Airport Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd. selects IFS Applications 10 to ensure efficiencies across its business operations

IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announces that Airport Aviation (Sri Lanka) Ltd. (AASL), a government-owned company with statutory powers to manage and develop civil airports in Sri Lanka, will deploy IFS Applications™ 10 as its ERP backbone for business processes such as Finance, Supply Chain, Payroll,  Maintenance across it’s airports.

From left: Mr. L. Dahanayake (Head of Finance), Mrs. M C G Mahipala (Head of Human Resources) , Mr. Kavinda Mahawedage – Head of Public Sector – IFS,   Mr. Dammika Ranatunga- Chairman AASL (exchanging MOU) with Mr.Shiraz Lye – Managing Director / VP Sales and Marketing for IFS in South Asia, Mr.Stephen Keys- President IFS APJMEA, Mr.Imalka De Silva- Senior Solution Advisor IFS.

Following a comprehensive evaluation process that included a number of major ERP vendors, AASL chose IFS Applications 10 due to its versatile product features and ability to manage all core processes in a single, integrated platform. The solution will provide the company with complete process visibility in real time as well as improved information accuracy across its operations.

“We are impressed with the capabilities of IFS Applications and are delighted to work with a global ERP provider that has such a successful track record in supporting companies particularly in the aviation/aerospace and defence industry,” said Mr. Sanjeewa Wijeratne, Executive Director, AASL. “We are confident that IFS will deliver a quick and efficient project and pave the way for process improvements and enhanced efficiencies.”


IFS Applications 10 will be deployed at the company’s two main international airports, Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) and Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA), along with the Colombo International Airport Ratmalana, Batticaloa International Airport, and Jaffna International Airport.

Shiraz Lye, Managing Director / VP Sales and Marketing for IFS in South Asia, added, “It is a significant milestone in our journey to provide our services to an organization such AASL, contributing to the national economy of Sri Lanka. We are confident that IFS’s technology will bring about great improvements in efficiency, as well as greater visibility and integrity throughout the company’s vast scale of operations”.

Also commenting on this initiative, Kavinda Mahawedage- Head of Public Sector added, “IFS fully understands the business challenges associated with such a large-scale implementation and our team has extensive experience in working with clients in this sector and are geared to meet the high standards of AASL.”

For more information about IFS, visit ifs.com. Learn more about AASL at www.airport.lk.