Upali Air
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| Founded | 1968 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1978 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 1996 | ||||||
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| Key people | Upali Wijewardene | ||||||
Upali Air was a Sri Lankan airline. It was the island's first domestic airline.
History
Upali Air was founded at the end of the 1960s by Sri Lankan entrepreneur Upali Wijewardene.[1] This businessman was well known for his skill in buying companies on the brink of bankruptcy and making them successful.
Upali Air began operating with a single 20-seat De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter airplane. Later other small airplanes were added to its fleet.
This company ceased to exist not long after Wijewardene's death in a plane crash in February 1983. The
Routes
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| Country-city | Airport code | Airport name | Notes | Refs | |
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| Colombo | RML | VCCC | Ratmalana Airport | Terminated | |
Fleet
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| Aircraft | Fleet | Introduced | Retired |
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| Bell 206 L | 1 | TBA | 1996 |
| Cessna 152 II | 2 | TBA | 1996 |
| Cessna U206G | 1 | TBA | 1986 |
De Havilland Twin Otter
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1 | 1980 | 1985 |
| Citation II | 1 | TBA | 1982 |
Learjet 35A
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1 | 1982 | 1983 |
Accidents and incidents
On 13 February 1983, a
References
- ^ Philip Upali Wijewardene - Features, Online edition of Daily News
- ^ Aviation Safety Network
- ^ "Malaysian plane revives memories of Upali Wijewardene who disappeared - Sri Lanka News". Sri Lanka News. 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ Accident description, Aviation-safety.com
External links
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