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SriLankan Airlines appointed Vipul Misra as Acting Chief Executive Officer with effect from 9 September 2026.
Misra continues to head the airline's engineering division, having served as its Head of Engineering and Accountable Manager since joining in 2024.
He is from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and has over 20 years of experience in aircraft engineering and aviation management.
His earlier roles span Air India, Vistara, IndiGo, SpiceJet, Kingfisher Airlines and Air Deccan, and he holds a Master's degree in Aerospace Law.
SriLankan Airlines is Sri Lanka's flag carrier, founded in 1979 as Air Lanka and renamed SriLankan Airlines in 1998.
National flag carrier of Sri Lanka, operating from its hub at Bandaranaike International Airport; a member of the oneworld alliance
The single executive an airline names to the regulator as responsible for ensuring all operations and maintenance are financed and carried out to the required airworthiness standard. Regulatory approvals are held in that person's name.
Simple Analogy: The one signature the regulator holds responsible.
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Answer: 2, 3 and 4
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An airline that is state-owned or state-designated and represents the country internationally.
A temporary chief executive who holds charge until a permanent appointment is made.