Airbus Industrie has announced that SriLankan Airlines will receive the global award for Operational Excellence among all small airlines that operate the Airbus A340 aircraft.
This is the second such prestigious award won by SriLankan from Airbus Industrie, one of the world’s two largest manufacturers of commercial aircraft. Airbus in 2004 presented Sri Lanka’s National Carrier with the global Operational Excellence Award for another type of aircraft – the twin-engined A330.
D.A.G. Jayasuriya, Senior Manager Aircraft Engineering, said: “We at SriLankan Airlines emphasize the need for the most efficient use of our aircraft, so as to provide the finest delay-free service to our passengers. We are delighted that our continuous efforts have been recognised as being among the best, by none other than the aircraft’s manufacturer.”
SriLankan was the first carrier in Asia to operate the wide-bodied long-haul A340-300 aircraft, the first of which it was acquired in August 1994. It now has five A340 aircraft in its all-Airbus fleet.
Captain Milinda Ratnayake, Senior Manager Flight Operations, said: “This award is a tribute to all those who are responsible for the efficient operations of our fleet – from Aircraft Engineers and Technicians to Pilots, Cabin Staff, Airport Service staff, Cargo staff, Cleaning staff, and so many others.”
The airline has a multi-disciplined Punctuality Improvement Committee, which meets daily to evaluate even the slightest flight delay, identifies causes for individual delays, and takes action to prevent their recurrence. These include maintenance reasons and human factors.
The award is for a 2-year period from November 2005 to October 2007. It is based on wide-ranging selection criteria which include number of hours flown, number of take-offs, operational interruptions due to maintenance issues, and flight delays.
Priyantha Rose, Manager Aircraft Maintenance, said: “The high standards of SriLankan Airlines’ operations have once again drawn praise. In recent times we have been lifting the level of operations higher and higher, and have received recognition from a large number of global organisations.”
SriLankan’s Engineering wing last year received EASA 145 accreditation from the European Aviation Safety Agency. Systems and processes of its Flight Operations Department are already certified for the ISO9000:2001 standard.
The A340s fly primarily from Colombo to London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. Other aircraft in its fleet are the wide-bodied A330s and twin-engined medium-range A320s
The award will be presented at Airbus Industrie’s Long Range Technical Symposium, which will take place in Dubai next May. The awards are presented every two years.
This is the second such prestigious award won by SriLankan from Airbus Industrie, one of the world’s two largest manufacturers of commercial aircraft. Airbus in 2004 presented Sri Lanka’s National Carrier with the global Operational Excellence Award for another type of aircraft – the twin-engined A330.
D.A.G. Jayasuriya, Senior Manager Aircraft Engineering, said: “We at SriLankan Airlines emphasize the need for the most efficient use of our aircraft, so as to provide the finest delay-free service to our passengers. We are delighted that our continuous efforts have been recognised as being among the best, by none other than the aircraft’s manufacturer.”
SriLankan was the first carrier in Asia to operate the wide-bodied long-haul A340-300 aircraft, the first of which it was acquired in August 1994. It now has five A340 aircraft in its all-Airbus fleet.
Captain Milinda Ratnayake, Senior Manager Flight Operations, said: “This award is a tribute to all those who are responsible for the efficient operations of our fleet – from Aircraft Engineers and Technicians to Pilots, Cabin Staff, Airport Service staff, Cargo staff, Cleaning staff, and so many others.”
The airline has a multi-disciplined Punctuality Improvement Committee, which meets daily to evaluate even the slightest flight delay, identifies causes for individual delays, and takes action to prevent their recurrence. These include maintenance reasons and human factors.
The award is for a 2-year period from November 2005 to October 2007. It is based on wide-ranging selection criteria which include number of hours flown, number of take-offs, operational interruptions due to maintenance issues, and flight delays.
Priyantha Rose, Manager Aircraft Maintenance, said: “The high standards of SriLankan Airlines’ operations have once again drawn praise. In recent times we have been lifting the level of operations higher and higher, and have received recognition from a large number of global organisations.”
SriLankan’s Engineering wing last year received EASA 145 accreditation from the European Aviation Safety Agency. Systems and processes of its Flight Operations Department are already certified for the ISO9000:2001 standard.
The A340s fly primarily from Colombo to London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. Other aircraft in its fleet are the wide-bodied A330s and twin-engined medium-range A320s
The award will be presented at Airbus Industrie’s Long Range Technical Symposium, which will take place in Dubai next May. The awards are presented every two years.