Airlines & more
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
Tk 1,223cr loss over lease of 2 planes: Ex-Biman bosses submit statement
Air Marshal (retd) Jamal Uddin Ahmed, former chairman of Biman Bangladesh Airlines board and Mosaddeq Ahmed, former Biman MD, today submitted written statements before a parliamentary body over leasing two Boeing 777 aircraft from Egypt that led to a loss of Tk1,223 crore in total.
Biman flights to Kathmandu, Kuwait, Medina to resume next month
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume direct flights on Dhaka-Kathmandu route from October 9 and Dhaka-Medina and Dhaka-Kuwait routes from October 10.
New private airline: Air Astra submits application for NOC
A new private airline of the country Air Astra has officially submitted its application for No-Objection Certificate (NOC) to the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB).
Biman to resume Dhaka-NY flights soon: Momen
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume direct flights between Dhaka and New York soon, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said.
US-Bangla to operate flights to Maldives from 3rd week of November
US-Bangla Airlines is going to start operating flights to Male in Maldives, one of the popular tourist destinations in South Asia, from third week of November.
High surcharges clipping airlines’ wings
Different airlines of the country are struggling to survive due to the sky-high surcharge rate imposed by Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), according to the country’s private airline operators.
Four killed as passenger plane makes emergency landing in Siberia
Four people were killed when a small Russian passenger plane with 14 passengers and two crew on board made an emergency landing in a forest in southeastern Siberia on Sunday, the emergency ministry said.
Direct flights to Cairo from November
Good news for the Bangladeshis who want to see the pyramids in Egypt as direct flights between Dhaka and Cairo are set to begin on November 1.
Egyptair to operate Dhaka-Cairo flights from Nov 1
Good news for the Bangladeshis who want to see the Pyramids in Egypt as the direct flight between Dhaka and Cairo is set to begin on November 1.
Singapore Airlines appoints new GM for Bangladesh
Singapore Airlines has recently appointed a new general manager for Bangladesh with effect from this month.