Lionair is an airline based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is a privately owned charter operator. Its main base is Ratmalana Airport, Colombo. ^[1] A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... This era of colonialism ended peacefully in 1948 when Ceylon gained independence from Britain. ... Ratmalana Airport (IATA: RML, ICAO: VCCC) was originally the international airport for Colombo. ... This era of colonialism ended peacefully in 1948 when Ceylon gained independence from Britain. ...

Code data

• ICAO Code: LEO
• Callsign: Sri-Lion ^[2]

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History

The airline was established in October 1993 and started operations on 24 October 1994. Initially it was owned by Lionvert Inc USA (51%), a United States-based investors group and by Sri Lankan investors (49%). Lionvert sold its stake in late 1997. Lionair suspended domestic services when an Antonov An-24 aircraft went missing shortly after take off from Jaffna in 1998, but resumed services in October 2002. ^[1] 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Antonov An-24 is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport manufactured in USSR (now Ukraine) by the Antonov Design Bureau. ... Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil, Jaffna Jaffna (யாழ்ப்பாணம் in Tamil meaning யாழ்=harp, பாணம்=town of harper, යාපනය in Sinhala) the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Services

• Lionair had operated services between Colombo and Jaffna since October 1996, until the suspension of services in 1998. They had hoped to resume services in November 1998. ^[3]

• In 2005 Lionair applied to the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka to operate services to the following destinations: Athens, Chennai, Kochi, Denpasar, Dhaka, Dubai, Guanchou, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, London, Malé, Melbourne, Mumbai, Rome, Singapore, Sydney, Tiruchirapalli, Thiruvananthapuram and Zürich, using Avro 748 and Airbus A320 aircraft. ^[4]

• Recently Connexus Air has joined with Lionair to assist in the lease and setup of domestic operations using a BAe Jetstream 41 aircraft. It is planned to start the first service by November 2006. ^[5]

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Incidents and accidents

• 29 September 1998 - Lionair Flight LN 602, operated by an Antonov An-24RV, fell into the sea off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka under mysterious circumstances. The aircraft departed Jaffna-Palaly Air Force Base on a flight to Colombo and disappeared from radar screens just after the pilot had reported depressurization. Initial reports indicated that the plane had been shot down by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels. All 7 crew and 48 passengers were killed. ^{[3] [6]}

September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Antonov An-24 is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport manufactured in USSR (now Ukraine) by the Antonov Design Bureau. ... Tamil Tigers emblem The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), also known as the Tamil Tigers, is a military and political organization that has waged a violent secessionist campaign against the Sri Lankan Government since the 1970s in order to secure independence for the Tamil portions of Sri Lanka. ...

Fleet

As of August 2006 the Lionair fleet includes ^[7] : 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• 1 Antonov An-24

The aircraft is believed to be stored. ^[1] The Antonov An-24 that went missing in 1998 was on lease from Gomelavia. ^[6] The Antonov An-24 is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport manufactured in USSR (now Ukraine) by the Antonov Design Bureau. ... Gomelavia (State Enterprise Gomelavia) is an airline based in Belarus. ...

External links

• University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna) - Report on Flight 602 incident

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Flight International 5-11 April 2005
2. ^ Airline Codes (November 2006)
3. ^ ^{a b} TamilNet 30 October 1998
4. ^ Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka 11 April 2005
5. ^ Connexus Air retrieved 23 November 2006
6. ^ ^{a b} Aviation Safety Network retrieved 23 November 2006
7. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006