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Kenの日記
by Ken
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■スリランカからのニュース（３）
Dr P B Jayasundera has been appointed Chairman with Mr. Nishantha Wickremasinghe, Mr Lalith De Silva and Mr Sunil Wijesinha as Nominee Directors to represent the government which holds 51.05% shares while the Emirates Airline holding 43.63% shares will be represented by Mr Tim Clark, Mr Gary Chapman and Mr Nigel Hopkins.
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President's Speech at New SriLankan Airline Ceremony
April 03, 2008, Katunayaka, Sri Lanka.
I remember how Sri Lankan Air Line was handed over to another company a decade ago. When that decision was taken it gave a huge shock to people in this country. People were shocked having listened to the largest transaction at the time.
I still remember a photo published on newspapers showing employees of this airline sadly looking at parking of an aircraft that bore a different logo from Air Lanka from distance.
Those who behind the deal at the time could only explain it with words that country should embrace the new global economic trends. We are not going to take cover from these words. But, we clearly state that we are going to the future with the new global economic trends while protecting our identity.
That is the vision with that we should deal with the world.
We are not a nation new international trade. We are nation that has been doing international trade and maintaining diplomatic ties with world for over thousands of years. We are well experienced in trading with global economy. We also faced the invasions that had come with those transactions. Therefore, we have to comprehend this global reality and to get used to make good business with it.
Friends ! This is a moment that the shock given to our people decade ago turns to a pleasure.
There is no point of blaming the past. No point of cursing the management. No point of cursing people behind the deal. What I believe is that the past is to learn lessons but not blame and complain.
Let's correct this mistake for the nation and for the future generation. We launched Mihin Lanka airline to give back the lost heritage for the people. We started it with 250 million. Today, not even a boutique can be started with 250 million. To go head solving the problems we need cooperation of all.
World has been able to win over the skies excellently since the day that Rights brothers invented the aircraft. Distances between countries have been reduced by the speed itself. Air travel has become the safest and the swiftest mode of travel.
Air travelers have become a group that enjoys luxurious amenities. But, what as a nation, have we been able to contribute to the air line industry?
When aircraft technology reaches the sky in development we have not been able to build a competent management at least. It has been calculated that loss incurring from air travel for this year is 5000 million. In certain years our air lines have shown profits by selling out their aircraft. This is a situation we have to be ashamed of as nation. Our first battle should be to come out of this shame.
Our endowments are not going to be protected just because an indigenous management is appointed. It is not going to be protected because the government has the ownership either. We have to overcome lot of challenges if we are to make this airline a national heritage. We have taken a great responsibility. You should see the great challenge in front of you when you assume this responsibility.
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