Ilyushin Il-18GrM 4R-EXD Expo Air Il-18 cargo aircraft taking off at Male Airport heading for Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photo taken August 10, 2008 Male International Airport, Republic of Maldives (MLE) Photo Copyright and Thanks to Marcel Siegenthaler

Antonov An-12 UP-AN213 ATMA An-12 cargo aircraft operating for Expo Aviation landing at Male International airport. Photo taken September 19, 2008 Male International Airport, Republic of Maldives (MLE) Photo Copyright and Thanks to Marcel Siegenthaler

Expo Aviation is an airline based in Colombo, Sri Lanka that operates domestic services and charter services to the Middle East. Its main base is Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo.

History

The airline was established in 1997 and started operations on 3 June 2002. It is wholly owned by the Expo Lanka Group.

In 2005 Expo Aviation applied to the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka to operate services to the following destinations: Abu Dhabi, Australia, Bangalore, Bangkok, Beirut, Cairo, Kozhikode, Chennai, Chittagong, Kochi, Dhaka, Dubai, Hyderabad, Vizag, Islamabad, Jakarta, Jeddah, Karachi, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, Malé, Manila, Mumbai, Muscat, Points in Africa, Points in Europe, Sharjah, Singapore, Tiruchirapalli and Thiruvananthapuram, using Fokker F27-500 and Airbus A320 aircraft.

Destinations

Expo Aviation operates a scheduled international freight service to Gan (at January 2005).

Fleet

The Expo Aviation fleet includes the following aircraft (at September 2008):
1 x Antonov An-12
1 x Douglas DC-8-63CF
1 x Fokker F27 Mk500RF
1 x Ilyushin Il-18