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) sector. Such reforms are intended to enhance competition, productivity and efficiency across the economy.

To implement SOE reforms, GOSL has set up the State-Owned Enterprise Restructuring Unit (SRU) under the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies (MoF).

Top Copyright Photo: SriLankan Airlines Airbus A330-243 EI-EOK (msn 627) ZRH (Rolf Wallner). Image: 951570.

SriLankan Airlines aircraft photo gallery:

SriLankan Airlines aircraft photo gallery

Airline News Headlines

lair Airlines

A Look inside American Airlines’ Skyway 6: A New Hotel for Crew in Training (Simple Flying)

5 Injured After American Airlines Airbus A321 Collides With Passenger Bus At LAX (Simple Flying)

Canada Jetlines becomes second Ontario airline to postpone service at Melbourne airport

Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER Diverts To Glasgow After Engine Issue (Simple Flying)

Flair Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Diverts To Fort Lauderdale Following Pressurization Issue (Simple Flying)

Biden administration moving toward blocking JetBlue-Spirit merger (Reuters)

MIAT Mongolian Airlines Moving Closer To Launching US Passenger Flights (Simple Flying)

Southwest Airlines “held together with duct tape,” pilot says (CBS)

SriLankan Airlines Witnesses Rise In Demand Across Network (Simple Flying)

Missing bags, refunds, and other takeaways from the Senate hearing on Southwest’s service meltdown (CNN)

Southwest Airlines sends reimbursements to more than 270,000 passengers (Dallas Morning News)

Southwest Airlines Relaunches Baltimore To Oakland Flights (Simple Flying)

Virgin Atlantic CEO: Tech layoffs will impact airline industry

How the pandemic killed off 64 airlines (CNN)