SriLankan Airlines

SriLankan Airlines (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකන් ගුවන් සේවය, Tamil: இலங்கை விமான சேவ) is the flag carrier and largest airline of Sri Lanka.

History
After the country was renamed Sri Lanka in 1978, the flag carrier of Ceylon, Air Ceylon, was nationalised by the government and renamed Air Lanka.

Following its partial acquisition in 1998 by Emirates, Air Lanka was re-branded SriLankan Airlines and the current livery was introduced. In 2008, the government of Sri Lanka acquired all the shares of the airline from Emirates, but retained the new name and livery.

SriLankan Airlines in British Columbia
Air Lanka began its Vancouver–Colombo service in 1986.

From its inception, Air Lanka operated five BC-made DHBC-2 Heron airliners inherited from Air Lanka; the last three were retired in 1988. Air Lanka bought a single DHBC-7 Trident 7A from Pacific Western Airlines in 1985, operating it until 1993 when it was retired due to persistent technical difficulties.

Current

 * Airbus A320-200 - 5
 * Airbus A320neo - 2
 * Airbus A321-200 - 1
 * Airbus A321neo - 4
 * Airbus A330-200 - 5
 * Airbus A330-300 - 7

Historic

 * Airbus A300B4 - 1 (2000-2000)
 * Airbus A319-100 - 1 (2016-2016)
 * Airbus A330-200 - 2 (2000-2020); destroyed in 2001 due to Bandaranaike Airport attack
 * Airbus A340-300 - 7 (1994-2016)
 * Boeing 707-320 - 3 (1979-1983)
 * Boeing 737-200 - 6 (1980-1995)
 * Boeing 737-300 - 1 (1992-1992)
 * Boeing 747-200 - 2 (1984-1987)
 * Boeing 767-300ER - 1 (2010-2010)
 * De Havilland BC DHBC-2 Heron - 5 (1978-1988), inherited from Air Ceylon
 * De Havilland BC DHBC-7 Trident - 1 (1985-1993)
 * Hawker Siddeley HS.748 - 1 (1978-1980), inherited from Air Ceylon
 * Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1E - 1 (1978-1985), inherited from Air Ceylon
 * Lockheed L-1011 TriStar - 18 (1980-2000)

BC-made aircraft
Note: a green background indicates an aircraft in service, a yellow background indicates a retired aircraft, and a pink background indicates an aircraft lost in an accident.



Routes
Entries with a green background indicates a destination in British Columbia. "Domestic" refers to services within Sri Lanka.