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Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Tuesday, July 18, 2017
US $ 50,000 Taxpayer Money Saved: SriLankan Airlines’ CEO Ratwatte’s Flying Scholarship Is Terminated
Capt. Rajind Ranatunga the Head of Flight Operations confirmed that CEO Suren Ratwatte’s flying scholarship offered
by Chairman Ajith Dias and approved by the Board of Directors which
cost the tax payer around US $ 50,000 has been terminated.
Responding to a letter received from the Airline Pilots Guild of Sri
Lanka regarding many questions raised pertaining to CEO Ratwatte’s abuse
of power, Capt. Rajind Ranatunga responded by stating that he had
received instructions from Chairman Ajith Dias that the costly Airbus
320 conversion course will not be continuing.
Earlier CEO Ratwatte had misused his authority and had got down
Instructors of his choice to conduct Ground School classes in the
comfort of his World Trade Center office. This is besides hand picking
Capt. Mohan Pragasam to conduct his Simulator Training and obtaining the
services of Capt. Nimal Rambukwella to conduct his Simulator Check. It
was also reported Simulator Instructor Capt. Pragasam had failed to
document a ‘tail strike’ that CEO Ratwatte had committed during his
training.
However CEO Ratwatte’s abuse of power was exposed when he got his
Secretary to call the airline’s Manager of Crew Rostering Nalaka De
Soyza and have his scheduled Line Training Instructor Capt. Amjad Murad
Shafeek removed and replaced with Capt. Ranga Amadoru an instructor of
his choice.
Thereafter with Colombo Telegraph breaking
the story, the APGSL also wrote to Capt. Rajind Ranatunga questioning
him as to how he was permitting CEO Ratwatte to abuse his authority in
such a blatant manner whilst compromising flight safety.
Meanwhile with Capt. Ranatunga continuing to schedule Line Training
Instructor Capt. Amjath Murad Shafeek to fly with CEO Ratwatte on two
back to back Line Training Flights, the CEO requested for annual leave
stating that he wished go visit his family who reside in Australia.
However it was confirmed that CEO Ratwatte never traveled to Australia
but rather spent time away from his training in Trincomalee.
With the cost of the now terminated Airbus 320 conversion course running
into millions of rupees, it is hoped that the loss making national
carrier will recover the incurred training costs from CEO Ratwatte.