Air Ceylon was Sri Lanka's (Ceylon's) national carrier. Begun as Ceylon Airways in 1947, it was fully state-owned. It ceased operations in 1978. 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

• IATA Code: AE

The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

History

Initial services, which were domestic and regional, used a Douglas DC-3 Dakota. The home base was Ratmalana Airport. On 21 December 1949 an Air Ceylon Douglas DC-3 crashed at Trichinopoly, India. [1]. Later a Lockheed Constellation was obtained. The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft which revolutionised air transport in the 1930s and 1940s, and is generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made (also see Boeing 707 and Boeing 747). ... Ratmalana Airport (IATA: RML, ICAO: VCCC) was originally the international airport for Colombo. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Tiruchirapalli (also spelled Tiruchchirappalli, commonly known as Tiruchi or Trichy, formerly known as Trichinopoly under British rule) is a city situated on the banks of the Kaveri river, centrally located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... TWA was one of the most well-known Constellation operators. ...

Avro 748 arrives at Ratmalana in 1964. Note the logo on the tail.

In 1962, services from Ratmalana to London were started, using leased BOAC de Havilland Comet 4s. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2835x1956, 2041 KB) Patrick Wickremasekera Collection of Anil Moonesinghe File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2835x1956, 2041 KB) Patrick Wickremasekera Collection of Anil Moonesinghe File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... After technical problems with the Comet, BOAC resumed jet service with imported Boeing 707s. ... This article deals with the de Havilland Comet jet airliner. ...

In 1964 the logo was changed from a stylised 'AC' to a gold Hansa bird on a red ground. An Avro (Hawker Siddeley) 748 turboprop was obtained in 1964. The type became the mainstay of Air Ceylon's regional and domestic routes and would continue until the airline was closed down. Hansa can refer to Hansa Records - Record label based in Germany. ... Avro 504K. Avro was a British aircraft manufacturer, well known for planes such as the Avro Lancaster which served in World War II. One of the worlds first aircraft builders, A.V.Roe and Company was established at Brownsfield Mills, Manchester, England by Alliot Verdon Roe and his brother... Hawker-Siddeley was a group of UK aircraft manufacturing company formed as a result of the merger of Hawker Aircraft with Armstrong-Siddeley. ... Avro 748 (C-GBFA) registered to First Air at Cambridge Bay Airport, Nunavut, Canada. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ...

To supplement the Avro 748, Air Ceylon bought a Nord 262 for domestic routes in 1967. Nord Aviation was a French aircraft manufacturer. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1967, international services commenced at Katunayake, using BOAC VC-10 jets. In 1969 a Hawker Siddeley Trident 1E jet was obtained for medium-haul routes. Bandaranaike International Airport is Sri Lankas only international airport. ... The VC-10 airliner was designed and built by Vickers (part of the British Aircraft Corporation) in the 1960s. ... Trident 1E The Trident, model DH121 or HS121, was a short/medium-range airliner designed by de Havilland in the 1950s, and built by the Hawker-Siddeley Group in the 1960s when de Havilland was merged, along with several other British aviation firms. ...

In 1972 Air Ceylon leased a Douglas DC-8-53 from UTA for the service to Europe, which flew via Paris. This was replaced in 1977 by an aircraft of the same make purchased by the airline, which also leased a Boeing 720 jet. The Douglas DC-8 is a four-engined jet airliner, manufactured between 1959 and 1972. ... UTA is a three-letter abbreviation for. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Pan Am 707 The Boeing 707 is a four engined commercial passenger jet aircraft developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. ...