aviation Archives

May 2, 2024

Partnership marks airline’s first disbursement from its USD $200 million Sustainability Fund Emirates to access AIA’s proprietary interactive data visualisation tools Airline will actively collaborate with the AIA team based at The University of Cambridge’s Whittle Laboratory and Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) on projects Emirates has become an industrial partner of the Aviation Impact […]

November 21, 2023

Emirates: The consortium, Air-CRAFT, is supported by the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure and UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, and comprises eight founding entities: ADNOC, Boeing, Emirates, ENOC Group, Etihad, Honeywell, Khalifa University, Masdar As the UAE Year of Sustainability draws to a close, eight founding entities announced the launch of the “Air-CRAFT” initiative […]

August 29, 2023

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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 29 August 2023 – Further to the successful completion of the 3rd JCtrans Global Freight Forwarders Expo and International Air Transport Association (IATA) Aviation Day at AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE), the world of logistics and aviation is looking to Hong Kong to spearhead industry exchanges and new growth opportunities. Industry experts are inspired by the […]

November 4, 2022

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Emirates has received an impressive five global and regional awards from two prestigious travel and aviation ceremonies in the past week, winning the titles of ‘Best Airline in the World’ and ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’ at the ULTRAs 2022 awards, and a further ‘World Class Award’, ‘5 Star Global Official […]

August 8, 2022

Avtra, a world leader in providing research-backed cutting-edge technology solutions for the aviation and tourism sectors, recently commemorated its fifth-year anniversary, bringing together the highly talented and diverse team based in Colombo on an excursion and making a pledge to revolutionizing travel in the next 55 years. This incredible milestone, and […]

June 13, 2022

Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation, Nimal Siripala De Silva visited the Hambantota International Port (HIP) over the weekend. The minister met top port officials, Johnson Liu, CEO of Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG), CEO (CICT), Jack Huang, CFO Raymond Mu, COO, Tissa Wickramasinghe and CEO of Hambantota International Port Services […]

January 25, 2022

First-ever drone light show in Sri Lanka reveals new logo Colombo, 24 January 2022: “Daraz Drone Show”, the first-ever drone light show in Sri Lanka, illuminated the Colombo night sky with over 150 drones on 22nd and 23rd January 2022 at Galle Face Green, in celebration of Daraz’s global rebranding. Followed […]

May 2, 2020

Affairs of the Government of Sri Lanka, SriLankan Airlines would be operating the following repatriation flights for Sri Lankan nationals from London – UK and Melbourne – Australia Colombo – London – Colombo Dates of Operations – 03rd / 04th / and 05th of May 2020 (all timings in local tine) Flight Number Origin Destination […]

April 5, 2020

Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon will reduce capacity by 96% across our passenger network in April and May in light of the severe drop in demand due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and multiple government travel restrictions that form part of the global health response plan. As previously announced, Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon intend […]

April 1, 2020

SriLankan Airlines, continuing to answer the call of the Nation, uplifted a consignment of medical aid from Shanghai, China today (March 28,2020). This was a donation made by the Sri Lankan Community in China through the Consulate Generals of Sri Lanka in Guangzhou and Shanghai, facilitated by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in China. The […]

Emirates partners with Aviation Impact Accelerator, pledging funding for research and development of emissions reduction pathways

Emirates joins UAE-based research consortium for renewable and advanced aviation fuels

World’s Aviation and Logistics Changemakers Converge on Hong Kong to Steer Future Development in 2024

Emirates scoops 5 global accolades at both the ULTRA and APEX awards 2022-23

Avtra celebrates its 5th anniversary creating impactful solutions for millions of travelers

Ports Minister Visits Hambantota International Port

‘Daraz Drone Show’ illuminates Colombo sky

Operation of repatriation flights for Sri Lankan nationals from London – UK and Melbourne – Australia by SriLankan Airlines

Cathay Pacific to reduce passenger capacity by 96% in April and May

National Carrier brings down medical aid from China