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
A Turkish Airlines pilot tragically died after collapsing mid-flight, prompting the airline to make an emergency landing in New York. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening during Flight TK204, which was en
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“The investigation into the Martinair crash has revealed serious deficiencies in both operational procedures and navigational aids. We are committed to addressing these issues to enhance aviation safety.” ~ Attributed to the
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Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge regarding the two crashes of 737 Max airplanes that caused the death of 346 passengers on two flights: a Lion Air
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“Back in Koggala, the lake sleeps preserving its bucolic beauty. The solitary fisherman in his dugout canoe ripples the waters with his home-made oar. He does not know that once upon a
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On the occasion of every accident that befalls you, remember to turn to yourself and inquire what power you have for turning it to use. ~ Epictetus, The Enchiridion. On 21 May a
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Singapore Airlines transported 2.1 million passengers last month, up 20.3 percent year-on-year, according to the latest operating statistics. The low-cost airline Scoot within the same group recorded 1.06 million passengers in April,
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“Good Night Malaysian Three Seven Zero” final voice transmission from the cockpit of Flight 370. Ten years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on March 8, 2014, operated with a
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“Pilots are not born; they are forged through dedication, passion, and relentless pursuit of their dreams.” World Pilots Day falls each year on 26th April. This is the day we remember in particular
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Precaution is better than cure. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The Incident On 5 January 2024 an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 full of passengers was being operated on a flight
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A Retrospective Look 2023 has been a good year for the air transport industry. In 2023 the widespread use of fossil fuels was a prominent factor in the air transport industry and
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The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create. ~ Leonard Sweet The General Direction Recently, I was intrigued by a question raised by a colleague in a
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“We may travel the four corners of the world, but our job is to make you feel at home.” International Flight Attendants’ Day – also called International Cabin Crew Members’ Day –
More Death is the handmaiden of the pilot. Sometimes it comes by accident, sometimes by an act of God. ~ Albert Scott Crossfield ~ Medical Aspects On 11 March 2023 an article in
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“The loss of MH370 points us to an immediate need. A large commercial airliner going missing without a trace for so long is unprecedented in modern aviation. It must not happen again”.
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India’s aviation industry has grown by leaps and bounds over the past two-and-a-half decades, as air travel has come within the reach of the middle class, which till early 2000s was considered
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