SriLankan Airlines considering A330neo & A350

During the Routes Reconnected webinar on 28 April, the CEO of SriLankan Airlines has said that, as part of the airline's fleet renewal, the airline is considering adding the A330-900 or A350 to its fleet to replace seven retiring aircraft.

A big important factor on deciding on the final type is the cargo capabilities and development of cargo demand. Earlier, we reported that SriLankan was interested in adding dedicated freighters as well. The airline wants to make a decision later this year, especially now that prices for widebodies are very favourable due to the pandemic.

At the moment, SriLankan's widebody-fleet is made up of five A330-200s (average age of almost nineteen years) and seven A330-300s (which are six year old on average). Next to this, it also has five A320s, two A320neos, one A321 and four A321neos.

Photo by Anton Homma.