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15 AVIATION VOICE 16 AVIATION VOICE Sri LankanAviation College Graduation aviationvoiceblog.blogspot.com positive attitudesamongthosewhowishtoentertheaviation industry. programmes are aimedatboosting theirconfidenceandbuilding of theuniversitiesColombo,RajarataandSabaragamuwa. These areas andhasconductedimageconsultancyprogrammes forstudents the classroom, itcurrently provides career guidancetoyouthinrural higher qualificationstohelpopenmore career prospects. Goingbeyond educational qualificationsofanyindividualanddirects studentsto SriLankan Aviation Collegecurrently offers coursestosuitthe forstudentsacrossaccess toaviationlearning thecountry. curriculum through toensure whichitwilltry equal opportunityand closely withthestakeholderstointroduce aviationintoschool awareness programmes, SriLankanAviation Collegeisalsoworking While expandingitsreach toschoolaviationclubsandconducting region. and MiddleEastern courses thatare alsosoughtafterbythestudentsfrom theSouthAsian SriLankan Aviation Collegeoffers awiderangeofengineeringtraining the MaldivesandEuropean Aviation SafetyAgency(EASA), Certified bytheCivil Aviation AuthoritiesofSriLanka,Oman,Pakistan, providing themon-the-jobtraining. enabled ittointroduce customizedtrainingsolutionsforstudents,while individualism ofdifferent airlines;thus,theunparalleledexperiencehas Aviation Collegeadheres totheglobalstandards andtheunique Having trainedSriLankanstaff foroverthree decades,SriLankan Primal deSilvawere amongthedignitarieswhogracedoccasion. Jayewardene andSriLankanAviation CollegeGeneralManager, Mr. Lakshman Yapa Abeywardene, SriLankanAirlines’CEO,Mr. Rakhitha Shipping, ArjunaRanatungaandDeputyMinisterofCivilAviation, Minister ofCivilAviation, ReginaldCooray, MinisterofPortsand Dispatcher andAviation Managementgraduatedatthisceremony. IATA/UFTAA Travel &Tourism, AirportPassengerHandling,Flight in thedisciplinesofIATA/ AirlineCabinCrew, IATA/Cargo introductory, recently. Nearly270studentswhohadcompletedcourse ofstudies Conference Hall(BMICH) Bandaranaike MemorialInternational integrated trainingarmofSriLankanAirlineswasheldatthe The inauguralgraduationofSriLankanAviation College,thenewly graduation SriLankan Aviation Collegeholdsitsinaugural www.aviationvoice.lk www.facebook.com/AviationVoice aviationvoiceblog.blogspot.com www.aviationvoice.lk www.facebook.com/AviationVoice

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The first internationally recognized spelling alphabet was adopted by the ITU during 1927. The experience gained with that alphabet resulted in several changes being made during 1932 by the ITU. The resulting alphabet was adopted by the International Commission for Air Navigation, the predecessor of the ICAO, and was used for civil aviation until World War II. It continued to be used by the IMO until 1965. The ICAO developed this system in the 1950s in order to account for discrepancies that might arise in communications as a result of multiple alphabet naming systems coexisting in different places and organizations.

By: Banuka Sachintha viation has its own unique a "D"). Because of that, letters and Verbal communications are possibly vocabulary, phraseology, and numerals in aviation are spoken using more prone to confusion and acronyms. The International the International Phonetic Alphabet. misunderstanding than those that Civil Aviation Organization This alphabet substitutes an entire word are written. Whether the person is a (ICAO)A is the controlling agency for to represent one letter. The first letter controller or pilot, what the sender worldwide aviation activities. To avoid of the word is the letter of the alphabet (or speaker) transmits is not always miscommunications in a worldwide it represents. It would be difficult to what the receiver (or listener) receives air transportation system, ICAO chose confuse "Sierra" (the letter "S") for or hears. When a controller transmits English as the official language of the letter "F" (said as "Foxtrot"). The a clearance, the clearance is "read aviation. numeral "nine" is pronounced "niner." back" by the crewmember receiving The accepted reasoning is that "nein" the message. The "read-back" is used Everything pertaining to aviation is is a common German word that means to confirm that the message received controlled and approved by the ICAO. no. By eliminating that pronunciation, was indeed the message sent. Shorter Radio frequencies, runway light colors, confusion was to be avoided. words are more often misunderstood runway and taxiway markings, airport than longer words. It seems talkers start and airway identifiers, and navigation Normally questions requiring a "yes" or talking before listeners start listening. aids are ICAO approved. "no" answer are answered using yes and Over. no. However, in aviation the answers Letter and numeral pronunciation can are "affirmative" for yes and "negative" be so easily misunderstood (such as for no. hearing an "S" for an "F" or a "B" for

A Alpha (al - fah) N November (no - vem - ber) 0 (zee - ro) B Bravo (brah - voh) O Oscar (oss - car) 1 (wun) C Charlie (char - lee) P Papa (pah - pah) 2 (too) D Delta (dell - tah) Q Quebec (keh - beck) 3 (three) E Echo (eck - oh) R Romeo (roh - me - oh) 4 (fow - er) F Foxtrot (foks - trot) S Sierra (see - air - ah) 5 (five) G Golf (golf) T Tango (tang - go) 6 (six) H Hotel (hoh - tell) U Uniform (you - nee - form) 7 (sev - en) I India (in - dee - ah) V Victor (vik - tor) 8 (ait) J Juliet (jew - lee- ett) W Whiskey (wiss - key) 9 (ni - ner) K Kilo (key - loh) X X ray (ecks - ray) L Lima (lee - mah) Y Yankee (yang - key) M Mike (mike) Z Zulu (zoo - loo)

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Likewise when we are mentioning about the events what they had as the first extra activity the netball team of the Srilankan Women viation is a field which is open for all the in Aviation participated for the annual sports day 2015 organized Apersonalities who are interested about the by the Srilankan Aviation College. And they won the netball Aviation Field. Whether they are male or female championship of this sports day. This was the first step that they took they can enter to this field and also there is and they having plans to participate for more events like this. Also as no age limit to be enthusiastics of this field. the extra activities mainly in the future the community has organized When we are considering about the community events and programs ti aware the future women about the aviation which was named as " Srilankan Women industry. Mainly for this they are targeting on the school girls who are in Aviation" which was organized by the on the fence of choosing their future path. Srilankan females who are interested about the Finally it's important to mention that the community is open for aviation field, it is a place where all the female any female who are willing to join as volunteers with the Srilankan enthusiastics of aviation in Sri Lanka get Women in Aviation community and to go forward in this aviation and together. This " Srilankan Women in Aviation " aerospace industry. community was founded in January 2015. Also the main personalities who was the pioneers N.Nusha Gaffoor of this community are the female characters of the Aviation Voice team. Especially Srilankan Women in Aviation community is a volunteer organization which is non-prifitable. And this organization is dedicated to provide education, main knowledge and networking opportunity for the females who are striving for challenging and fulfilling carriers in the aviation and aerospace industry and also for the female aviation lovers. As a community the Srilankan Women in Aviation has decided to take steps to aware the females specially the school girls about the job opportunities and every situations which is prevailing in the aviation and aerospace industry. For this step they getting support from the female personalities who are currently in a higher position in this industry. Furthermore to publish this Srilankan Women in Aviation community as the first step they took forward by making their Facebook fan page which is named in the same name Srilankan Women in Aviation on 4th of february 2015. This page states that this is a community which is about Srilankan women who are involved in the aviation industry and who are interested about it. Not only that, this page is updating upcoming events and programs which is worth for the female aviation lovers. Also it shares the pictures, new informations and news what is going on in the aviation and aerospace industry. This page is currently having likes about 3600 with upcoming likes.

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31 AVIATION VOICE 32 AVIATION VOICE “O this timetochasewildgeese. from Colombo.That’s where Iheaded bucolic KoggalaLaketwohoursdrive between thepalmfringedseaand in Koggala,thelittlehamletnestled years ago.Themeatofthematterlay happenedsomany forties, thestory to break records. Itwastimeinthe his memoriesofaeroplanes thatflew of SriLanka,insearch ofJustinand fringe to accompanymethesouthern By: CaptElmoJayawardena she reluctantly agreed my bosssaidwhen chase,” that’s whatDil, ne more wildgoose FLIGHT OFTHE DOUBLE SUNRISE other day. another story, I’llcomeback toitsome land toJustin’s ancestors.Well, that’s when theviceroyal inGoagiftedthis traced backtothePortuguesetimes heritage, thechangeofrole couldbe the usualfathertosonandgrandson the Lords ofKatuluwaforcenturies, Justin heldfort.Justin’s familyhadbeen Katuluwa Walauwa is,that’s where offfor theturn toAhangamawhere south, alongtheMatararoad, looking wedroveto feedgods.Inthemorning pampered andpetalledwithfoodfit parexcellence, House Hotel,service We stayedanightinGalle,atTheLight were grandancientaviatorswho a hallmarkinaviationhistory. There small airstripcamethelakehadbeen days asaskytramp.Years before this landed “Tiger-moths” inmyfledgling passed theKoggalaairfieldwhere Ihad like sentinels.Ontheothersidewe on thegranitebouldersthatstood waves, rushingandgushingtobreak cobalt bluewithwhiteformcrested On onesideaswedrove wasthesea, world. Justin remembered totellmethe aeroplanes andKoggalaLake what As fornow, itislongforgotten located on one corner ofthelake, located ononecorner the littleairfieldImentionedbefore, Diagonally oppositeMadolDuuwawas Wickremasinghe’s classic. literary school children whoread Martin pastoral beauty, known wellamong to windward, green andsilentinits “That’s MadolDuuwa,”theislandlay Lester James’immortalizedmovie. showing ahousewhere theyfilmed Peraliya,” heannouncedwithglee lake. ‘That’s where theymadeGam rattling toustheforgotten sagasofthe finger pointingnavigationwhilst Justin directed theboatmananddid scorching noondaysun. way across theKoggalaLakeunder the coughed andcriedaswecrawledour the waterline.Thefifteenhpengine wood crackedandgrinnedfrom above planks showedsignsofrot where the mix betweenblueandgreen. Eventhe time andhasnowbecomeafaded with paint jobhaspeeledandburnt the mellowlake.Theoncecolorful been pastured tostrutupanddown of thesea’s batteringandbashinghad years andnowhavingsuffered itsshare somefishermeninthebygone served had seenbetterdays.Itfaithfully The boatwasaramshacklerelic that tales tolight. moonbeams tobringforgotten fairy lanechasing back downmemory and thenwhenclownslikemeshuttle thatpropof aviationhistory upnow now are scantreminders, scratches New Zealand.Whatisleftofthestory replica isembalmedinamuseum scuttled atseaafterthewar. Onlyone buried, andsoare theiraeroplanes, all Lake. Mostofthemare nowdeadand took-off andlandedfrom Koggala

33 AVIATION VOICE 34 AVIATION VOICE rounded therocks andfacedthelongest windsock was,”Justinexplained. We island ofrocks, “This iswhere the The boatspluttered topassasmall beautiful asithaseverbeen. its vastsplendor, sleepyandsilent,as dollar donors.TheKoggalaLakelayin give atouristictwangtobenefitthe Duuwa, nowrenamed Bird Islandto Far awayontheNorthsidewasMadin advertising theAirForce ownership. flag fluttering from atallwhitemast dividing thelushgreen andanational the blackserpentliketarred runway aviationvoiceblog.blogspot.com perhaps became halfbirds themselves men whodared tobucktheodds and of flighttransformedinto reality by “real-deal,” theincomparable beauty lighted runways?Thishere wasthe heavyjets andneon What are modern barely imagineinmywildest dreams. was somethingthepilotinmecould different. Thesheerromanticism alone nothing. 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Sydney hadlostitsrefueling point of The QantasImperialflight,Londonto occupying theMalayanpeninsula. It was1942;theJapanesewere long flyingseaplanes. windsock andprepare ittoacceptthe demarcate thewaterrunway, fixthe to takeovertheKoggalaLake, That’s whentheRoyalAirForce came was justtomakesure nooneretuned. representing hisbiggerWhitebosses.It allowed toremain; hewasthebigboss to theunknown.Justin’s fatherwas their measlymoteandwentaway lake wentsilent;thefishermenpacked the nextdaynooneremained. The vicinity oftheKoggalaLake.Bynoon to seethatnooneremained inthe Britannia,” time.Justin’s fatherwas No onecouldprotest, thiswas“Rule Justine detailed. their homesandleavewithin24hours,” Koggala Lakewere ordered toevacuate within aradiusoffivemilesfrom the his superiors,allthevillagersresiding administration. 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35 AVIATION VOICE 36 AVIATION VOICE M past 25yearsofexperienceinaviation economy ofSriLanka.Basedonmy as abusinessventure todevelopthe see howwecoulduseMattalaAirport has cometothinkoutsidetheboxand the developmentofcountry. Time use thismassiveinvestmentinfavorof criticizing thenegativity, it’s ourdutyto the travelers’requirements. Insteadof Mattala notbeingfullyfledgedtomeet airport istheinfrastructure related to reason fortheunderperformanceof constraining factors.Thefundamental its’ desired objectivesyetduetovarious However theproject hasnotachieved generate multipleeconomicbenefits. would for thecountywhichinreturn By: SujeewaGunaratne aviationvoiceblog.blogspot.com emergency situationsimilartowhatweexperiencedlast year, whena‘CinnamonAir’aircraft was having an alternative airport having analternative initiated withtheobjectiveof attala Airportproject was Mattala Airport Currently, couldaccommodatemaximumof05widebodied theparkingbayatMattalaairport as aCommercialHubofsouthAsia aircrafts. Thisfacilityneedtobeexpandedaccommodate atleast15to20aircrafts sothat instead of using South Indian Airports we could use Mattala airport wheneverthere isan wecoulduseMattalaairport instead ofusingSouthIndianAirports Vision todevelop stacked on the runway during a peak arrival timeatBIA. duringapeakarrival stacked ontherunway on thiscompetitiveedgewepossess Dhabi). We couldeffectively capitalize countries (e.g.:GAMCOinAbu are highlyrecognized inoverseas SriLankan EngineersandTechnicians BIA. other airlinesaircraft operatingthrough caters tothenationalcarrierand carried outbySriLankanAirlines.It hangers where maintenanceworkis Airport (BIA)haslimitedmaintenance Today BandaranaikeInternational as acommercial hubofSouthAsia. implemented todevelopMattalaAirport to propose followinginitiatives tobe (SriLanka&overseas),Iwish industry 1. Engineering HubofsouthAsia Develop MattalaAirportasan www.aviationvoice.lk opportunity through MattalaAirport. Lanka shouldfocusonthisbusiness options (commercial Sri andmilitary). safe GAMCO, are lookingalternative fromservices AbuDhabibased have beenobtainingtheirmaintenance closed forairtravel.Airlineswhich East region, manyairspacesare getting In thewakeofcivilwarsinMiddle customers toboostthebusiness. campaigns inorder toattractmore further supplementedbypromotional aircraft. Theseinitiativescould be to bothcommercial andmilitary could furtherextendtheseservices especially inSouthAsianregion. We (MRO) workforaircraft ofotherairlines maintenance, repair andoverhaul in aviationindustry, out andcarry www.facebook.com/AviationVoice to whatweexperiencedlastyear, when there isanemergency situationsimilar could useMattalaairportwhenever of usingSouthIndianAirportswe at least15to20aircrafts sothatinstead need tobeexpandedaccommodate of 05widebodiedaircrafts. Thisfacility airport couldaccommodatemaximum Currently, theparkingbayatMattala aviationvoiceblog.blogspot.com 5. 4. 3. 2. Airport forthecountry. Use Mattalaasanalternative Boing atMattalaAirport. Simulation Training forAirbus& Start aFlyingSchoolandrelated manufacturing companies leading aircrafts components Airbus, RollsRoyceandother providerBe aservice toBoeing, Moratuwa. affiliated branchofUniversity established atMattalaasan Engineering facultytobe Technicians –Aeronautical Aeronautical Engineersand To trainworldrecognized Assessment (EIA)forthis). (Need todoEnvironmental Impact can lookforthisbusinessopportunity. wars inMiddleEastregion SriLanka launch thisproject. Duetothecivil Currently AbuDhabiisselectedto destinations from MattalaAirport. Katharagama /Yala andotherattractive few AirportTaxi ownerstoArugambay, ,coaches andrailinsteadoffacilitating suchasbuses transportation services Palali Airportsanddevelopsurface evening) To/From Katunayakeand & least 02domesticflights(morning Using lowcostaircrafts tooperateat at BIA. the runwayduringapeakarrivaltime a ‘CinnamonAir’aircraft wasstackedon 7. 6. Virgin Galacticproject atNASA. with Richard Bransonforthe Use MattalaforSpaceTourism the country. andSouthEastareas of Southern to enterleisure destinationin Use MattalaAirportasagateway www.aviationvoice.lk [email protected] decisions aboutthisproject. an eyeopenerforthepeoplewhocantake under commentstodevelopthisproposal as Dear readers, pleaseaddyoursuggestions * Shouldbealowcostmodel. the supplyChain. fast tothefinaldestinationmanage point where goodscouldbedelivered require astoragefacilitiesatcentre U.S.A., Europe andothercountriesmay export Garmentsandotherproducts to Countries likeVietnam, Bangladesh Hambanthota Port. By promoting passengercruiseto 10. 9. 8. Varanasi. from MattalatoSouthIndiaand Operate flightsforpilgrimtraffic Hambanthota port. at Mattlaairportlinkwith Provide Cargo Storagefacilities Mattala Airport. through HambanthotaPortand Promote PortandAirTourism www.facebook.com/AviationVoice

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47 AVIATION VOICE 48 AVIATION VOICE Marathon 2015’ Kuwait Airways sponsored 2014 was safest aviation year ever! Photo credits: xtream youth Colombo 07on29April2015. This eventwasofficiallystarted atRaceCoursegrounds, highly anticipatedsportingevent whichrecently concluded. sponsored event ‘Colombo Marathon 2015’ which was an This inregard organized totheKuwaitAirways &co- aviationvoiceblog.blogspot.com news O with one accident for every 4.4million with oneaccidentforevery deaths from a total of 38millionflights, Last year, 12airaccidentscaused641 Asian airlines. rose afterhigh-profile disastersinvolving the numberoffatalitiesfrom air crashes flights tookoff thaneverbefore –but werehistory recorded lastyearasmore The fewestnumberofairaccidentsin ‘Colombo flights… 4.4million ne accidentforevery www.aviationvoice.lk and were awarded their programme successfully Centre completedtheir Civil Aviation Training conducted bythe Studies" programme "Diploma inAviation students ofthe The 3rd intakeof Holders inAviation Studies! CATC producesanotherbatch ofDiploma Students were participatedattheevent. May 2015.Directors, Staff members,lectures, and the Grounds, Dr. DanisterDeSilvaMawatha,Colomboon 09 Engineering Academywas successfully heldatRailway The annualcricketmatchofLankaPacific Aviation & Pacific Aviation Annual Cricket Match 2015-Lanka occasion. (airport.lk) Bandaranayake were alsopresent atthe and ExecutiveDirector Ms.RuviniDias Vice ChairmanMr. SanjeewaWijeratne AASL wastheChiefGuestatevent. Mr. AnandaWimalasena, Chairman, Centre atKandawalaRoad,Ratmalana. Auditorium oftheCivilAviation Training diploma ataceremony heldinthe Java Sea. AirAsia flightQZ8501crashedintothe 28, 162peoplediedwhenIndonesia Chinese nationals.ThenonDecember the lossof239lives,including153 flight 370onMarch 8lastyear caused The disappearanceofMalaysiaAirlines 19 accidentsand517fatalities. 2009-2013, the averagefigure stood at Air Transport Association(IATA). From according journeys, to the International www.facebook.com/AviationVoice Kolkata. inaugural flightfrom Colomboto Mihin Lankarecently launchedits relocates itssales&ticketing relocates office Mihin Lanka among ‘World’s SriLankan for theyear2014. 73rd amongtheworld’s top100airlines Sri LankanAirlineshasbeenranked Mihin Lanka launchesflights to Kolkata Mihin Lanka SriLankan Airlinesopensticketing officeinAnuradhapura SriLankan aviationvoiceblog.blogspot.com top 100airlines’ of regional offices, currently established Sales officetobeaddeditsnetwork This istheninthSriLankanPassenger Central Province, PeshalaJayaratne. 20 May2015byChiefMinisterNorth market. Theofficewasdeclared openon capture alarger share ofthelocaltravel sales officeinAnuradhapuraabidto Lanka by opening its latest passenger in the North Central Province of Sri SriLankan Airlinesexpandsitspresence management of MihinLanka. guests andofficials, aswell asthesenior attended byagatheringofdistinguished head office.Theopeningceremony was 3, inthesame premises as Mihin Lanka’s located atNo.15AAlfred PlaceColombo location inColombo.Thenew officeis and ticketingofficetoanewcentral Mihin Lankarecently relocated itssales earlier hasslippedtofourthplace. thatheldthisposition Emirates Airways the bestairlineinworldwhile hasbeentaking Cathay PacificAirways Airline Awards organization. The rankingsare compiledbytheWorld in theyear2013. the rankthatSriLankanAirlinesreceived This isincidentally five positionsbelow ‘We are pleasedtocommenceflights Officer RakhitaJayawardena stated, Mihin LankaDirector/ ChiefExecutive Commenting ontheinauguralflight, Kolkata. a direct flight betweenColombo and also the first airline in the world to offer throughout theregion. MihinLankais growth, whilstenhancingconnectivity year expansionplantoachievegreater regional route network,aspartitsfive- The airlinehasincludedKolkatainits www.aviationvoice.lk holidays). (Except onSundaymercantile and Poya from 0815-1230hours on Saturdays. 0815 -1700hoursonweekdaysand Tel -0252225400itwillbeopenfrom Senanayake Mawatha,. located at No. 522/1-C, Maithreepala The Anuradhapura PSA Officeis Aluthgama andBatticaloa. Wennappuwa, Gampaha, Trincomalee, at , ,Vavuniya, phase ofgrowth.’ passengers, asweembarkonthisnew exceptional standards tomore ofservice, and comfortable flights, as well as look forward tooffering economical with addedconvenienceandvalue.We also beabletoprovide ourpassengers Lanka’s product offering andwewill we willbeabletostrengthen Mihin flights betweenColomboandKolkata, centre in East India. By offering direct commercial, culturalandeducational to Kolkata,whichisanimportant Anthony's College, - Aviation Club, ST. Inaugural Meeting Photographed by:KasunPrabath 2015. AviationFairways Academy on15May with Aviation Voice mediagroup and their newAviation Clubcollaborated ST. Anthony'sCollege'sstudentsformed news www.facebook.com/AviationVoice

49 AVIATION VOICE 50 AVIATION VOICE Photographed by Lahiru Gurusinghe Photographed byLahiru more detailspls.contactMr. Sampath on0771848250 could participate.Sendyourapplicationsandgetregistered tofuture intakes.For This willbeanon-goingprogramme whichallowsanyonefrom 15to21years held atSrilankanAirlinespremises on07March 2015. Aviation EducationCampconducted bytheSriLankanAviation Collegewas Special Aviation Awareness Programme from SriLankanAviation College! AviationSriLankan College Aviation Camp, Education aviationvoiceblog.blogspot.com events www.aviationvoice.lk www.facebook.com/AviationVoice visits SriLankan Webodagama children School aviationvoiceblog.blogspot.com the children were escorted insidethe airport andairline functions.Thereafter, BIA where theywere givenabriefon commenced attheDeparture lobby, to gainpracticalexposure totheairline, providing thechildren theopportunity The programme whichwasaimedat health andcleanenvironment. children, through education,good and shapingthefuture ofSriLankan furthering itsmissionofempowering Dehiattakandiya on21stMay2015, School; aschoolintheruralareas of children formWebodagama Secondary familiarization tourforagroup 60 Airlines organized yetanotherspecial development armofSriLankan SriLankan Cares, thecommunity www.aviationvoice.lk this objective. projects whichwere initiatedtofurther record numberofqualitysocialservice forthe locally andinternationally decade. SLCares hasbeenrecognized received wideattentionduring thepast an integralpartofthisprocess have Child healthandeducationwhichare welfare ofchildren across thecountry. Cares hassteadfastlyfocusedonthe Since itsinceptionin2003,SriLankan experience formost. immensely appreciated asitwasanovel briefing onthecockpit.Thetourwas on-board, inflightentertainmentanda aircraft where theyenjoyedameal A340 airport andintoastationary events www.facebook.com/AviationVoice

51 AVIATION VOICE 52 AVIATION VOICE SriLankan AviationSriLankan College Day 2015, Annual Sports Photographed by:KasunPrabath D SSenanayakeCollege. organized bytheAeronautical Societyof grounds 2015.Thiswas on28January held attheDSSenanayakeCollege A specialModelFlyingShowwas D SSenanayake College Model Flying Show @ aviationvoiceblog.blogspot.com events www.aviationvoice.lk their favoritesport. giving theopportunitytoparticipatein to bringthecommunitytogetherwhile sports activities.Theaimofthiseventis and will-powerinthevariousformsof showcased theirunity, understanding SriLankan Aviation CollegeStudents 14 March 2015. at BRCground, HavelockonSaturday, the SriLankanAviation Collegewasheld The AnnualSportsDayorganized by www.facebook.com/AviationVoice Photographed by|KasunPrabath art technology. engineering staff, usingstate-of-the- highly qualifiedanddedicated staff strength of600welltrained, with quality ofmaintenanceservices maintenance, providing thehighest a consistentbenchmarkinaircraft Airlines Engineeringhasremained For overthirtyyears,SriLankan standards ofEASAPart66. Mechanical streams fulfillingthe to conducttraininginAvionics and Oman (DGCA)andPakistan(CAA) Lanka (CAASL),Maldives(CAD), by theAviation regulators ofSri training instituteisalsoapproved being approved byEASA,the Maintenance Training. Apartfrom EASA Part147approval forAircraft of thehighestindustrialstandards, Asia whichhavebeengrantedone amongst ahandfulofinstitutionsin SriLankan Technical Training is year. under thelicenseprogramme this Maldivian andOmanwere registered and 17foreign studentsIncluding Katunayake. 80localstudents SriLankan Aviation Collegepremises, held on27April2015atthe Maintenance -May, 2015was Inauguration Ceremony ofAircraft Maintenance Intake May 2015 Inauguration Ceremony ofAircraft aviationvoiceblog.blogspot.com www.aviationvoice.lk events www.facebook.com/AviationVoice

53 AVIATION VOICE 54 AVIATION VOICE conference. including SriLankaparticipated atthe Nearly 45delegatesfrom 20countries Colombo ontoday, 23June2015. Organization startedatRamadaHotel, CivilAviationof theInternational Accident InvestigationWorkshop and AsiaPacificRegionalAircraft Aircraft AccidentInvestigationGroup Third MeetingoftheAsiaPacific Aircraft Accident Investigation Conference &Workshop on March 2015. Kekuluwela MahaVidyalaya on24thof ceremony organized bythechildren at Schoolatasimple Isernhagen and representatives from Gymnasium SriLankan Cares officialsandstudents to KekuluwelaMahaVidyalaya by system wasofficiallyhandedover The newlyinstalledwaterfiltration in Aralaganwila. children atKekuluwelaMahaVidyalaya, Drinking Water FiltrationSystemtothe project todonateaReverseOsmosis in Germanyembarkedonajointcharity a schoolontheoutskirtsofHannover together withGymnasiumIsernhagen, development armofSriLankanAirlines SriLankan Cares, thecommunity Vidyalaya, Dehiaththakandiya... Filtration SystematKekuluwelaMaha New ReverseOsmosisDrinkingWater Kekuluwela Vidyalaya! Maha Drinking Water Filtration System at aviationvoiceblog.blogspot.com events the sporadicterrorist attacks. that oncefaceduntoldhardships dueto community ofabout100,000persons Aralaganwila isaruralfarming about 250Kmawayfrom Colombo. situated inAralaganwila,Dimbulagala Kekuluwela MahaVidyalaya is child. of thetotaleducationevery recreational activitiesisanintegralpart Vidyalaya assportsandquality instruments toKekuluwelaMaha of sportsequipmentandmusical The project alsosawadonation office inFrankfurt. recommendation ofSriLankanAirlines Schoolonthe Gymnasium Isernhagen 775,000, andwasfundedbythe was estimatedatacostaround Rs. hundreds ofchildren inKekuluwela a significantdifference tothelivesof This meaningfulproject whichmakes with theotherAsia andPacificStates. partnership ofthe Stateincivilaviation further strengthen theco-operative Conduct ofthiseventinSriLanka would (CAASL). Civil Aviation Authority ofSriLanka the programme wasorganized bythe Chief Guestoftheconference and Aviation Authority, SriLankawasthe Shibly Aziz,ChairmanofCivil www.aviationvoice.lk Photographed by|KasunPrabath of globalairtransportation. safety, security, efficiency and regularity Recommended Practicesinaviation Standardsto settheinternational and specialized agencyestablishedin1944 Organization (ICAO)whichis a UN CivilAviationof theInternational where SriLankaisanactivemember commitment toglobalaviationsafety It willalsoreaffirm thecountry’s www.facebook.com/AviationVoice events Aviation Awareness Programme District Civil Aviation Development and Education Committee (CADEC) of Civil Aviation Authority has organized an aviation awareness programme & a radio controlled model aircraft show on 12 May 2014 at Dharmaraja College, Kandy. Civil Aviation Authority, Sri Lankan Airlines and Airport & Aviation Services (SL) Ltd. jointly conducted this awareness programme on the field of Civil Aviation and the job opportunities available in the field. 400 Students & Teachers participated at this programme from 26 no of A/L schools in Kandy District. Radio Control Model Aircraft Show was conducted by Negambo Aero Modellers and nearly 1,000 students & teachers watched the show. Photographed by | Shehan Jayanga 56 AVIATION VOICE aviationvoiceblog.blogspot.com www.aviationvoice.lk www.facebook.com/AviationVoice