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Ethiopian Airlines thrives with expert-driven operations
Says its regional director Solomon Bekele
Biman curtails flights on five int’l routes
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has reduced flights on five international routes due to financial losses and a decline in passengers.
Malaysia-bound flights: Biman syndicate hiked ticket prices
The civil aviation ministry has found several Biman officials, including high-ups, fully responsible for the syndicate that artificially hiked the prices of flight tickets to Malaysia in May this year.
Travel agents face existential crisis
The travel agents are facing an “existential crisis” due to the countrywide internet blackout as all activities of around 4,000 travel agents have remained halted since Thursday night.
Cancellation of Flights: Saudi-bound migrants in a bind
Uncertainty looms over the fate of hundreds of Saudi-bound Bangladeshi migrant workers as Saudia airlines cancelled multiple flights following the countrywide internet shutdown since Thursday night.
Biman flight returns to HSIA after AC failure
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight returned to the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport shortly after take-off this morning as the cooling system of the plane's air conditioner was not working
Purchase of Boeing or Airbus depends on Biman report
Civil Aviation Minister Faruk Khan today said the decision to purchase Boeing or Airbus aircraft will depend on the evaluation committee's report
Ticket sales, performance key challenges: new Biman MD
Resolving irregularities in selling tickets and improving on-time performance are the two main challenges for Biman Bangladesh Airlines, said Biman's new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Jahidul Islam Bhuiyan today
AOAB urges govt to meet demands for saving airline industry
Aviation Operators Association of Bangladesh (AOAB) today called upon the government to meet its three-point demand for the survival of the country's ailing airline industry.
Dynamic pricing, other measures taken to prevent Biman’s losses
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has taken various measures including introducing dynamic pricing policy and achieving on time performance to prevent irregularities and losses, State Minister for Civil Aviation M Mahbub Ali told parliament today (November 2, 2022).
Code sharing to start for direct flights on Dhaka-Tashkent route
Bangladesh and Uzbekistan will introduce code sharing as part of greater goal of starting direct flight between Dhaka and Tashkent.
IndiGo starts flights on Dhaka-Mumbai route
IndiGo, the largest private airline in India, started operating flights on Dhaka-Mumbai-Dhaka route from yesterday.
Air Force offers cooperation in maintenance, safety, cabin services to Biman
Bangladesh Air Force has offered cooperation in maintenance, safety, and cabin service of Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft.
Ground handling of HSIA 3rd terminal: Unhappy with Biman, CAAB to outsource
Disappointed with the ground and cargo handling services of Biman at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, authorities have decided to outsource the job for the new third terminal to a firm of international standards.
Biman’s recruitment tests for several posts suspended over question leak
Authorities of Biman Bangladesh Airlines today (October 21, 2022) suspended written tests for recruitment in several posts at the national flag carrier after the question papers got leaked ahead of the tests.
‘Biman breaking all records’
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has earned a record amount of revenue by carrying a record number of passengers in the last three months. The national flag carrier carried around 8.8 lakh passengers and earned Tk 1,563 crore breaking all previous records.
Biman earns record revenue of Tk 1,563cr in 3 months
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has earned a record Tk 1,563cr revenue and carried around 8.8 lakh passengers in the last three months.
Technical issues force Air Arabia flight to make emergency landing at Dhaka airport
An Abu Dhabi-bound flight of Air Arabia made an emergency landing at the Dhaka airport this evening due to technical problems in one of its engines.