ACU Feb-19 3rd Draft

AIRLINES
EASA certifies SriLankan Engineering at
par with global MRO standards
C O L O M B O : T h e E u r o p e a n
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has
approved SriLankan Engineering to
carry out Base Maintenance
operations on Airbus A330 aircraft as
per EASA Part-145 regulations.
This certification completes the
r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r S r i L a n k a n
Engineering, the Maintenance-
Repair-Overhaul (MRO) arm of
SriLankan Airlines, to conduct base
maintenance operations on the
A320, A321 and A330 families of
aircraft for all airlines operating at
C o l o m b o ' s B a n d a r a n a i k e
International Airport (BIA).
SriLankan Airlines' entire fleet
consists of Airbus A320, A321 and
A330 aircraft. Earlier this year, EASA
certified SriLankan Engineering as an
MRO approved for EASA Part-145
Base Maintenance operations for
Airbus A320 aircraft.
EASA is the aviation regulatory arm
of the European Union with authority
over airline industry matters, and
maintains the highest global
standards for airlines to comply with.
“We are pleased to announce that
we can now recommence our full
services for other airline customers,
as well as for our own fleet, and look
forward to working closely again with
both our existing customers and new
customers. SriLankan Engineering is
an important department of our
airline and this new certification will
undoubtedly enhance its capabilities
and ability to contribute more
actively to the bottom-line of the
company,” said Vipula Gunatilleka,
Group Chief Executive Officer of
SriLankan Airlines, the national
carrier of Sri Lanka.
D.A.G. Jayasuriya, Chief Technical
Officer of SriLankan Airlines, said the
S r i L a n k a n E n g i n e e r i n g h a s
u n d e r g o n e a c o n s i d e r a b l e
transformation over the past two
years to enhance and upgrade its
facilities, organizational structure,
and professional capabilities.
A team of auditors from EASA
monitored the enhancements and
carried out a full audit prior to
reinstating the certifications. During
the period of upgrading, SriLankan
continued to hold all necessary
certifications of the Civil Aviation
Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), which
is the licensing authority for
SriLankan's own fleet.
SriLankan also possesses EASA
c e r t i fi c a t i o n s f o r i t s L i n e
Maintenance and Engineering
Wo r k s h o p s , i n c l u d i n g t y p e
certification of aircraft operated and
EASA certified Part 147 Training.