▁down , ▁then ▁stopped ▁due ▁to ▁oper ational ▁requirements ▁emer ging ▁from ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁civil ▁war . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁upon ▁c ess ation ▁of ▁host ilities ▁the ▁air ▁force ▁restart ed ▁Hel it ours ' ▁operations . ▁During ▁the ▁civil ▁war , ▁the ▁air ▁force ▁provided ▁civil ▁air ▁transport ▁to ▁J aff na , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁Hel it ours ▁operation . ▁ ▁Dest in ations ▁▁ ▁Hel it ours ▁is ▁set ▁res ume ▁its ▁fl ights ▁to ▁I bra him ▁Nas ir ▁International ▁Airport ▁in ▁Mal é ▁in ▁the ▁near ▁future ▁using ▁X ian ▁MA - 6 0 ▁aircraft ▁ ▁Fle et ▁ ▁Fle et ▁history ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Hel it ours ▁ ▁Category : A irl ines ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Category : A irl ines ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁air lines ▁Category : S ri ▁L anka ▁Air ▁Force <0x0A> </s> ▁Sim ko ▁Sh ik ak ▁( born ▁Is mail ▁Ag ha ▁Sh ik ak ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁– ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁) ▁was ▁a ▁Kur d ish ▁ch ie ft ain ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ak ak ▁tribe . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁a ▁prominent ▁Kur d ish ▁fe ud al ▁family ▁based ▁in ▁Ch ih ri q ▁castle ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁Bar and uz ▁river ▁in ▁the ▁U rm ia ▁region ▁of ▁north