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Lankan private investor gets licence to provide aircraft line maintenance services at BIA
A Sri Lankan private investor has qualified to provide aircraft line maintenance services to foreign airlines servings Sri Lanka at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for the first time, Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) said.
It said that the Ceylon Aeronautical Services (Pvt.) Ltd (CAS) was certified by the CAASL to provide line maintenance facilities at BIA after fulfilling the necessary requirements recently.
The main responsibility of the line maintenance certification is to certify that the aircraft is fit to fly to its intended destinations when departing from BIA.
The Aircraft Engineering Division of SriLankan Airlines and a few other foreign airlines are currently providing the line maintenance facility for approved foreign airlines flying to Sri Lanka and SriLankan Engineering contributes to the national economy with earnings in foreign currency through this business.
The entry of CAS will be a catalyst to the national economy whilst also generating new employment opportunities for many Sri Lankans.
CAS is already certified to conduct structural repairs and Non-Distractive Testing (NDT) for foreign and local aircraft and the facility is situated at the Koggala Export Processing Zone.
When the State Minister of Aviation and Export Zone Development D.V. Chanaka visited the aircraft structural repair facility at Koggala, the initial proposal was made by CAS for opening an aircraft line maintenance facility at BIA.
The Application submitted by CAS was scrutinised by the Civil Aviation Inspectors of CAASL by considering the organisational structure, availability of qualified and well trained staff, instruments/equipment and other required facilities for the certification under the guidance of Capt. Themiya Abeywickrama, the Director General of Civil Aviation and Chief Executive Officer of CAASL and the leadership of Saman Gunawardena, the Deputy Director General (Flight Safety Regulations) of the CAASL.
Once the necessary requirements were met CAS was issued with the requisite certificate by the Airworthiness section of CAASL to provide aircraft line maintenance facilities at BIA.
INS Sindhukesari, a submarine serving in the Indian Navy, arrived at the port of Colombo on 03 May 26 to undertake Operational Turnarounds.
The visiting submarine was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in precision with naval traditions.
Throughout its stay in the island, the submarine’s crew is scheduled to participate in a variety of programmes organized by the Sri Lanka Navy, including visits to several tourist attractions in Sri Lanka.
Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation, officially visited the Russian House in Colombo to attend the Sri Lanka–Russia Medical Forum, where members of the Sri Lanka Russia Business Council and graduates from the Association of Sri Lankan Graduates from Socialist countries (ASLGSC) attended.
This historic gathering was graced by rectors and representatives from several world-class Russian medical institutions, including Kursk State Medical University, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, and Tver State Medical University, among others.
The forum commenced with an address by Minister Murashko, during which Russian medical graduates in attendance raised pertinent questions regarding medical and pharmaceutical sector opportunities in Sri Lanka.
Levan Dzhagaryan, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, together with Madam Maria L. Popova, Counsellor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Sri Lanka & the Maldives and Director of the Russian House in Colombo, graced the occasion. Both officials expressed strong support for continued collaboration and future initiatives between the two nations.
The official appointment letters for the members of the newly established “Cricket Transformation Committee” (CTC) were handed over on Monday (04) by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage.
The following members received their letters of appointment at the Ministry premises:
Sidath Wettimuny
Thushira Radella
Prakash Schaffter
Ms. Avanthi Colombage
The Ministry also noted that veteran cricketers Roshan Mahanama and Kumar Sangakkara, who are key members of the committee, are currently overseas. Their official appointments will be formalised immediately upon their arrival in Sri Lanka.
The Cricket Transformation Committee has been mandated to oversee the administration and drive structural reforms within Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in accordance with the powers vested in the Minister under the Sports Act No. 25 of 1973.
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