Paris, Amstelveen, Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) secured a contract with SriLankan Airlines covering A340 and A330 component support. The contract involves closed-loop repairs for six A330’s and six A340’s.
“Our dual airline/MRO profile reassured SriLankan Airlines. In addition, we were able to provide SriLankan with both very competitive prices and a level of quality that several A330 and A340 operators have already been observing and regularly point out” said AFI KLM E&M Commercial Senior Vice President, Fabrice Defrance, during the signing ceremony held in Colombo.
While Priyantha Rose, Head of Engineering of SriLankan Airlines added
"We made our selection decision as AFI KLM E&M, a major MRO and a world leader in A330 / A340 components support, proposed services and conditions which were quite compliant with our expectations”.
Source: AFI KLM E&M
About SriLankan Airlines Headquarters: Airline Centre, Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake, Sri Lanka
Key people Nishantha Wickramasinghe (Chairman), Kapila Chandrasena (CEO).
SriLankan Airlines is Sri Lanka’s flag carrier. It was founded in 1979 (in 1947 as Air Ceylon) and based at Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo. It operates flights to 60 destinations in Europe, the Middle East, South, South-East, and East Asia, North America, and Australia. SriLankan Airlines’ fleet currently comprises six A320s, six A330s, six A340s and two de Havilland Twin Otters. The airline employs a workforce of 4,900, including staff at the SriLankan Catering subsidiary. The airline also operates cargo flights from its Colombo hub.
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
| J | Y | Total |
| Airbus A320-200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 165 | |
| 3 | 12 | 138 | 150 | |
| 3 | 20 | 120 | 140 | |
| Airbus A330-200 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 275 | 287 | |
| 3 | 18 | 236 | 254 | |
| Airbus A340-300 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 296 | 314 | All to be phased out between 2013-2014 & replace by airbus A330-300 and Boeing 777 |
| 2 | 18 | 299 | 317 |
| 1 | 20 | 223 | 243 |
| DHC-6-100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | operated by SriLankan AirTaxi |
Official Website: www.srilankan.com