aaaලාංකේය ගුවන්සේවා පුරාවෘත්තය
Sri Lanka Aviation History - ලාංකේය ගුවන්සේවා පුරාවෘත්තය
12.09.1911 – බ්ලෙරියෝට් ගුවන් යානය නෞකාවකින් ශ්රී ලංකාවට රැගෙන ඒම
07.05.1931 – බොම්බායේ සිට පළමු ජාත්යයන්තර ගුවන්යානය කොළඹ තුරඟ තරඟ පිටිය වෙත පැමිණීම
28.02.1938 – Formal opening of the Ratmalana Airport by Governor Sir Andrew Caldecott
28.02.1938 – Launch of Air Mail service between Colombo and Mumbai
1939 – Construction of Palavi Airport at Puttlam as an emergency airfield
30.03.1943 – Landing of seaplane at Koggala Lagoon
13.11.1946 – Landing of Autocrat aircraft of Mr.J.P.Obeysekara at Ratmalana with 31 intermediate stops after taking off from London
February 1947 – Commencement of air services by Ceylon Airways with three DC-3 aircraft under the Ministry of Communications and Works
01.11.1957 – Handing over of Katunayake Royal Airbase to Sri Lanka by the British Government
1960 – Commencement Upali Air, first domestic airliner in Sri Lanka
11.09.1971 – Boeing Jumbo jet (B747) operated by Condor German Airline landed at Colombo International Airport
1972 - Sri Lanka Air Force registered a company called “Helitours” to promote tourism industry
04.12.1974 – Martin Air DC-8 aircraft accident at Seven Virgin Hills at Maskeliya killing 191 persons onboard
15.11.1978 – Icelandic Airlines DC-8 accident at Kimbulapitiya killing 184 out of 264 persons onboard
07.11.1978 – Explosion of Air Ceylon HS-748 aircraft by LTTE terrorists at Ratmalana Airport
01.09.1979 – Birth of Air Lanka and its inaugural flight to Bangkok
30.06.1982 – Alitalia B747 aircraft with 340 passengers, high jacked by Sri Lankan landed at Bangkok International Airport
1984 – Commencement of construction of new runway at Katunayake Airport
October 1986 – Opening of the new runway for commercial operations
03.05.1986 – Explosion of Air Lanka TriStar L-1011 aircraft at BIA by the LTTE terrorists killing14 passengers onboard
1992 – Amendment of the Air Navigation Act for elevation of the Post of Director of Civil Aviation to Director General of Civil Aviation
“Air Lanka” added it’s first “Airbus” aircraft to the fleet and registered as “4R –ABA”. It was a A320 aircraft.
1993 – “Sky Cabs” started international cargo services by using AN12 aircraft and it was the first Sri Lanka registered private airline which commenced international operations
29.09.1998 – AN-24 aircraft leased by Lion Air flight 602, with 55 persons onboard went missing exactly ten minutes after takeoff from Jaffna Airport
01.04.1998 – Emirates took over control of AirLanka under a management agreement of 10years with the Government
24.03.2000 – AN 12 aircraft of “Sky Cabs” airline crashed at Kadirana near Negombo
24.01.2001 – LTTE infiltrated into the Katunayake Air Force base and destroyed eight military aircraft on the Air Force side and two Airbus A340, one Airbus A330 aircraft and one Airbus 320-200 aircraft
27.12.2002 – Abolition of the Department of Civil Aviation and establishment of Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka under Act No.34 of 2002
2004 – Total movement of passengers, cargo and aircraft in and out of Sri Lanka exceeded 4,000,000, 152 metric tons and 30,000 respectively
“Sri Lankan” airlines commenced float plane operations as “Air Taxi” to selected water aerodromes around the country
15.11.2005 – Bandaranaike International Airport expansion projects under the Stage 1, PhaseII Expansion Project opened with a pier with eight aero-bridges
27.10.2006 – Birth of Mihin Lanka as as a fully State owned Company fully funded by the General Treasury
27.11.2009 – Launch of the Project for the construction of international airport at Mattala, Hambantota
24.10.2010 – ICAO conducted an Audit on the Safety Oversight capabilities of Sri Lanka
“SriLankan” Airlines recommenced “Air Taxi” service
16.10.2012 – The first aircraft engaged in flight calibration landed at Mattala International Airport
08.01.2012 – Landing of Emirates A380 aircraft at Bandaranaike International Airport
18.03.2013 – Opening of the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport
22.06.2014 - Ceremonial inauguration of the aviation refueling terminal with fuel hydrant facilities at MRIA by the President, His Execllency Mahinda Rajapakse
09.06.2014 - Opening of CAA office at MRIA by the Minister of Civil Aviation Hon.Piyankara Jayaratne
20.10.2014- Seth Pirith chanting ceremony at Weerawila Bungalow in preparation for official opening
2015.02.11 - Air China airlines commence four weekly direct flights from Chengdu to Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo using Airbus A330 aircraft .
2015.12.14 - Hon. Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation laid the foundation for the construction of CAA Headquarters at Katunayake BIA premises. The estimated cost of the building is Rs.803 million.
2018.03.29 :Opening of the CAASL Head Office Building at Katunayake
Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation declared open the Head office building of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka at 1000hrs on 29th March 2018 at 152/1, Minwangoda Road, Katunayake in the presence of Mr.Ashok Abeyasinghe, Deputy Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Mr.G.S.Withanage, Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation at the invitation of Mr. Ananda Wimalasena, Chairman and Mr. H.M.C.Nimalsiri, Director General of Civil Aviation and Chief Executive Officer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka. The building was constructed by the State Engineering Corporation at the cost of Rs.803 million, which was wholly financed by the CAASL own funds.
2018.03.25- Opening of Batticaloa Airport for Civil Aviation Operation
The commencement of the Batticaloa Development project planned for an extension and overlay to the existing runway, fixing of runway lights and construction of a new terminal building as well as the apron; the area where aircraft are parked. As the Batticaloa runway is locked at either ends between the lagoon, it could not be extended beyond 1,560 meters, which is adequate for operation of 60 seater aircraft. Runway expansion work was done initially by the Road Development Authority (60%) and the balance part was completed by Sri Lanka Air Force. The total budget allocated for the reconstruction of the runway, apron and terminal building which is Rs.1,400 million was borne by the General Treasury.
Civil Aviation Centenary of Sri Lanka
1912-2012
Centenary history download
https://www.mediafire.com/file/fsioblpllr4sxru/history.pdf/file
මුලු ඉතිහාසයම පින්තූර වලින්
12.09.1911 – බ්ලෙරියෝට් ගුවන් යානය නෞකාවකින් ශ්රී ලංකාවට රැගෙන ඒම
07.05.1931 – බොම්බායේ සිට පළමු ජාත්යයන්තර ගුවන්යානය කොළඹ තුරඟ තරඟ පිටිය වෙත පැමිණීම
28.02.1938 – Formal opening of the Ratmalana Airport by Governor Sir Andrew Caldecott
28.02.1938 – Launch of Air Mail service between Colombo and Mumbai
1939 – Construction of Palavi Airport at Puttlam as an emergency airfield
30.03.1943 – Landing of seaplane at Koggala Lagoon
13.11.1946 – Landing of Autocrat aircraft of Mr.J.P.Obeysekara at Ratmalana with 31 intermediate stops after taking off from London
February 1947 – Commencement of air services by Ceylon Airways with three DC-3 aircraft under the Ministry of Communications and Works
01.11.1957 – Handing over of Katunayake Royal Airbase to Sri Lanka by the British Government
1960 – Commencement Upali Air, first domestic airliner in Sri Lanka
11.09.1971 – Boeing Jumbo jet (B747) operated by Condor German Airline landed at Colombo International Airport
1972 - Sri Lanka Air Force registered a company called “Helitours” to promote tourism industry
04.12.1974 – Martin Air DC-8 aircraft accident at Seven Virgin Hills at Maskeliya killing 191 persons onboard
15.11.1978 – Icelandic Airlines DC-8 accident at Kimbulapitiya killing 184 out of 264 persons onboard
07.11.1978 – Explosion of Air Ceylon HS-748 aircraft by LTTE terrorists at Ratmalana Airport
01.09.1979 – Birth of Air Lanka and its inaugural flight to Bangkok
30.06.1982 – Alitalia B747 aircraft with 340 passengers, high jacked by Sri Lankan landed at Bangkok International Airport
1984 – Commencement of construction of new runway at Katunayake Airport
October 1986 – Opening of the new runway for commercial operations
03.05.1986 – Explosion of Air Lanka TriStar L-1011 aircraft at BIA by the LTTE terrorists killing14 passengers onboard
1992 – Amendment of the Air Navigation Act for elevation of the Post of Director of Civil Aviation to Director General of Civil Aviation
“Air Lanka” added it’s first “Airbus” aircraft to the fleet and registered as “4R –ABA”. It was a A320 aircraft.
1993 – “Sky Cabs” started international cargo services by using AN12 aircraft and it was the first Sri Lanka registered private airline which commenced international operations
29.09.1998 – AN-24 aircraft leased by Lion Air flight 602, with 55 persons onboard went missing exactly ten minutes after takeoff from Jaffna Airport
01.04.1998 – Emirates took over control of AirLanka under a management agreement of 10years with the Government
24.03.2000 – AN 12 aircraft of “Sky Cabs” airline crashed at Kadirana near Negombo
24.01.2001 – LTTE infiltrated into the Katunayake Air Force base and destroyed eight military aircraft on the Air Force side and two Airbus A340, one Airbus A330 aircraft and one Airbus 320-200 aircraft
27.12.2002 – Abolition of the Department of Civil Aviation and establishment of Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka under Act No.34 of 2002
2004 – Total movement of passengers, cargo and aircraft in and out of Sri Lanka exceeded 4,000,000, 152 metric tons and 30,000 respectively
“Sri Lankan” airlines commenced float plane operations as “Air Taxi” to selected water aerodromes around the country
15.11.2005 – Bandaranaike International Airport expansion projects under the Stage 1, PhaseII Expansion Project opened with a pier with eight aero-bridges
27.10.2006 – Birth of Mihin Lanka as as a fully State owned Company fully funded by the General Treasury
27.11.2009 – Launch of the Project for the construction of international airport at Mattala, Hambantota
24.10.2010 – ICAO conducted an Audit on the Safety Oversight capabilities of Sri Lanka
“SriLankan” Airlines recommenced “Air Taxi” service
16.10.2012 – The first aircraft engaged in flight calibration landed at Mattala International Airport
08.01.2012 – Landing of Emirates A380 aircraft at Bandaranaike International Airport
18.03.2013 – Opening of the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport
22.06.2014 - Ceremonial inauguration of the aviation refueling terminal with fuel hydrant facilities at MRIA by the President, His Execllency Mahinda Rajapakse
09.06.2014 - Opening of CAA office at MRIA by the Minister of Civil Aviation Hon.Piyankara Jayaratne
20.10.2014- Seth Pirith chanting ceremony at Weerawila Bungalow in preparation for official opening
2015.02.11 - Air China airlines commence four weekly direct flights from Chengdu to Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo using Airbus A330 aircraft .
2015.12.14 - Hon. Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation laid the foundation for the construction of CAA Headquarters at Katunayake BIA premises. The estimated cost of the building is Rs.803 million.
2018.03.29 :Opening of the CAASL Head Office Building at Katunayake
Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation declared open the Head office building of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka at 1000hrs on 29th March 2018 at 152/1, Minwangoda Road, Katunayake in the presence of Mr.Ashok Abeyasinghe, Deputy Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Mr.G.S.Withanage, Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation at the invitation of Mr. Ananda Wimalasena, Chairman and Mr. H.M.C.Nimalsiri, Director General of Civil Aviation and Chief Executive Officer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka. The building was constructed by the State Engineering Corporation at the cost of Rs.803 million, which was wholly financed by the CAASL own funds.
2018.03.25- Opening of Batticaloa Airport for Civil Aviation Operation
The commencement of the Batticaloa Development project planned for an extension and overlay to the existing runway, fixing of runway lights and construction of a new terminal building as well as the apron; the area where aircraft are parked. As the Batticaloa runway is locked at either ends between the lagoon, it could not be extended beyond 1,560 meters, which is adequate for operation of 60 seater aircraft. Runway expansion work was done initially by the Road Development Authority (60%) and the balance part was completed by Sri Lanka Air Force. The total budget allocated for the reconstruction of the runway, apron and terminal building which is Rs.1,400 million was borne by the General Treasury.
Civil Aviation Centenary of Sri Lanka
1912-2012
Centenary history download
https://www.mediafire.com/file/fsioblpllr4sxru/history.pdf/file
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