Colombo June 15, 2017: We refer to the recent media reports stating that the Airline has made 1250 new appointments under the current Board of Directors. SriLankan wishes to state that all such recruitments have been made solely to replace those who have left employment.
The net inflow/ total new positions of the company from January 2015 to May 2017 has been 126 out of the total of 7029 currently employed in the Airline. The breakdown of these positions are given below.
| Division | |
| Security | 27 |
| Airport Service Delivery | 20 |
| Engineering | 10 |
| Commercial | 05 |
| Corporate Officers | 04 |
| Finance | 2 |
| SriLankan Aviation College | 4 |
| Flight Operations | 1 |
| Overseas | 9 |
| Cadet pilots | 24 |
| Management Trainees | 20 |
| Total | 126 |
This number includes the Management Trainees, cadet pilots, airport service delivery and additional security personnel recruited due to the increased number of flights and the statutory requirements stipulated by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAASL) to enhance airside security for catering. This accounts for the net inflow of 91 out of the total of 126.
It is also relevant to note that the Airline’s fleet (number of aircraft operated) has increased from 19 aircraft on January 31, 2015 to 24 aircraft on May 31, 2017, which is a 26% increase. The capacity (seats available) has increased by 19%. Comparatively, the increase in cadre was less than 2%.
Furthermore, all these appointments have been made in consultation with the Ministry of Public Enterprise and the details pertaining to which have been sent to the Ministry prior to making the appointments.