Captain Daminda Rambukwella, Director General of Civil Aviation of Sri Lanka, held a bilateral meeting with the Capacity Development and Implementation (CDI) Bureau of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on the sidelines of the 61st Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation of the Asia and Pacific Regions (DGCA/61) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The meeting focused on strengthening cooperation between Sri Lanka and ICAO, particularly in the areas of capacity development, technical assistance and the effective implementation of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs).
The discussions also covered Sri Lanka’s aviation priorities, including the strategic development plan for Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, while exploring opportunities for targeted technical support aligned with the country’s aviation needs.
The engagement reflects Sri Lanka’s continued commitment to strengthening its civil aviation capabilities through international cooperation and technical support, while advancing the effective implementation of ICAO standards and recommended practices.
The bilateral meeting further reinforced Sri Lanka’s active engagement with ICAO and its commitment to the continuous development and strengthening of the country’s civil aviation sector.
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A four-day Aircraft Maintenance Programme (AMP) Lifecycle Workshop, organized under the EU-funded EU–South Asia Aviation Partnership Project (EU–SA APP), is being held in Sri Lanka, bringing together aviation regulators, aircraft operators, industry representatives and technical experts from across the South Asian region.
Hosted with the support of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), the workshop brings together around 50 participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The workshop was inaugurated with remarks by Mr. O. R. Rajasinghe - Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka, Captain Daminda Rambukwella, Director General of Civil Aviation; and Ms. Galia Agisheva - Deputy Head of Delegation at the Delegation of the European Union. Their remarks highlighted the importance of regional cooperation, technical knowledge sharing and continuous capacity development in maintaining high standards of aircraft airworthiness.
The workshop is supported by technical experts from the EU–SA APP, including Mr. Patrick Firmin, Operations Manager – EU–SA APP, and Mr. Asmir Kruhovic, Airworthiness Expert.
The programme provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of the Aircraft Maintenance Programme lifecycle, covering its development, approval, implementation, reliability monitoring, continuing oversight and optimization.
Technical sessions also include contributions from Airbus Helicopters and Airbus Commercial Aircraft, providing participants with the opportunity to benefit from manufacturer expertise.
For Sri Lanka, hosting the workshop provides a valuable opportunity to strengthen national technical capacity, enhance the knowledge and expertise of aviation professionals, and further develop effective practices for the approval and oversight of Aircraft Maintenance Programmes. It also strengthens Sri Lanka’s engagement with regional aviation authorities, international industry partners and European technical experts, supporting the country’s continued efforts to maintain and enhance international airworthiness and aviation safety standards.
The workshop therefore serves as an important platform for knowledge exchange while contributing to the continued strengthening of Sri Lanka’s aviation regulatory and technical capabilities.
යුරෝපා සංගම් - දකුණු ආසියානු ගුවන්සේවා හවුල්කාරිත්ව ව්‍යාපෘතිය (EU-South Asia Aviation Partnership Project - EU-SA APP) යටතේ සංවිධානය කරන ලද ගුවන්යානා නඩත්තු වැඩසටහන් (AMP) ක්‍රියාවලිය පිළිබඳ සිව් දින කලාපීය වැඩමුළුවක් ශ්‍රී ලංකා සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරියේ (CAASL) සහයෝගයෙන් අද දින ආරම්භ විය.
දකුණු ආසියානු කලාපයේ ගුවන්සේවා නියාමන ආයතන, ගුවන්යානා මෙහෙයුම්කරුවන්, කර්මාන්ත නියෝජිතයන් සහ තාක්ෂණික විශේෂඥයන්ගේ සහභාගීත්වයෙන් පැවැත්වෙන මෙම වැඩමුළුව සඳහා බංග්ලාදේශය, භූතානය, ඉන්දියාව, මාලදිවයින, නේපාලය, පකිස්ථානය සහ ශ්‍රී ලංකාව යන රටවල් හත නියෝජනය කරමින් 50කට ආසන්න පිරිසක් එක්ව සිටිති.
වැඩසටහනේ සමාරම්භක අවස්ථාවට ශ්‍රී ලංකා සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරියේ සභාපති ඕ. ආර්. රාජසිංහ මහතා, සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධ්‍යක්ෂ ජනරාල් හා ප්‍රධාන විධායක නිළධාරී කපිතාන් දමින්ද රඹුක්වැල්ල මහතා සහ යුරෝපා සංගම් නියෝජිත කණ්ඩායමේ නියෝජ්‍ය ප්‍රධානී ගාලියා අගිශේවා (Ms. Galia Agisheva) යන මහත්ම මහත්මීන් සහභාගී වූහ. එහිදී ඔවුන් පෙන්වා දුන්නේ කලාපීය සහයෝගීතාව, තාක්ෂණික දැනුම හුවමාරුව සහ අඛණ්ඩ ධාරිතා සංවර්ධනය (Capacity Building)තුළින් ගුවන් යෝග්‍යතාව සහ නඩත්තු ප්‍රමිතීන් ශක්තිමත් කිරීමේ වැදගත්කමයි.
මෙම සිව් දින සැසිවාරයන් මෙහෙයවීම සඳහා EU–SA APP හි මෙහෙයුම් කළමණාකරු පැට්‍රික් ෆර්මින් (Mr. Patrick Firmin) සහ ගුවන් යෝග්‍යතා විශේෂඥ අස්මීර් කෘහෝවික් (Mr. Asmir Kruhovic) යන මහත්වරුන් ඇතුළු තාක්ෂණික විශේෂඥයන් පිරිසක් දායකත්වය සපයති.
ගුවන්යානා නඩත්තු වැඩසටහනක සම්පූර්ණ ක්‍රියාවලිය පිළිබඳ අවබෝධයක් ලබාදෙන මෙම වැඩමුළුව මගින් එහි සංවර්ධනය, අනුමැතිය, ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීම, විශ්වසනීයත්ව, අඛණ්ඩ අධීක්ෂණය සහ ප්‍රශස්තකරණය වැනි අංශ රැසක් ආවරණය කෙරේ. මෙයට Airbus Helicopters සහ Airbus Commercial Aircraft ආයතනවල තාක්ෂණික දායකත්වයද ඇතුළත් වේ.
මෙම වැඩමුළුව ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේදී පැවැත්වීම මගින් මෙරට ගුවන්සේවා තාක්ෂණික ධාරිතාව ශක්තිමත් කර ගැනීමටත්, ගුවන් යානා නඩත්තු වැඩසටහන් අනුමත කිරීම හා අධීක්ෂණය පිළිබඳ දැනුම සහ විශේෂඥතාව වැඩිදියුණු කර ගැනීමටත් වැදගත් අවස්ථාවක් හිමි වේ.
එමෙන්ම කලාපීය සහ ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්සේවා පාර්ශ්වකරුවන් සමඟ පවතින සහයෝගීතාව තවදුරටත් ශක්තිමත් කරමින්, ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන් යෝග්‍යතා සහ ගුවන්සේවා නිරුපද්‍රිතතා ප්‍රමිතීන් අඛණ්ඩව පවත්වාගෙන යාමටද මෙයින් විශාල පිටුවහලක් ලැබෙනු ඇත.
වත්මන් රජය විසින් රට තුළ ගෙන යනු ලබන පුළුල් ආර්ථික සහ සමාජීය පරිවර්තන ක්‍රියාවලියට සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා ක්ෂේත්‍රය හරහා සන්නද්ධ වෙමින්, එහි සුභ ප්‍රතිඵල අනාගත ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට උරුම කර දීමට මෙමගින් මනා අවස්ථාවක් සැලසේ. ජාත්‍යන්තර මට්ටමේ මෙවැනි තාක්ෂණික ඥානය මෙරටට ගලා ඒම තුළින් ශ්‍රී ලංකාව කලාපීය ගුවන්සේවා කේන්ද්‍රස්ථානයක් ලෙස සංවර්ධනය කිරීමට මග පෑදෙන අතර, එය රටේ සමස්ත ආර්ථික වර්ධනයට මෙන්ම ගෝලීය වශයෙන් රට කෙරෙහි පවතින විශ්වාසය තවදුරටත් තහවුරු කිරීමටද ඉවහල් වනු ඇත.
ஐரோப்பிய ஒன்றிய நிதியுதவியுடன் செயற்படுத்தப்படும் ஐரோப்பிய ஒன்றிய–தெற்காசிய விமானப் போக்குவரத்துப் பங்காண்மைத் திட்டத்தின் (EU–South Asia Aviation Partnership Project – EU–SA APP) கீழ் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்ட, விமானப் பராமரிப்புத் திட்ட (Aircraft Maintenance Programme – AMP) வாழ்க்கைச் சுழற்சி ( Lifecycle ) தொடர்பான நான்கு நாள்செயலமர்வு இலங்கையில் நடைபெற்று வருகிறது. இதில் தெற்காசியப் பிராந்தியத்தைச் சேர்ந்த விமானப் போக்குவரத்து ஒழுங்குமுறை அதிகாரசபைகள், விமான இயக்குநர்கள், தொழில்துறைப் பிரதிநிதிகள் மற்றும் தொழில்நுட்ப நிபுணர்கள் பங்கேற்கின்றனர்.
இலங்கை சிவில் விமானப் போக்குவரத்து அதிகாரசபையின் (CAASL) ஆதரவுடன் நடத்தப்படும் இச்செயலமர்வில், பங்களாதேஷ், பூட்டான், இந்தியா, மாலைதீவு, நேபாளம், பாகிஸ்தான் மற்றும் ஆகிய ஏழு தெற்காசிய நாடுகளைப் பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்தி சுமார் 50 பங்கேற்பாளர்கள் கலந்துகொள்கின்றனர்.
பயிற்சிப் பட்டறையின் ஆரம்ப நிகழ்வில் இலங்கை சிவில் விமானப் போக்குவரத்து அதிகாரசபையின் தலைவர் திரு. O. R. ராஜசிங்க, சிவில் விமானப் போக்குவரத்து பணிப்பாளர் நாயகமும் பிரதம நிறைவேற்று அதிகாரியுமான கப்டன் தமிந்த ரம்புக்வெல்ல மற்றும் ஐரோப்பிய ஒன்றிய பிரதிநிதிகள் குழுவின் பிரதி தலைவர் திருமதி Galia Agisheva ஆகியோர் உரையாற்றினர். தமது உரைகளில், பிராந்திய ஒத்துழைப்பு, தொழில்நுட்ப அறிவுப் பரிமாற்றம் மற்றும் தொடர்ச்சியான திறன் மேம்பாடு ஆகியவற்றின் மூலம் விமானங்களின் வான்தகுதி (Airworthiness) மற்றும் பராமரிப்புத் தரங்களை வலுப்படுத்துவதன் முக்கியத்துவத்தை அவர்கள் வலியுறுத்தினர்.
இப்பயிற்சிப் பட்டறையில் EU–SA APP சார்பில் திரு. Patrick Firmin (Operations Manager – EU–SA APP)மற்றும் திரு. Asmir Kruhovic (Airworthiness Expert) உள்ளிட்ட தொழில்நுட்ப நிபுணர்களின் பங்களிப்பும் இடம்பெறுகிறது.
இந்நிகழ்ச்சித் திட்டம் விமானப் பராமரிப்பு நிகழ்ச்சித் திட்டத்தின் (Aircraft Maintenance Programme – AMP) முழுமையான செயன்முறை தொடர்பான அறிவை வழங்குவதுடன், அதன் வளர்ச்சி (Development), அங்கீகாரம் (Approval), நடைமுறைப்படுத்தல் (Implementation), நம்பகத்தன்மைக் கண்காணிப்பு (Reliability Monitoring), தொடர்ச்சியான மேற்பார்வை (Continuing Oversight) மற்றும் மேம்படுத்தல் (Optimisation) உள்ளிட்ட முக்கிய அம்சங்களை உள்ளடக்கியுள்ளது. Airbus Helicopters மற்றும் Airbus Commercial Aircraft நிறுவனங்களின் பங்களிப்புடனான தொழில்நுட்ப அமர்வுகளும் இடம்பெறுவதால், உற்பத்தியாளர்களின் நிபுணத்துவத்திலிருந்து பயன்பெறும் வாய்ப்பு பங்கேற்பாளர்களுக்குக் கிடைக்கிறது.
இப்பயிற்சிப் பட்டறையை இலங்கையில் நடத்துவது, நாட்டின் விமானப் போக்குவரத்து தொழில்நுட்பத் திறனை வலுப்படுத்துவதற்கும், விமானப் பராமரிப்பு நிகழ்ச்சித் திட்டங்களை அங்கீகரித்தல் மற்றும் மேற்பார்வை செய்தல் தொடர்பான அறிவு மற்றும் நிபுணத்துவத்தை மேம்படுத்துவதற்கும்*முக்கியமான வாய்ப்பை வழங்குகிறது. மேலும், பிராந்திய மற்றும் சர்வதேச விமானப் போக்குவரத்து பங்குதாரர்களுடனான இலங்கையின் ஒத்துழைப்பை மேலும் வலுப்படுத்துவதன் மூலம், சர்வதேச வான்தகுதி (Airworthiness) மற்றும் விமானப் போக்குவரத்து பாதுகாப்பு (Aviation Safety) தரநிலைகளை தொடர்ந்து பேணுவதற்கும் இந்நிகழ்வு பங்களிக்கிறது.
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ශ්‍රී ලංකා සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරියේ ආයතනික නඩත්තු කටයුතු වෙනුවෙන් නව සේවකයින් 5 ක් ඊයේ (01) දින සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරියේ සභාපති ඕ. ආර්. රාජසිංහ මහතා සහ උප සභාපති ඉන්තාජ් කරීම් මහතා සහ සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරියේ අධ්‍යක්ෂ ජනරාල් හා ප්‍රධාන විධායක නිලධාරී කපිතාන් දමින්ද රඹුක්වැල්ල මහතා අතින් පත්වීමේ ලිපි ලබා දිම සිදු කෙරිණි.
මෙම පත් කිරීම් සිදු කරනු ලැබුවේ ශ්‍රී ලංකා සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරිය ආරම්භයේ සිට ආයතනික නඩත්තු කටයුතු වෙනුවෙන් වාර්ෂිකව රුපියල් මිලියන 20කට අධික මුදල් යොදවා ලබා ගත් බාහිර නඩත්තු සේවය සිදු කිරීම හේතුවෙනි.
මෙතෙක් බාහිර පාර්ශවය විසින් සිදුකල නඩත්තු කටයුතු මින් පසුව මෙම සේවකයින්ගේ දායකත්වයෙන් සිදු වනු ඇත.
තාක්ෂණික ආයතන මගින් පාඨමාලා නිම කල හා පුහුණුවීම් ලද සේවකයින් මේ සදහා බදවා ගෙන ඇති අතර, තාක්ෂණ දැනුමෙන් පෝෂිත රැකියා විරහිත තරුණයින් හට මෙය මහගු අනාගත සැලසුමක් ද වනු ඇත.
රජයේ ප්‍රතිපත්ති ප්‍රකාශනයේ සදහන් “ කාර්යක්ෂම ශ්‍රම සම්පතක් ගෞරවණීය වෘත්තීය ජිවිතයක්” යටතේ ශ්‍රමයේ ගෞරවය සහ නිසි වටිනාකම ලැබෙන පරිදි මානුෂීකරණයට ලක් කිරීමේ වැඩපිළිවෙලෙහි සෑබෑ අරමුණ සාක්ෂාත් කර ගැනීමට ද මෙමගින් අත්වැලක් සපයනු ඇත.
ගරු වරාය හා සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා සහ බලශක්ති අමාත්‍ය අනුර කරුණතිලක මැතිතුමා, ගරු වරාය හා සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා නියෝජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය ජනිත රුවන් කොඩිතුවක්කු මැතිතුමා හා වරාය හා සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අමත්‍යංශයේ ලේකම්තුමාගේ පූර්ණ දායකත්වය හා සහයෝගය මේ සඳහා ලබා දුන් අතර, ශ්‍රී ලංකා සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරියට එය මහත් වූ ආශිර්වාදයක් විය.
உள்ளக பராமரிப்புச் சேவைகளை வலுப்படுத்த இலங்கை சிவில் விமானப் போக்குவரத்து அதிகாரசபையில் ஐந்து புதிய ஊழியர்கள் ஆட்சேர்ப்பு.
இலங்கை சிவில் விமானப் போக்குவரத்து அதிகாரசபை (CAASL), தனது நிறுவன பராமரிப்புப் பணிகளை மேற்கொள்வதற்காக ஐந்து புதிய ஊழியர்களை ஆட்சேர்த்துள்ளது. நியமனக் கடிதங்கள் நேற்று (ஒக்டோபர் 01) உத்தியோகபூர்வமாக வழங்கி வைக்கப்பட்டன.
நியமனக் கடிதங்களை அதிகாரசபையின் தலைவர் திரு. ஓ. ஆர். ராஜசிங்க, உப தலைவர் திரு. இந்தாஜ் கரீம், பணிப்பாளர் நாயகமும் பிரதம நிறைவேற்று அதிகாரியுமான கப்டன் தமிந்த ரம்புக்வெல்ல ஆகியோர் வழங்கினர்.
ஸ்தாபிக்கப்பட்டது முதல், பல்வேறு நிறுவனப் பராமரிப்புச் செயற்பாடுகளுக்காக அதிகாரசபை வெளிப்புறச் சேவைகளைப் பெற்று வந்ததுடன், இதற்காக வருடாந்தம் ரூ. 20 மில்லியனுக்கும் அதிகமான தொகை செலவிடப்பட்டது. புதிய ஊழியர்களின் நியமனத்துடன், இப்பராமரிப்புச் செயற்பாடுகள் இனி அதிகாரசபையின் சொந்த ஊழியர்களாலேயே மேற்கொள்ளப்படும்; இதனால் வெளிப்புற சேவை வழங்குநர்களில் தங்கியிருக்கும் நிலை குறையும்.
புதிதாக நியமிக்கப்பட்ட பணியாளர்கள் தொடர்புடைய தொழில்நுட்பக் கற்கைநெறிகளையும் தொழிற்பயிற்சியையும் நிறைவு செய்துள்ளதுடன், தத்தம் கடமைகளுக்குத் தேவையான தொழில்நுட்ப அறிவையும் நடைமுறைத் திறன்களையும் கொண்டுள்ளனர். தொழில்நுட்பத் தகைமை பெற்ற இளைஞர்களுக்கு வேலைவாய்ப்பை வழங்குவதோடு, அதிகாரசபையின் உள்ளக தொழில்நுட்பப் பணியாளர் வளத்தையும் இம்முயற்சி வலுப்படுத்துகிறது.
இம்முயற்சி, “செயற்றிறன்மிக்க ஊழியர்படை – கௌரவமான தொழில்சார் வாழ்க்கை” என்ற அரசாங்கத்தின் கொள்கை நோக்கத்துடன் இயைந்தது; திறன்சார் தொழிலின் மதிப்பை அங்கீகரித்து, இளைஞர்கள் அர்த்தமுள்ள தொழில்வாழ்க்கையைக் கட்டியெழுப்ப வாய்ப்பளிக்கிறது.
இத்திட்டத்திற்கு துறைமுகங்கள், சிவில் விமானப் போக்குவரத்து மற்றும் எரிசக்தி அமைச்சர் கௌரவ அனுர கருணாதிலக்க, துறைமுகங்கள் மற்றும் சிவில் விமானப் போக்குவரத்து பிரதி அமைச்சர் கௌரவ ஜனித் ருவன் கொடிதுவக்கு, அவ்வமைச்சின் செயலாளர் ஆகியோரின் ஆதரவும் ஒத்துழைப்பும் கிடைத்துள்ளது.
இந்த முயற்சியின் மூலம் இலங்கை சிவில் விமானப் போக்குவரத்து அதிகாரசபையின் பராமரிப்புப் பணிகளின் வினைத்திறனையும் தொடர்ச்சியையும் மேலும் மேம்படுத்தவும், உள்ளக தொழில்நுட்ப ஆற்றலை வலுப்படுத்தவும், வளங்களை மிகவும் பயனுள்ள முறையில் பயன்படுத்தவும் அதிகாரசபை எதிர்பார்க்கிறது.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) has recruited five new employees to support its institutional maintenance activities. The appointment letters were officially handed over yesterday (01 October).
The letters were presented by CAASL Chairman Mr. O. R. Rajasinghe, Vice Chairman Mr. Inthaaj Careem, and Director General and Chief Executive Officer, Captain Daminda Rambukwella.
Since its establishment, CAASL has obtained external services for carrying out a range of institutional maintenance activities, with more than Rs. 20 million being spent annually for these services.
With the appointment of the new employees, these maintenance activities will now be carried out by CAASL’s own staff, reducing the need to rely on external service providers.
The newly recruited employees have completed relevant technical courses and vocational training and possess the technical knowledge and practical skills required for their respective duties. The initiative also provides employment opportunities for technically qualified youth while strengthening CAASL’s in-house technical workforce.
The initiative is also in line with the Government’s policy objective of creating "An Efficient Workforce – A Respectable Professional Life", by recognizing the value of skilled work and providing opportunities for young people to build meaningful careers.
The programme has received the support and cooperation of Hon. Anura Karunathilake, Minister of Ports, Civil Aviation and Energy; Hon. Janith Ruwan Kodithuwakku, Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation; and the Secretary of the Ministry of Ports and Civil Aviation.
Through this initiative, CAASL expects to further improve the efficiency and continuity of its maintenance services, while strengthening its internal technical capacity and making more effective use of its resources.
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SriLankan Airlines is currently conducting a specialised Airbus A330 Line Flying Under Supervision (LFUS) programme for six senior training and examination pilots from Etihad Airways, further strengthening the professional relationship and cooperation between the two national carriers.
The programme, conducted by the SriLankan Airlines Flight Training team in close collaboration with Etihad Airways, involves five Type Rating Examiners (TREs) and one Senior Type Rating Examiner (STRE) from Etihad Airways. The programme provides the visiting pilots with valuable operational exposure on the Airbus A330 while maintaining the highest standards of safety, regulatory compliance and training quality.
As part of the programme, two of the six Etihad examiner pilots successfully completed their training on 23 September 2026, with the remaining four pilots scheduled to complete their respective programmes by 27 September 2026.
The programme represents a significant demonstration of the confidence placed by Etihad Airways in the training expertise, operational standards and capabilities of SriLankan Airlines.
Conducting a programme of this nature requires extensive planning and coordination, given the operational, regulatory and security considerations involved. SriLankan Airlines worked closely with the CAASL - Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), the Ministry of Defence and other relevant stakeholders to establish the necessary framework and obtain the required clearances.
The close cooperation between CAASL, the relevant authorities, SriLankan Airlines and Etihad Airways has enabled the programme to progress smoothly and efficiently, demonstrating SriLankan Airlines’ capability to support specialised training requirements for international airline personnel.
The programme brings together the expertise of SriLankan Airlines’ flight instructors, experienced flight crew and supporting operational teams. Their professionalism and commitment have been instrumental in providing the visiting Etihad Airways examiner pilots with a safe, effective and professionally rewarding training experience.
For SriLankan Airlines, the programme represents more than a single training assignment. It demonstrates the airline’s ability to leverage its Airbus A330 fleet, experienced instructors, operational expertise and established training infrastructure to support the training and development of aviation professionals from an international airline.
The initiative also highlights the potential of SriLankan Airlines Flight Training to serve as a regional aviation training partner, offering specialised and high-quality training solutions to international operators.
The programme further strengthens the professional relationship between Etihad Airways and SriLankan Airlines and provides a platform for exploring future opportunities for cooperation in pilot training and other areas of aviation expertise.
SriLankan Airlines extends its appreciation to the CAASL - Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Defence, Etihad Airways and all other stakeholders whose cooperation and support have contributed to the successful conduct of this important international training programme.
The airline also acknowledges the dedication and professionalism of its Flight Training team, instructors, flight crew and supporting departments, whose collective efforts continue to demonstrate the depth of expertise and capability available within SriLankan Airlines.
Through initiatives such as this, SriLankan Airlines continues to demonstrate that its expertise extends beyond operating flights, with the knowledge, experience and infrastructure to contribute to the development of aviation professionals and further strengthen Sri Lanka’s position as a regional centre for professional aviation training.
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A Special Hybrid SLOT Coordination Meeting was held, chaired by Capt. Daminda Rambukwella, Director General of Civil Aviation & Chief Executive Officer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), to consider the request for the allocation of favorable arrival and departure SLOT timings for VietJet Air’s proposed operations between Vietnam and Sri Lanka.
The meeting was attended by representatives from Airport Management, the SLOT Coordination staff, Andrew Travels, the General Sales Agent (GSA) for VietJet Air, and officials representing VietJet Air.
The meeting was convened following a request forwarded by the Embassy of Viet Nam regarding the proposed expansion of VietJet Air’s operations between Vietnam and Sri Lanka via Maldives. The Embassy had requested favorable consideration of the SLOT timings sought by the airline at Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), with the proposed timings intended to facilitate the airline’s onward connectivity and existing operational arrangements.
The request was considered with due regard to the operational requirements of the proposed services, SLOT availability at Bandaranaike International Airport, and applicable regulatory and slot coordination requirements.
Following discussions, the meeting agreed to grant the requested arrival and departure SLOT timings for VietJet Air, subject to applicable airport capacity, slot coordination procedures, traffic rights, and other relevant regulatory requirements.
The decision reflects CAASL’s continued efforts to facilitate the orderly expansion of international air connectivity while ensuring that airline operations are coordinated in accordance with applicable regulatory and airport capacity requirements.
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A stakeholder meeting was held with relevant officers from the Drone Technical Branch and the officer responsible for security clearances at the Ministry of Defence (MOD), together with officers responsible for drone operations at the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF), to discuss electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) project proposals received by the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL).
Captain Daminda Rambukwella, Director General of Civil Aviation & Chief Executive Officer of CAASL, provided an overview of eVTOL technology and the proposals received by the Authority, with particular attention to the regulatory requirements involved in the development, testing, and potential future operation of such technologies in Sri Lanka. He also introduced the Regulatory Sandbox concept proposed by CAASL as a possible approach to support the controlled development and testing of emerging aviation technologies, while addressing aviation safety, national security, and other relevant regulatory requirements.
The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss matters relating to national security, aviation safety, operational requirements, regulatory oversight, and coordination among the relevant agencies. The discussions also considered how eVTOL projects could be developed and tested through an appropriate and coordinated process.
As eVTOL technology continues to develop within the emerging Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) sector, CAASL is engaging with relevant government, security, and aviation authorities to support innovation while ensuring that safety, security, and regulatory requirements are properly addressed.
CAASL will continue working with the relevant stakeholders towards establishing an appropriate framework for the safe, secure, and responsible development of eVTOL and AAM activities in Sri Lanka.
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The Civil Aviation Promotion Unit of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) conducted an Aviation Awareness Programme for 165 schoolchildren, with the objective of broadening their knowledge of civil aviation and familiarising them with the education and career opportunities available within the aviation sector.
The programme commenced at the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka, where the students participated in an engaging awareness session conducted with the participation of aviation industry experts and professionals. The session provided the students with an introduction to the various fields of civil aviation, the roles of aviation professionals, and the diverse opportunities available within the industry.
Addressing the students, Captain Daminda Rambukwella, Director General of Civil Aviation & Chief Executive Officer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka, shared insights from his recent participation in the 61st Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation (DGCA/61) held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He spoke about emerging developments in the global aviation sector and the opportunities that the industry is expected to offer in the future. The DGCA encouraged the students to develop an interest in aviation, focus on their education and skills development, and consider pursuing careers in the aviation sector.
The awareness programme was followed by an educational visit to Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), where the students gained first-hand exposure to airport operations and observed the various activities involved in the operation of an international airport.
Students from H/ Weerawila Maha Vidyalaya, H/ Mulana Maha Vidyalaya, Hungama, and Ku/ Maliyadeva Adarsha Maha Vidyalaya participated in the programme.
The occasion was attended by Mr. O. R. Rajasinghe, Chairman of the Civil Aviation, senior officials of CAASL, and several distinguished professionals and veterans from the civil aviation sector.
The programme forms part of the CAASL’s continued efforts to promote aviation awareness among schoolchildren, strengthen their understanding of the civil aviation sector, and inspire them to pursue future education and career opportunities in aviation.
ශ්‍රී ලංකා සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා ප්‍රවර්ධන ඒකකය මගින් පාසල් සිසුන් 165 දෙනෙකු සඳහා සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා ක්ෂේත්‍රය පිළිබඳ දැනුම පුළුල් කිරීම සහ එම ක්ෂේත්‍රය තුළ පවතින අධ්‍යාපනික හා වෘත්තීය අවස්ථා පිළිබඳ ඔවුන් දැනුවත් කිරීමේ වැඩසටහනක් සැප්. 14 වන දින සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරිය තුළ පවත්වන ලදී.
වැඩසටහනේ පළමු අදියර ලෙස ශ්‍රී ලංකා සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරියේදී සිසුන් සඳහා විශේෂ දැනුවත් කිරීමේ සැසියක් පැවැත්වුණු අතර, ඒ සඳහා ගුවන්සේවා ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ විශේෂඥයින් සහ වෘත්තිකයින් එක්ව සිටියහ. එහිදී සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවයේ විවිධ ක්ෂේත්‍ර, ගුවන්සේවා වෘත්තීන් සහ අනාගත වෘත්තීය අවස්ථා පිළිබඳව සිසුන් දැනුවත් කරන ලදී
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සිසුන් අමතමින් ශ්‍රී ලංකා සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරියේ සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධ්‍යක්ෂක ජනරාල් සහ ප්‍රධාන විධායක නිලධාරී කපිතාන් දමින්ද රඹුක්වැල්ල මහතා, මෑතකදී මැලේසියාවේ ක්වාලාලම්පූර්හි පැවති 61 වන සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධ්‍යක්ෂක ජනරාල්වරුන්ගේ සමුළුව (DGCA/61) සඳහා සහභාගී වීමෙන් ලද අත්දැකීම් සහ ගෝලීය ගුවන්සේවා ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ මතුවෙමින් පවතින නව ප්‍රවණතා පිළිබඳව අදහස් පළ කළේය. ගුවන්සේවා ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ අනාගත අවස්ථා පිළිබඳවද සිසුන් දැනුවත් කළ ඔහු, ගුවන්සේවා ක්ෂේත්‍රය කෙරෙහි උනන්දුවක් වර්ධනය කර ගනිමින් තම අධ්‍යාපනය හා කුසලතා සංවර්ධනය කෙරෙහි අවධානය යොමු කරන ලෙසත්, අනාගතයේදී ගුවන්සේවා ක්ෂේත්‍රය තුළ වෘත්තීය මාර්ග සලකා බලන ලෙසත් සිසුන් දිරිමත් කළේය.
දැනුවත් කිරීමේ සැසියෙන් අනතුරුව සිසුන් බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන් තොටුපළ (BIA) වෙත අධ්‍යාපනික සංචාරයකට එක් කරන ලද අතර, එහිදී ගුවන් තොටුපළ මෙහෙයුම් පිළිබඳ ප්‍රායෝගික අත්දැකීමක් ලබා ගැනීමටත්, ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන් තොටුපළක් ක්‍රියාත්මක වන ආකාරය පිළිබඳව අවබෝධයක් ලබා ගැනීමටත් අවස්ථාව හිමි විය.
මෙම වැඩසටහන සඳහා හ/වීරවිල මහා විද්‍යාලය, හ/මුලන මහා විද්‍යාලය, හුංගම සහ කු/මලියදේව ආදර්ශ මහා විද්‍යාලය යන පාසල්වල සිසුන් ඇතුළුව සිසුන් 165 දෙනෙකු පමණ සහභාගී වූහ.
මෙම අවස්ථාවට ශ්‍රී ලංකා සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරියේ සභාපති ඕ. ආර්. රාජසිංහ මහතා, CAASL හි ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ නිලධාරීන් සහ සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ ප්‍රවීණ වෘත්තිකයින් රැසක් සහභාගී වූහ.
මෙම වැඩසටහන පාසල් සිසුන් අතර ගුවන්සේවා පිළිබඳ දැනුවත්භාවය වර්ධනය කිරීම, සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා ක්ෂේත්‍රය පිළිබඳ ඔවුන්ගේ අවබෝධය පුළුල් කිරීම සහ අනාගතයේදී ගුවන්සේවා ක්ෂේත්‍රයට අදාළ අධ්‍යාපනික හා වෘත්තීය මාර්ග වෙත යොමු වීමට ඔවුන් දිරිමත් කිරීම සඳහා CAASL විසින් ක්‍රියාත්මක කරනු ලබන අඛණ්ඩ වැඩසටහන් මාලාවේ තවත් එක් වැදගත් පියවරකි.
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The Progress Review Meeting of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) was held yesterday (15 September) at the Kokila Auditorium, chaired by Hon. Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku, Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation.
The meeting was attended by Mr. W. W. S. Mangala - Secretary to the Ministry of Ports and Civil Aviation, Mr. O. R. Rajasinghe - Chairman of CAASL, Mr. Inthaaj Careem - Vice Chairman of CAASL, and Captain Daminda Rambukwella, Director General of Civil Aviation & Chief Executive Officer of CAASL, together with senior technical and non-technical officers of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka.
The meeting focused on reviewing the progress of the Authority’s ongoing activities and key areas of work, while also discussing matters related to the continued development and strengthening of Sri Lanka’s civil aviation sector.
සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරියේ ප්‍රගති සමාලෝචන රැස්වීම ඊයේ (15) ගරු වරාය සහ සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා නියෝජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය ජනිත රුවන් කොඩිතුවක්කු මැතිතුමාගේ ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන් කෝකිල ශ්‍රවණාගාරයේදී පැවැත්විණි.
මෙම අවස්ථාවට වරාය සහ සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අමාත්‍යාංශයේ ලේකම් ඩබ්. ඩබ්. එස්. මංගල මහතා, සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරියේ සභාපති ඕ. ආර්. රාජසිංහ මහතා, සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරියේ උප සභාපති ඉන්තාජ් කරීම් මහතා සහ සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරියේ අධ්‍යක්ෂ ජනරාල් සහ ප්‍රධාන විධායක නිලධාරී කපිතාන් දමින්ද රඹුක්වැල්ල මහතා ඇතුළු සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරියේ ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ තාක්ෂණික හා තාක්ෂණික නොවන නිලධාරීහු සහභාගී වූහ.
මෙහිදී අධිකාරියේ ක්‍රියාත්මක වෙමින් පවතින වැඩසටහන් සහ ප්‍රධාන කාර්යයන්හි ප්‍රගතිය සමාලෝචනය කිරීම මෙන්ම ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ අඛණ්ඩ සංවර්ධනය හා ශක්තිමත් කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් කරුණු සාකච්ඡා කරන ලදී.
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A new investment initiative is set to strengthen Sri Lanka’s domestic and regional air connectivity, with plans to expand air services to key destinations across South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
Representatives of DP Aviation, a current holder of a Domestic Air Operator Certificate (AOC), together with its prospective investment partner, met with Captain Daminda Rambukwella, Director General of Civil Aviation & Chief Executive Officer, and senior officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) to discuss the expansion plans. The meeting follows previous discussions with the Authority, and the CAASL evaluation of the international operation is currently in progress.
The company plans to operate both domestic and international services, with Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake, planned as its regional hub. The expansion will include increased connectivity between Jaffna and destinations in India, while developing a wider regional network covering South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
The airline plans to introduce brand-new Airbus A220 aircraft and expand its fleet to 10 aircraft by 2030. The expansion is expected to create around 400 new employment opportunities across the aviation sector, including positions for pilots, cabin crew, aircraft maintenance and engineering personnel, flight operations, ground operations and other professional roles. As part of the expansion, DP Aviation is also preparing to operate under the new name OCERA Airlines.
The expanded network is expected to provide greater travel opportunities for passengers, improve connectivity between Sri Lanka and key regional markets, and strengthen air links between Jaffna and India. Establishing Katunayake as the regional hub will also support more convenient connections between domestic destinations and international markets.
The initiative is expected to create new career opportunities for Sri Lankans, strengthen the country’s aviation workforce and generate wider economic activity through tourism, trade, investment and aviation-related services. The introduction of new-generation aircraft and the planned fleet expansion will further support the development of Sri Lanka’s regional air transport sector.
The commencement of international operations will be subject to the completion of the ongoing CAASL evaluation and the necessary regulatory approvals.
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Mr. Richard Vaisvila, Lead Engineer – Airport Operations Engineering, Commercial Airplanes, The Boeing Company, and Mr. Jins Sebastian, Flight Operations Engineer (Performance), Flight Operations Department, Emirates Airlines, met with Captain Daminda Rambukwella, Director General of Civil Aviation & Chief Executive Officer, today at the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) to discuss the potential introduction of Boeing 777-9 operations by Emirates to Sri Lanka.
The meeting was also attended by Capt. Lasantha Dahanayake, Deputy Director General – Flight Safety Regulation (DDG/FSR), and Mr. Dushyantha Ratnayake, Director – Aircraft Registration and Airworthiness.
The discussions marked the initial stage of engagement on the regulatory, airworthiness, airport and operational requirements associated with facilitating the Boeing 777-9 in Sri Lanka. The parties discussed the necessary steps and applicable requirements that would need to be considered should Emirates proceed with operating the aircraft to Sri Lanka.
The Boeing 777-9, the largest member of Boeing’s next generation 777X family, has been developed for long-haul international operations and incorporates advanced technologies designed to improve fuel efficiency, operational performance and passenger comfort.
The aircraft is also equipped with folding wingtips, a distinctive feature designed to allow its large wingspan to be accommodated within existing airport gate and taxiway requirements while providing aerodynamic benefits during flight. The aircraft represents the latest development of Boeing’s established 777 family.
CAASL conveyed its positive intention to facilitate access to and operation of the Boeing 777-9 in Sri Lanka, subject to the successful completion of all applicable regulatory, airworthiness, operational and safety requirements.
The potential introduction of the Boeing 777-9 by Emirates would further enhance Sri Lanka’s capability to accommodate next-generation wide-body aircraft and contribute to strengthening the country’s international air connectivity.
CAASL remains committed to engaging with leading international airlines and aircraft manufacturers to support the continued development of Sri Lanka’s aviation sector while maintaining the highest standards of regulatory compliance and aviation safety.
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Director General of Civil Aviation of Sri Lanka, Captain Daminda Rambukwella, has been honoured for his outstanding moderation of a key session at the 61st Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of the Asia and Pacific Regions, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
He received the recognition from the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar, in appreciation of his excellent moderation and contribution to the successful conduct of the session.
Captain Rambukwella served as the Moderator of the Capacity Development and Implementation session, facilitating discussions among senior aviation officials on key regional priorities related to capacity development and effective implementation.
The recognition highlights Sri Lanka’s active contribution to regional civil aviation and reflects the growing recognition of the country’s leadership and engagement in regional aviation cooperation.
His role at the conference further builds on his regional leadership as Chairman of the Cooperative Aviation Security Programme – Asia Pacific (CASP-AP) for 2026–2027, demonstrating Sri Lanka’s continued commitment to strengthening cooperation and advancing civil aviation in the Asia and Pacific Region.
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A special meeting was held today between Captain Daminda Rambukwella, Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), and His Excellency Mohamed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director General of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA ) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on the sidelines of the 61st Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The meeting focused on further strengthening cooperation between Sri Lanka and the UAE in civil aviation, with particular attention to the use of new technologies and the development of technical capabilities within Sri Lanka’s aviation sector.
At the request of Captain Rambukwella, His Excellency Mohamed Saif Al Suwaidi agreed to support technical training opportunities for CAASL personnel without course fees. The training will cover key areas including Airworthiness, Air Operations, Air Navigation and emerging technologies such as electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
The initiative is expected to strengthen the technical expertise of Sri Lankan aviation professionals and support the continued development and modernization of the country’s civil aviation sector, contributing to improved connectivity, tourism and economic growth.
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Seven States are now collaborating and sharing safety data and information to enhance aviation safety
Sri Lanka and Vietnam have strengthened regional cooperation in aviation safety by formally joining the Regional Aviation Safety Data and Information Sharing Initiative, bringing the total number of participating States to seven — Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) formally joined the initiative on 8 September 2026, on the sidelines of the 61st Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation, being held in Malaysia from 7 to 11 September 2026.
The agreement was signed by representatives of the participating civil aviation authorities, including Captain Daminda Rambukwella, Director General of Civil Aviation and Chief Executive Officer of CAASL, and Mr Do Hong Cam, Deputy Director General of CAAV, in the presence of senior officials of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
The initiative enables participating States to share de-identified aviation safety data and information to identify emerging hazards, analyse regional safety trends and support the development of measures to better manage aviation safety risks.
Since its establishment, the initiative has continued to expand both in participation and in the scope of safety information being shared. In 2025, the number of safety occurrence categories increased from seven to ten, with the addition of runway incursions, unstable approaches that continued to land, and wildlife sightings excluding birds.
More than 13,000 safety reports have been pooled through the initiative, covering the period from January 2023 to April 2026. Analysis of the combined data has provided valuable insights into regional safety trends that may not be evident from the data of an individual State alone.
For Sri Lanka, participation in the initiative supports the objectives of the National Aviation Safety Plan (NASP) by strengthening data-driven safety oversight, enhancing the sharing and analysis of safety information, and supporting the identification and mitigation of aviation safety risks.
Sri Lanka’s participation further demonstrates its commitment to regional cooperation and strengthening aviation safety through data-driven approaches across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Captain Daminda Rambukwella, Director General of Civil Aviation and Chief Executive Officer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), served as the Moderator of Session 8 – Capacity Development and Implementation at the 61st Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation, Asia and Pacific Region (DGCA/61), held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Held from 7 to 11 September 2026 under the theme “Smart Skies: Emerging Technologies for Safe, Secure, Sustainable & Efficient Aviation,” the conference brought together Directors General of Civil Aviation, senior aviation officials, international organisations and other key stakeholders from across the Asia and Pacific Region.
Captain Rambukwella’s role as Moderator marked a significant milestone for Sri Lanka, reflecting the growing recognition of Sri Lanka’s contribution to regional civil aviation and its active role in regional cooperation.
Session 8 covered a broad range of regional initiatives related to capacity development, implementation support, technical cooperation, knowledge sharing and human capacity development.
Discussions included the Asia Pacific Flight Procedure Programme, the ICAO Pacific Small Island Developing States Implementation Support Roadmap, capacity development for flying training organisations, technical cooperation and stronger regional coordination.
The session also addressed aviation competencies for emerging technologies, ICAO Global Aviation Training, gender equality in air navigation services, AI literacy and governance, regional training cooperation, and digitalisation of the air cargo industry.
Further discussions covered the contribution of international organisations to technical and regional cooperation, inclusive participation in ICAO Asia and Pacific meetings through virtual and hybrid engagement, monitoring of conference action items through the APAC DGCA Conference Action Items Tracker Portal, and the ICAO Asia and Pacific Capacity Development Initiative.
As Moderator, Captain Rambukwella facilitated the proceedings and guided the exchange of views among participating States and aviation stakeholders on strengthening aviation capacity development across the region.
His participation further reflects Sri Lanka’s active contribution to regional civil aviation cooperation and its continued commitment to the advancement of safe, secure, sustainable and efficient civil aviation.
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Sri Lanka and the Sultanate of Oman discussed further strengthening cooperation in civil aviation, with particular focus on the operation and development of Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, enhancing direct air connectivity and expanding airline services between the two countries.
The meeting took place today in Kuala Lumpur at the 61st Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation, Asia and Pacific Region (DGCA/61) between Capt. Daminda Rambukwella, Director General of Civil Aviation and Chief Executive Officer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), and Eng. Naif bin Ali Al Abri, President of the Civil Aviation Authority of Oman.
A key focus of the discussion was Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA), with Eng. Naif bin Ali Al Abri expressing interest in its operations and future development potential.
The two officials also discussed the resumption of direct flights between Sri Lanka and Oman through SriLankan Airlines, the possible resumption of Oman Air services between Muscat and Sri Lanka, and increasing the frequency of existing SalamAir services.
The expansion of air connectivity between the two countries is expected to support the growth of tourism, trade and business while strengthening people-to-people links between Sri Lanka and Oman.
Eng. Naif bin Ali Al Abri also requested Sri Lanka’s support for a special International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) meeting scheduled to be held in Oman. Sri Lanka expressed its willingness to provide the necessary support.
As part of efforts to further strengthen bilateral aviation relations, Eng. Naif bin Ali Al Abri invited the Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation, the Deputy Minister, the Secretary to the Ministry and Capt. Daminda Rambukwella to visit Oman. Capt. Daminda Rambukwella also extended an invitation to the Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Oman to visit Sri Lanka.
The meeting further strengthened the foundation for closer Sri Lanka–Oman cooperation in civil aviation, airport development and international air connectivity.
ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සහ ඕමානය අතර සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා සහයෝගීතාව තවදුරටත් ශක්තිමත් කිරීම පිළිබඳ ඉහළ පෙළේ සාකච්ඡාවක් – මත්තල රාජපක්ෂ ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළේ මෙහෙයුම් පිළිබඳ අවධානය
ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සහ ඕමාන් සුල්තාන් රාජ්‍යය අතර සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ සහයෝගීතාව තවදුරටත් ශක්තිමත් කිරීම පිළිබඳ සාකච්ඡාවක් අද මැලේසියාවේ ක්වාලාලම්පූර් නුවරදී පැවැත්විණි. මෙහිදී විශේෂ අවධානයක් යොමු වූයේ මත්තල රාජපක්ෂ ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළේ මෙහෙයුම් හා සංවර්ධනය, දෙරට අතර සෘජු ගුවන් සම්බන්ධතා වැඩිදියුණු කිරීම සහ ගුවන්සේවා පුළුල් කිරීම පිළිබඳවය.
61 වන ආසියා හා පැසිෆික් කලාපීය සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධ්‍යක්ෂ ජනරාල්වරුන්ගේ සමුළුව (DGCA/61) පැවැත්වෙන අතරතුර පැවති මෙම ද්විපාර්ශ්වික හමුවේදී, ශ්‍රී ලංකා සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරියේ අධ්‍යක්ෂ ජනරාල් හා ප්‍රධාන විධායක නිලධාරී කපිතාන් දමින්ද රඹුක්වැල්ල මහතා සහ ඕමාන් සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරියේ සභාපති ඉංජිනේරු නයිෆ් බින් අලි අල් අබ්රි මහතා අතර අදහස් හුවමාරුව සිදු විය.
සාකච්ඡාවේ ප්‍රධාන අවධානයක් යොමු වූයේ මත්තල රාජපක්ෂ ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ (MRIA) සම්බන්ධයෙනි. එහිදී ඉංජිනේරු නයිෆ් බින් අලි අල් අබ්රි මහතා මත්තල ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළේ මෙහෙයුම් සහ එහි අනාගත සංවර්ධන හැකියාව පිළිබඳව සිය උනන්දුව පළ කළේය.
එමෙන්ම, ශ්‍රී ලංකන් ගුවන්සේවය හරහා ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සහ ඕමානය අතර සෘජු ගුවන් ගමන් නැවත ආරම්භ කිරීම, ඕමාන් එයාර් ගුවන්සේවය මස්කට් සහ ශ්‍රී ලංකාව අතර ක්‍රියාත්මක කළ ගුවන්සේවා නැවත ආරම්භ කිරීමේ හැකියාව සහ දැනට ක්‍රියාත්මක SalamAir ගුවන් සේවයේ ගුවන් ගමන් වාර සංඛ්‍යාව වැඩි කිරීම පිළිබඳවද සාකච්ඡා කෙරිණි.
දෙරට අතර ගුවන් සම්බන්ධතා පුළුල් කිරීම තුළින් සංචාරක කර්මාන්තය, වෙළෙඳාම සහ ව්‍යාපාරික කටයුතු වර්ධනය කිරීමට මෙන්ම ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සහ ඕමානය අතර සබඳතා තවදුරටත් ශක්තිමත් කිරීමට ද අවස්ථාව සැලසෙනු ඇත.
තවද, ඕමානයේ පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත විශේෂ ජාත්‍යන්තර සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා සංවිධානයේ (ICAO) රැස්වීමක් සඳහා ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සහයෝගය ලබාදෙන ලෙස ඉංජිනේරු නයිෆ් බින් අලි අල් අබ්රි මහතා ඉල්ලීමක් කළ අතර, ඒ සඳහා අවශ්‍ය සහයෝගය ලබාදීමට ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සිය කැමැත්ත පළ කළේය.
දෙරට අතර ද්විපාර්ශ්වික ගුවන්සේවා සබඳතා තවදුරටත් ශක්තිමත් කිරීමේ අරමුණින්, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ වරාය හා සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අමාත්‍යවරයා, නියෝජ්‍ය අමාත්‍යවරයා, අමාත්‍යාංශ ලේකම්වරයා සහ කපිතාන් දමින්ද රඹුක්වැල්ල මහතාට ඕමානයේ සංචාරයක නිරත වන ලෙස ඉංජිනේරු නයිෆ් බින් අලි අල් අබ්රි මහතා විසින් ආරාධනා කරන ලදී. එමෙන්ම, ඕමාන් සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරියේ සභාපතිවරයාට ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සංචාරයක නිරත වන ලෙස කපිතාන් දමින්ද රඹුක්වැල්ල මහතා විසින් ආරාධනා කරන ලදී.
මෙම හමුව තුළින් ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සහ ඕමානය අතර සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ සහයෝගීතාව, ගුවන්තොටුපළ සංවර්ධනය සහ ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන් සම්බන්ධතා තවදුරටත් පුළුල් කිරීම සඳහා ශක්තිමත් පදනමක් ගොඩනැගීමට හැකි විය.
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Following a request from the Delegation of the Republic of Indonesia to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the Director General of Civil Aviation and Chief Executive Officer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), Capt. Daminda Rambukwella, held a bilateral meeting with Mr. Lukman F. Laisa, Director General of Civil Aviation of Indonesia, on the sidelines of the 61st Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation, Asia and Pacific Region (DGCA/61) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The meeting provided an opportunity for the two sides to exchange views on matters of mutual interest and explore opportunities to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in civil aviation, as well as collaboration within the Asia-Pacific region.
The discussions included Indonesia’s candidature for election to the ICAO Council under Part III for the 2026–2028 term, which will be considered at the 43rd (Extraordinary) Session of the ICAO Assembly, scheduled to be held on 19 and 20 November 2026.
In this regard, Indonesia shared its vision for the candidature under the theme “Bridging Regions, Strengthening Global Aviation,” highlighting its commitment to strengthening cooperation among ICAO Member States, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, and contributing to the continued development of a safe, secure, sustainable and efficient global aviation system.
The meeting also provided an opportunity to discuss the importance of regional connectivity, capacity development, knowledge sharing and closer cooperation among civil aviation authorities, particularly in responding to the evolving priorities and challenges facing international aviation.
Both sides reaffirmed the importance of maintaining regular dialogue and constructive engagement between Sri Lanka and Indonesia and expressed their commitment to further strengthening cooperation within the framework of ICAO and the wider Asia-Pacific aviation community.
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The 61st Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation, Asia and Pacific Region (DGCA/61) commenced in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, bringing together more than 500 participants representing 35 countries across the Asia and Pacific Region.
The Conference is being held under the theme “Smart Skies: Emerging Technologies for Safe, Secure, Sustainable and Efficient Aviation,” reflecting the growing importance of technological advancement and innovation in shaping the future of international civil aviation.
Captain Daminda Rambukwella, Director General of Civil Aviation and Chief Executive Officer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), is participating in DGCA/61.
The Conference serves as a key regional forum for Directors General of Civil Aviation and senior aviation officials to deliberate on significant developments and emerging priorities in civil aviation, exchange knowledge and experiences, and strengthen cooperation among States in the Asia and Pacific Region.
DGCA/61 also provides an opportunity to consider the opportunities and challenges associated with emerging aviation technologies, while promoting continued progress towards safe, secure, sustainable and efficient air transport.
The participation of Sri Lanka in this regional forum contributes to the continued engagement of the country with the Asia and Pacific aviation community and supports strengthened cooperation on matters of mutual importance to the development of civil aviation.
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Captain Daminda Rambukwella, Director General of Civil Aviation and Chief Executive Officer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka , met with Ms. Maria Rueda - Strategy and Safety Management Director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), and Mr. Javier Vicedo - Project Manager of the EU–South Asia Aviation Partnership Project, in Malaysia.
The meeting provided an opportunity to exchange views, share perspectives and discuss matters of mutual interest, with particular focus on strengthening cooperation in civil aviation and supporting the continued development of the aviation sector in South Asia.
Captain Rambukwella will also participate in the Project Management Board Meeting of the EU–South Asia Aviation Partnership Project on 9 September, together with Directors General of Civil Aviation from other South Asian countries.
Sri Lanka’s engagement in the partnership further reflects its commitment to international cooperation, knowledge sharing, and strengthening civil aviation standards and capabilities through closer collaboration with European and regional aviation partners.
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Captain Daminda Rambukwella, Director General of Civil Aviation and Chief Executive Officer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), met with the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the President of the ICAO Council, together with Mr. Tao Ma, during the 61st Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation, Asia and Pacific Region (DGCA/61), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The discussions provided an opportunity to exchange views and share perspectives on matters of mutual interest, including Sri Lanka’s future aviation priorities, emerging technologies and the modernisation of the country’s civil aviation sector.
Particular attention was given to Sri Lanka’s plans to embrace eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) technology and future operations, reflecting the country’s efforts to adopt innovative and next-generation aviation solutions in line with international standards and best practices.
The engagement also provided an opportunity to further strengthen cooperation between Sri Lanka and ICAO and to exchange ideas on advancing the country’s civil aviation sector.
These discussions reaffirm Sri Lanka’s commitment to embracing emerging technologies, strengthening international cooperation, and contributing to the development of a safe, secure, sustainable and efficient aviation sector.
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Sri Lanka is set to mark a significant milestone in regional civil aviation, as Captain Daminda Rambukwella, Director General of Civil Aviation and Chief Executive Officer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), will serve as a moderator at the 61st Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation, Asia and Pacific Region (DGCA/61) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The conference will be held from 7 to 11 September 2026 under the theme “Smart Skies: Emerging Technologies for Safe, Secure, Sustainable & Efficient Aviation.” Hosted by the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) will host the conference, which will take place at the Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur.
Building on his current Chairmanship of the Cooperative Aviation Security Programme – Asia Pacific (CASP-AP), Captain Rambukwella will take on a further regional leadership role as a moderator at the 61st DGCA Conference. His appointment underscores the growing recognition of Sri Lanka’s contribution to regional aviation and its active role in regional cooperation.
The conference is expected to bring together over 400 delegates representing 48 countries, including Directors General of Civil Aviation and industry participants.
The conference will provide a strategic platform to address key regional priorities, emerging technologies and the future direction of civil aviation. Through his role as a moderator, Captain Rambukwella will contribute to discussions and facilitate the exchange of perspectives among aviation leaders, while further strengthening Sri Lanka’s international engagement and cooperation.
Captain Rambukwella will also meet with the Secretary General of ICAO and the President of the ICAO Council, providing further opportunities to strengthen Sri Lanka’s engagement with the global aviation community.
The occasion highlights Sri Lanka’s continued commitment to contributing to the advancement of safe, secure, sustainable and efficient aviation in the region.
කලාපීය සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට සුවිශේෂී සන්ධිස්ථානයක් සනිටුහන් කරමින්, ශ්‍රී ලංකා සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරියේ (CAASL) අධ්‍යක්ෂ ජනරාල් සහ ප්‍රධාන විධායක නිලධාරී (Director General of Civil Aviation and Chief Executive Officer) කපිතාන් දමින්ද රඹුක්වැල්ල මහතා, මැලේසියාවේ ක්වාලාලම්පූර්හි පැවැත්වෙන 61 වන සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධ්‍යක්ෂ ජනරාල්වරුන්ගේ සමුළුව – ආසියා හා පැසිෆික් කලාපය (61st Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation, Asia and Pacific Region – DGCA/61) හි සැසිය මෙහෙයවීමට නියමිතය.
2026 සැප්තැම්බර් 07 සිට 11 දක්වා “Smart Skies: Emerging Technologies for Safe, Secure, Sustainable & Efficient Aviation” යන තේමාව යටතේ පැවැත්වෙන මෙම සමුළුව, මැලේසියානු සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධිකාරියේ (Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia – CAAM) සත්කාරකත්වයෙන් ක්වාලාලම්පූර්හි Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur හෝටලයේදී පැවැත්වේ.
ආසියා හා පැසිෆික් කලාපයේ රටවල් 48ක් නියෝජනය කරමින් නියෝජිතයින් 400කට අධික පිරිසක් මෙම සමුළුවට සහභාගී වීමට නියමිත අතර, සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා අධ්‍යක්ෂ ජනරාල්වරුන්, ඇතුළු ගුවන්සේවා කර්මාන්තයේ ජේෂ්ඨ නියෝජිතයින් රැසක් එක්වනු ඇත.
මෙම අවස්ථාව අතරතුර, කපිතාන් දමින්ද රඹුක්වැල්ල මහතා ICAO හි මහලේකම්වරයා සහ ICAO කවුන්සිලයේ සභාපතිවරයා සමඟ විශේෂ සාකච්ඡා සඳහා ද එක්වීමට නියමිතය.
මෙම සමුළුවේදී කලාපීය ප්‍රමුඛතා, නැගී එන තාක්ෂණයන් සහ සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවයේ අනාගත දිශානතිය පිළිබඳව අවධානය යොමු කෙරෙන අතර, කපිතාන් රඹුක්වැල්ල මහතාගේ සහභාගීත්වය තුළින් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට කලාපීය ගුවන්සේවා නායකයන් සමඟ අදහස් හුවමාරු කර ගැනීමටත්, ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්සේවා ක්ෂේත්‍රය තුළ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සහයෝගීතාව තවදුරටත් ශක්තිමත් කිරීමටත් අවස්ථාව සැලසේ
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මෙම අවස්ථාව නිරුපද්‍රිත, සුරක්ෂිත, තිරසර සහ කාර්යක්ෂම සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවයක් ප්‍රවර්ධනය කිරීම සඳහා ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ අඛණ්ඩ කැපවීම මෙන්ම, කලාපීය ගුවන්සේවා සංවර්ධනය සඳහා ශ්‍රී ලංකාව දක්වන සක්‍රීය දායකත්වය ද තවදුරටත් අවධාරණය කරයි.
එමෙන්ම, ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ගෝලීය සංචාරක කේන්ද්‍රස්ථානයක් බවට පත් කිරීම සඳහා සිවිල් ගුවන්සේවා ක්ෂේත්‍රය උපයෝගී කර ගැනීම සහ ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ගෝලීය හා කලාපීය සැපයුම් දාම කේන්ද්‍රස්ථානයක් (Logistics Hub) බවට පත් කිරීමේ රාජ්‍ය ප්‍රතිපත්තිය සාක්ෂාත් කර ගැනීම සඳහා ද මෙම අවස්ථාව වැදගත් පිටුවහලක් වනු ඇත.
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