SriLankan Airlines is to join oneworld^®, adding one of Asia's fastest growing airlines to the world's leading quality airline alliance.                                                          
Its election as a oneworld member designate was announced as the Chief Executives of the alliance's member airlines gathered for a meeting of the group's Board, on the sidelines of IATA's 2012 World Air Transport Summit, which opens in Beijing today.
SriLankan is expected to be implemented into oneworld late next year, flying alongside some of the biggest and best brands in the airline business.  Cathay Pacific will serve as its sponsor in joining oneworld, supporting the airline through its alliance implementation programme.

Harwood wins "SriLankan Masters" - Nandasena a creditable 9th

Australian Mike Harwood a PGA tour Winner in his day stamped his class on the Senior tour and marched away from the rest of his field with another sterling performance. Mike followed up his first round with another 5 under par final round to Win the 36 hole SriLankan Masters 2012 on10 under par, seven strokes clear of Noppajak Meesom from Thailand who was 4 under par in the final round moving up the ladder and past his compatriot Jamnian Chitprasong who was in second place overnight. Ahmed Bateman from Canada was consistent with another 2 under par round to share joint 2nd place with Nopajak Meesom.

SriLankan would operate daily flights to all its destinations.

Nishantha Wickremesinghe, Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, told the Business Times that they carry out route planning between the two carriers both SriLankan & Mihin Lanka, together in order to avoid both flying to the same destination. He noted that Mihin Lanka would be flying to more low cost destinations and in this respect had selected to touchdown at Jakarta, Dhaka, Buddhagaya, Varnasi, Manila and Sharjah. The budget carrier that was previously operating to Kuwait would be pulling out of this route in a bid to allow SriLankan Airlines to fly in and as a result its shift to Sharjah.

SriLankan contracts Lufthansa Technik for component services

SriLankan Airlines and Lufthansa Technik have signed a five-year component supply contract for the carrier's Airbus A320 fleet.

Lufthansa Technik said spare parts will be supplied to the airline's home base at Bandaranaike international airport in Colombo, where the main base stock of certain aircraft-on-ground (AOG) relevant components is also being kept.

SriLankan gets contract to service IndiGo's aircraft for the fourth consecutive year

SriLankan Airlines Engineering has secured its largest contract this year to conduct maintenance checks for an Indian airline.

IndiGo, India's budget carrier with a fleet of 48 Airbus A320 airliners has awarded the contract to SriLankan Engineering to conduct C-checks on 26 Airbus A320 through 2012.

This is the fourth consecutive year IndiGo has outsourced to SriLankan and this year's contract is the largest overseas outsourcing of maintenance, repair and overhaul work by an Indian carrier.

SriLankan begins recruitment drive in Anuradhapura

SriLankan Airlines' adds the district of Anuradhapura to its national recruitment programme to create employment opportunities for promising young rural youth, to embark on rewarding careers as Cabin Crew of the national carrier.

With the completion of the government's successful 'Deyata Kirula' programme, the airline's Human Resources team held preliminary interviews of hundreds of youth who have responded with eagerness, to take advantage of this opportunity.

SriLankan Airlines hosts country's first PGA golf tournament

 Over 60 senior professional golfers from across the globe will fly into Sri Lanka, to participate in the country's first top-level championship tour organised by SriLankan Airlines.

The three-day Senior PGA Asia Pacific Champions tour event, will be played across the stunning Victoria Golf and Country Resort in Kandy, that overlooks the Victoria reservoir.