SriLankan Airlines improved its underlying operating performance in 2024/25, but engine shortages, 487 flight cancellations, falling passenger revenue and LKR 31.6 billion in finance costs pushed the Group into a LKR 2.74
The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team ~ Phil Jackson Introduction During my four plus decades of a somewhat heady career in
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Boeing has announced the sale of parts of its digital aviation unit to private equity firm Thoma Bravo for $10.55 billion in a move aimed at strengthening its financial position and refocusing
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“Capitalism, as a system of constant expansion, is the root cause of today’s climate crisis…We need to imagine a different system, which I call ‘degrowth society’. Kohei Saito The 21st century has
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Leading European airlines are calling on the European Union to scale back its environmental regulations, marking a shift in the industry’s approach to climate policy. At a meeting of the trade body
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A Hong Kong Airlines flight en route from Hangzhou, China, to Hong Kong was forced to make an emergency landing in Fujian on March 20 after a fire broke out in an
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The chief executive of Rolls-Royce has warned that the UK risks losing out on the race to develop small nuclear modular reactors (SMRs) if the government delays its selection of companies to
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Qantas’ much-anticipated ultra-long-haul flights between Sydney and London under its ambitious Project Sunrise have been delayed once again, with the first direct services now expected to launch in early 2027. The postponement,
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I did not fully understand the dread term ‘terminal illness’ until I saw Heathrow for myself. ~ Dennis Potter The Closure and its Effects Usually, an airport never closes, particularly when it
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by Our Correspondent in London Travelers worldwide are grappling with unprecedented disruptions as Heathrow Airport will be closed for at least two days following a catastrophic power outage caused by a fire
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by Our Correspondent in London Heathrow Airport, one of the busiest airports in the world, has been forced to halt all operations today following a significant fire at a nearby electrical substation.
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Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is working to secure £700mn in funding to launch a new high-frequency cross-Channel rail service, providing the first direct competition to Eurostar in its 30-year history. The
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Qatar Airways will conclude its phase of rapid expansion following one last major aircraft order, according to CEO Badr Mohammed Al-Meer. The airline, along with Doha’s Hamad International Airport, aims to increase
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There’s simply no substitute for experience in terms of aviation safety ~ Capt. Chesley Sullenberger Josh Funk, writing his article Recent aviation disasters and close calls stoke fears about the safety of flying
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“Wanting to travel the world is not enough…You need to be an empathetic caring individual who genuinely wants to help people”. Cabincrew.com What happened It is an unfortunate reality that life’s fragility
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Two passengers aboard Delta Connection Flight 4819, which crashed and overturned while landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport on February 17, have filed lawsuits accusing the airline and its subsidiary Endeavor Air
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