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in memory of professor m s m mookiah

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AI-generatedThe article discusses a past corruption scandal involving Airbus SE and SriLankan Airlines, with penalties already paid. No new commercial mechanism or current impact on operations, supply, or pricing is reported. The event is historical and regulatory in nature, with no forward-looking commercial implications.
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- Airbus SE allegedly paid a USD 2 million bribe related to aircraft procurement in Sri Lanka.
- Airbus faced penalties totaling nearly EUR 4 billion globally.
- Sri Lankan taxpayers incurred a USD 140 million penalty from cancellation of an aircraft order.
- UK Serious Fraud Office investigated the Sri Lankan Airbus scandal.
- Transparency International Sri Lanka called for investigation into Kapila Chandrasena's death.
