Sri Lankan

UL· ALK· SRILANKAN· Colombo· Flying since 1979· Asia-Pacific· Official site

SriLankan Airlines is the flag carrier of Sri Lanka and a member airline of the Oneworld airline alliance. It was launched in 1979 as Air Lanka following the termination of operations of the original Sri Lankan flag carrier, Air Ceylon. As of today, it is Sri Lanka's largest airline by fleet size and number of destinations among local airlines. Its hub is Bandaranaike International Airport.

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Figures dated Jul 22, 2011 – Dec 1, 2024Published in USD, not converted

Recruitment

Negative outlook

Laying off all temporary contracts and trainees. Most of fleet grounded. Only some return flights as of May 29, 2020 · 6 yrs old

UL are losing lots of expats and soon locals due to treatment of the pilots by HR/Flight Ops. They intend to expand, however, will be unable to if the current rate leaving remains. as of Jul 22, 2011 · 15 yrs old

Published pay

Captain
$7,890
Bottom of scale · period not stated
as of Dec 1, 2024
First Officer
$3,610
Bottom of scale · period not stated
“$3610 basic + $750 housing allowance +$400 type allowance , don't forget deductions from EPF/ETF.”
as of Jul 22, 2011 · 15 yrs old

Conditions

Roster and how it is published: Rubbish on A320, its the workhorse.Very unstable. A330/340 much better as of Jul 22, 2011 · 15 yrs old
Staff travel: Good.ZED on IATA for you and family. 4 free tickets per year on UL. 4 FOC per year and unlimited ID90/ID75/50 as of Jul 22, 2011 · 15 yrs old

Entry requirements

Captain: 5500TT. 1000 hours in command and below the age of 65. as of Jul 22, 2011 · 15 yrs old
First Officer: 1500TT. 500 on Type. as of Jul 22, 2011 · 15 yrs old

Selection process

Assessment with management pilot. Interview upon arrival in Colombo, sign contract when arrive. as of Jul 22, 2011 · 15 yrs old

On order

None as of May 29, 2020 · 6 yrs old

How to apply

Pilot vacancies page Application form

as of Dec 1, 2024