Ex-Airline Chief Alleges Senior Figures Received Funds in Airbus Deal Probe - LNW Lanka News Web

Trail of Money: Airbus claims return to haunt power – will accountability finally happen?

Sri Lanka has been here before. The names change, the headlines rotate, the outrage rises – and yet, somehow, the conclusion remains stubbornly the same: unresolved. Now, the long-shadowed Airbus affair has once again burst into public discourse, this time with fresh claims attributed to former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasekera. According to reports, Chandrasekera is said to have claimed that part of the funds he received – reportedly …

Ex-SriLankan CEO claims Rs. 60 Million paid to Mahinda Rajapaksa in Airbus deal

Sri Lanka’s Bribery Commission told court today (March 19) that former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena has said Rs. 60 million was paid to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in three separate payments linked to the controversial Airbus aircraft deal. The disclosure was made when the case on the Airbus transaction was taken up before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today. According to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery …

Ex-Airline Chief Alleges Senior Figures Received Funds in Airbus Deal Probe - LNW Lanka News Web

March 19, Colombo (LNW): Sri Lanka’s anti-corruption authorities told the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today that a former head of the national carrier has claimed a substantial portion of funds linked to a contentious aircraft procurement deal was passed on to senior political figures.According to submissions made by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), former SriLankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer Kapi…

Airbus Bribery Case: Kapila Chandrasena Tells Court Rs. 60 Million Paid to Mahinda Rajapaksa • Sri Lanka Brief

March 19, 2026 | 1:27 PM Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been drawn into Sri Lanka’s long‑running Airbus bribery scandal, after the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) informed court that funds allegedly received through the controversial Airbus aircraft procurement deal were paid to him. Presenting facts before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday (19), CIABOC stated that former SriLankan…