-Aug 11th, 2009
SriLankan Engineering recently carried out two major projects on two Airbus aircraft of Airblue, further strengthening its close relationship with the Pakistani airline.
A major maintenance check, known as a “C-Check”, was carried out in July on one of Airblue’s Airbus A321’s, with the project being completed in fifteen days at the main hangar complex at Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).
Immediately prior to that, SriLankan Engineering carried out a landing gear change on an A320 aircraft of Airblue within three days.
The aircraft maintenance arm of Sri Lanka’s National Carrier, SriLankan Engineering is positioning itself as a Maintenance Repair Organization (MRO) for airlines in the Asian region. SriLankan Engineering possesses the prestigious industry standard EASA 145 from the European Aviation Safety Agency, in recognition of its commitment to the highest standards of professionalism in aircraft maintenance, as well as recognition by several aviation authorities in Asia.
SriLankan’s Head of Engineering, D.A.G. Jayasuriya, said: “SriLankan Engineering now has an excellent reputation among airlines in the region. Through our superior service, we cultivate long-term relationships with our customers, and we are presently in discussions with yet another airline, this time from Southeast Asia, to carry out their maintenance work.”
SriLankan Engineering is presently in the midst of carrying out C-checks on no less than thirteen Airbus A320 aircraft this year of India’s largest domestic low-fare carrier IndiGo, and has already completed three of them.
SriLankan Engineering has carried out many projects in the past for Airblue, including reconfiguring of passenger cabins on two Airbus A321 aircraft, and several maintenance checks.
SriLankan Engineering has notched up many impressive feats in recent times. These include two global awards from Airbus Industrie for Operational Excellence among all small airlines that operate A330 and A340 aircraft.
SriLankan Engineering has a wealth of experience with Airbus aircraft, since the National Carrier itself possesses an all-Airbus fleet of A320, A330, and A340 aircraft. Over the past year SriLankan Engineering has carried out certifications on aircraft of many airlines at BIA including Air Arabia, Kuwait Airways, Kingfisher, Qatar Airways, , First Choice, etc
SriLankan’s Technical Training School at BIA is also fast-gaining a reputation as a regional training ground for aircraft technicians and engineers. It too possesses EASA 147 accreditation from the European Aviation Safety Agency.
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