SriLankan Airlines to resume flights to Moscow
SriLankan Airlines the, National Carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld alliance, resumes flights to the Russian capital, Moscow. SriLankan's new...
Validity period of all visas obtained by foreigners extended
The validity period of all types of visas currently obtained by foreigners residing in Sri Lanka has been extended by 30 days from August...
Direct SriLankan flights to Paris after six years
Direct flights between Sri Lanka and France resumed after six years yesterday, October 31, the Ministry of Tourism stated. Accordingly, SriLankan Airlines Flight UL...
HISTORY OF CIVIL AVIATION IN SRI LANKA 1911-2011
Compiled by: Gp Capt Kumar Kirinde, SLAF (Retd)
1940
On 19th June, N.S. Makalanda made history when he hired an aeroplane and made a spectacular aerial...
1966-CRASH OF A BOAC BOEING 707 IN JAPAN: THE SPEEDBIRD 911 CRASH ON 5...
By: Capt Gihan ‘GAF’ Fernando
Compared to other Airlines British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) had uneconomical
over powered, fuel guzzling aircraft in its fleet, essential to...
AMSTERDAM TO SYDNEY BY KLM IN 1952 – AN EPIC JOURNEY
By : By Andreas Spaeth
Almost 70 years ago, travelling from Amsterdam to Sydney by KLM was an epic journey.
Travelling by air over such a vast distance...
COMMANDER OF THE PACIFIC AIR FORCE CALLS ON THE COMMANDER OF THE SRI LANKA...
General Kenneth Wilsbach, Commander of the Pacific Air Force initially called on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, on Thursday...
Air France returns to Sri Lanka after 30-year with three weekly direct flights
By: Nalin Jayetileke
French flag carrier, Air France, returns to Sri Lanka today (5 November) with three weekly direct flights between Paris and Colombo. This...
He Was Suspended in Midair with Little Chance of Survival Then Another Plane Came...
Almost 80 years after it unfolded in the sky over San
Diego, a nearly impossible rescue mission remains one of
the most daring feats in aeronautical...
Mil V-12 AND Mil Mi-26: THE WORLD’S LARGEST TWO HELICOPTERS
Compiled by: Gp Capt Kumar Kirinde , SLAF
Mil V-12
The Mil V-12 (NATO reporting name: Homer), is the largest helicopter ever built. Construction of the...












