The Government of Sri Lanka has nominated and appointed a new Chairman and Directors to Sri Lankan Airlines. Dr P B Jayasundera has been appointed Chairman with Nishantha Wickremasinghe, Lalith De Silva and Sunil Wijesinha as Nominee Directors to represent the government, which holds 51.05 per centshareholding. Emirates Airline holding 43.63 per cent shareholding will be represented by Tim Clark, Gary Chapman and Nigel Hopkins. Emirates recently withdrew from its management role of the … [Read more...] about SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka appoints new carrier board
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BANGLADESH: Bangla may privatise Zia cargo village
The Bangladesh government is mulling over the option of putting the management of the cargo village of Zia International Airport (ZIA) under private management in efforts to improve services. The plan for private management comes following complaints of delay in delivery of goods and losses of cargoes from the village, said an official of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB). Biman Bangladesh Airlines, which operates ZIA and its cargo village, however is not in favour of appointing … [Read more...] about BANGLADESH: Bangla may privatise Zia cargo village
PAKISTAN: PIA Takes Delivery of Ninth Boeing 777
Boeing and Pakistan International Airline (PIA) have celebrated the delivery of the carrier's ninth 777. PIA's newest airplane, a Boeing 777-300ER, departed Paine Field Friday on a delivery flight to its home base in Karachi. PIA's new 777- 300ER sports a tail design representingPakistan's Northwest Frontier. Two previous 777-300ERs have been delivered to theairline with similar themed tail designs inhonor of the country's Punjab and Sindprovinces. … [Read more...] about PAKISTAN: PIA Takes Delivery of Ninth Boeing 777
INDIA: Jet Airways begins HK service
Jet Airways announced three new international services to Abu Dhabi, San Francisco and Hong Kong. In mid-April, Jet Airways introduced its new daily direct service between Mumbai and Hong Kong, using Boeing B737-800 aircraft. The new service will bring the airline's Asia-Pacifi c route total to four, including Singapore, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. The airline currently flies to 59 destinations in India and beyond, including New York, Toronto, Singapore and Bangkok. Jet Airways also added … [Read more...] about INDIA: Jet Airways begins HK service
INDIA: Deccan air founder steps down
Deccan air founder G.R. Gopinath has stepped down as the promoter of Deccan Aviation as the merger with Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher airline proceeds. On his proposedall-cargo airline plan, Gopinath "It was frustrating and I thought there should be better cargo connectivity in the country." Gopinath has already appointed Jude Fonseca from logistics major FedEx as the CEO of the new venture, some aircraft have already been orderedand some more are on the way. Gopinath is also said … [Read more...] about INDIA: Deccan air founder steps down
SINGAPORE: Singapore Air beefs up capacity
Singapore Airlines is making adjustments to its schedules to reallocate capacity among the routes resulting in a net increase across its network. There will be more flights to and from Australia, with Brisbane served with an additional three weekly frequencies from April, increasing to three times daily in July. Flights to Sydney increase from April to 24 times weekly, and will further increase to fourtimes daily in June. Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam will increase to three times daily from … [Read more...] about SINGAPORE: Singapore Air beefs up capacity
