An engineer works on an Airbus 330 at the Sri Lankan airlines maintenance hangar at the international airport in Katunayake, some 30km (19 miles) north of Colombo, in this file picture taken February ... more 

An engineer works on an Airbus 330 at the Sri Lankan airlines maintenance hangar at the international airport in Katunayake, some 30km (19 miles) north of Colombo, in this file picture taken February 11, 2013. Loss-making national carrier Sri Lankan Airlines has signed a provisional deal with Airbus worth $1.3 billion to buy six A330-300 and four A350-900 aircraft between 2014 and 2023 to replace ageing aircraft, the state-run firm's CEO told Reuters. To match Interview SRILANKA-AIRBUS/ REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/Files (SRI LANKA - Tags: BUSINESS TRANSPORT) - RTR3EAZ7 less