The Turnaround of Srilankan Airlines |
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A Troubled History Contd...However, the ethnic conflict that erupted in 1983 between the majority Sinhalese population and the minority Tamils threw the country into a state of turmoil. The cost of sustaining the war with the LTTE separatists and the climate of unrest that prevailed in the country, dealt a blow to the Sri Lankan economy.
Air Lanka was renamed SriLankan Airlines (SLA) in 1998. Its peacock logo was redesigned in orange, red and green to give the airline a contemporary image.
7] The Lockheed TriStar jetliners were popular with many airlines during the 1970s because they were smaller than the Boeing 747 (Jumbo jet) and yet capable of flying long haul routes. However, they were eventually replaced with more fuel efficient jetliners like the Boeing 777, Airbus 330 and 340. Source: http://www.emairport.co.uk/ profiles/specsheets/l1011tristar.htm
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