Airlines & more

Airlines & more

New platform for foreign airlines GSA launched

According to the forum members, 28 GSA companies are currently active in Bangladesh

1m ago

Pakistani carrier AirSial gets CAAB approval to operate direct flights

This is the second Pakistani airlines after Fly Jinnah to be greenlit for flights between the countries

1m ago

Dhaka airport still not fog-ready

Passengers are experiencing severe difficulties due to frequent flight diversions caused by low visibility amid dense fog during winter, as pilots are unable to land aircrafts in the absence of a Category 2 Instrument Landing System (ILS) at Dhaka airport.

4m ago

Ethiopian Airlines thrives with expert-driven operations

Says its regional director Solomon Bekele

8m ago

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.

9m ago

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.

10m ago

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.

11m ago

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.

11m ago

Biman flight makes emergency landing in Ctg

A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines made an emergency landing at the Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram following a technical glitch in one of its landing gear.

3y ago

No bomb found in Malaysian Airlines flight: Dhaka Airport authorities

A regular flight of Malaysian Airlines made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) last night, reportedly carrying explosives or bomb-like objects, prompting authorities to call out army commandos for a thorough search, officials said today.

3y ago

2 Boeing-777 leased from Egypt: Biman couldn’t trace retd captain Ishrat

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has claimed that they couldn’t trace the airlines’ retired captain Ishrat Ahmed -- a Canadian expatriate involved in taking lease of two Boeing-777 planes from Egypt in 2014 -- which led to huge losses for Biman.

3y ago

Biman pilots demand reinstatement of Captain Mahbubur Rahman

Bangladesh Airlines' Pilot Association (Bapa) today demanded the reinstatement of Biman’s senior pilot, Captain Mahbubur Rahman, who was terminated from Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday.

3y ago

Biman plane hits cows on Cox's Bazar airport runway, passengers safe

While taking off from Cox's Bazar Airport, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane yesterday hit two cows on the runway, leading to their death.

3y ago

They’re all in it together

Some recruiting agencies, travel agencies, and airport employees have joined hands to send migrant workers abroad with forged papers, law enforcers have found during probe.

3y ago

US-Bangla adds two Boeing 737s to its fleet

US-Bangla Airlines will start flying on three new routes -- Dhaka to Colombo, Sharjah and Delhi -- with two Boeing 737-800 aircraft that were added to its fleet on Friday.

3y ago

Biman’s Bangkok flights start from Dec 2

Biman will resume flights on the Dhaka-Bangkok-Dhaka route from December 2. Initially, the airlines will operate weekly two flights on this route.

3y ago

Biman's quality of service almost same as before, chairman says

Biman's quality of service remains almost the same as before, chairman, Board of Directors of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Sajjadul Hassan said last evening.

3y ago

US-Bangla launches Dhaka-Male flight

US-Bangla Airlines has officially launched flight operations on the Dhaka-Male route.

3y ago