Expo Aviation is an airline based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It operates domestic services and charter services to the Middle East. Its main base is Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo. A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... Location Map of Colombo with its administrative districts Coordinates , Government District Colombo Division, Colombo District Mayor Uvaiz Mohammad Imitiyaz (Independant Group) Geographical characteristics Area     City 248 mi²/ 642 km²     Land   / km²     Water   / km² Population     City (2001) 647,100 ( 2001 census )     Density   3,305/km²   Metro 2,234,289 (Colombo metropolitan... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Bandaranaike International Airport (IATA: CMB, ICAO: VCBI) is Sri Lankas only international airport. ...

Code Data

• IATA Code: 8D
• ICAO Code: EXV
• Callsign: Expat

IATA logo The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, develops the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ...

History

The airline was established in 1997 and started operations on 3 June 2002. It is owned 100% by the Expo Lanka Group. A famous actress flew to Jaffner on it. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Services

Expo Aviation operates a scheduled international freight service to Gan (at January 2005). Gan Island (pronounced Yahn) is a part of the Republic of the Maldives. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Fleet

The Expo Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2005):

• 1 Antonov An-12
• 1 Antonov An-24RV
• 3 Fokker F27 Mk500

The Antonov An-12 (NATO reporting name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft. ... The Antonov An-24 is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport manufactured in USSR (now Ukraine) by the Antonov Design Bureau. ... A PIA F27 at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore in January, 2006 The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer, Fokker. ...

External links

• Expo Lanka
• Expo Lanka Avaition