Airlanka

During the first few flights, the aircraft's seat layout was similar to its forerunner, the Lockheed TriStar, with 260 passengers in economy, 20 in executive and 12 in first-class. The A340, then considered the best Airbus industrial airplane, was much smaller than other airplanes of its own age.

The A340-300, like all members of the Airbus commercial aircraft range, has been the culmination of many innovative developments, among them fly-by-wire control systems that have led to improvements in security, as well as reduced weights and costs.

SriLankan Airlines' Air Lanka Review

The SRILANKAN airline is one of the best airline companies under the management and supervision of the United Arab Emirates. Your partner is SRILANKAN. Timetables, crew of cabins and cockpits, crew of floor and tickets and other moderators of this trip are very knowledgeable, experienced and professionally trained. All seats as video/audio equipment on board with Touchscreen and portable handsets (to be handed back at the end of the flight).

Air Lanka: Sri Lanka implements reorganisation programme

Sri Lanka's authorities, which are planning to divest up to 40 per cent of the share capital of the domestic Air Lanka company to a strategically important shareholder, have drawn up a privatisation scheme to acquire 51 per cent of the share capital and to allocate 9 per cent of the share capital to the staff of the company.... Investors will exercise managerial oversight by common agreement for five years and longer.

The Sri Lankan authorities will carry out an IPO at a later date. Chase Manhattan Bank and Simat designed the scheme.....

Emirates' participation in A330-200 orders for Emirates' Lanka aircraft

It has ordered six Airbus A330-200s after having approved a 40% interest in the Sri Lankan company by Air Lanka. Located in Dubai, the company will run Air Lanka for 10 years, says the Sri Lankan Public Enterprises Reform Commission (PERC). In addition, Emerirates has undertaken to keep a 30% participation for the entire time.

Replacing Air Lanka's two Airbus A320s and two Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500s. Boeing is also planning to convert the three to four year old Airbus A340-300. This A330 was selected over the Boeing 777 because of its improved capabilities and identity with Air Lanka's current Airbus 340.

A330s will also be identical to the 16 trend-powered A330-200 engines ordered by emirates - and with a similar cab interior design - but will retain its own distinctive look. Now, PERC says said Lanka has reported a R2.7 billion ($43 million) in losses. The $70 million invested by Emirates enabled Airbus to complete its Airbus contract without the customary sovereign warranties.

This includes a 25% Airbus rebate, a warranty that "Air Lanka will be indemnified if another purchaser gets better conditions for a similar order", and a warranty for the A330's salvage value. After 380 hours of field trials, the Airbus A330-200 powered by General Electric CF6 obtained concurrent approval from the European Joint Aviation Authorities, Transport Canada and the US Federal Aviation Administration on 31 March.