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  2. SriLankan Airlines - Wikipedia

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    An Air Lanka Boeing 747-200B at London Gatwick Airport in 1984 An Air Lanka Lockheed L-1011 TriStar at Zurich Airport in 1998. In 1979, after the removal of airline manager Nimesh Fernando, Sri Lanka's president Jayawardene initially did not interfere after entrusting the airline to Captain Rakitha Wickramanayake and the board of directors consisting of industry officials and managers.

  3. Air transports of heads of state and government - Wikipedia

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    However, domestic travel for senior government officials and VIPs are provided by the No. 4 (VIP) Helicopter Squadron of the Sri Lanka Air Force using seven Bell 412EPs, Bell 206 or Mil Mi-17. Fixed wing transport aircraft of the Sri Lanka Air Force are used, such as the Y-12, Y-8 or C-130, in case of an emergency.

  4. Air Ceylon - Wikipedia

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    Air Ceylon was the former flag carrier airline of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). The airline discontinued flights to Europe in early 1978 and finally ceased all local services on 31 August 1979, when it was replaced by Air Lanka. Air Lanka was later rebranded to SriLankan Airlines. [2]

  5. List of aviation accidents and incidents in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    April 12, 1971, a Jet Provost of the Royal Ceylon Air Force crashed in Trincomalee killing its pilot. [6] [4]November 15, 1978, the Icelandic Airlines Flight 001 a Douglas DC-8 crash on approach to Colombo International Airport, killed 8 of the 13 Icelandic crew members, 5 reserve crew members and 170 (mostly Indonesian) out of a total of 262 passengers and crew.

  6. Category:SriLankan Airlines accidents and incidents - Wikipedia

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    Air Lanka Flight 512; B. Bandaranaike Airport attack This page was last edited on 3 February 2021, at 22:19 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

  7. Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport - Wikipedia

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    This was the first time the An-225 had landed in Sri Lanka. [43] During the COVID-19 pandemic, The airport has been handling ship crew changes and repatriation flights, In June and July 2020, Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport handled more than 50 flights involving 2,188 passengers. [44]

  8. Bandaranaike Airport attack - Wikipedia

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    Three Sri Lankan Airlines aircraft were damaged, two A320-200s and an A340-300. With the fighting ended by 8:30 am, Captain Pujitha Jayakody taxied an Airbus A340 away from the burning aircraft. [4] [5] [3] All 14 Black Tigers were killed, along with six Sri Lankan air force personnel and one soldier killed by friendly fire. Twelve soldiers ...

  9. Jaffna International Airport - Wikipedia

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    The airport served as major facility for the Sri Lankan military during the civil war. The army forcibly seized 261 ha (646 acres) of neighbouring land in 1985. [4] Following the signing of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord in July 1987 the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) used Palaly to transport troops between India and Sri Lanka.