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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
Singapore Airlines appoints Timothy Ouyang as new GM for Bangladesh
Singapore Airlines has appointed Timothy Ouyang as new general manager for Bangladesh with effect from September.
Major Dreamliner Maintenance Work: Biman does it at home, saves Tk 5 crore
For the first time in the country’s history, Biman Bangladesh Airlines has earned the capabilities to carry out C-check, a major maintenance work of the state-of-the-art Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, in the country with its management.
New private airline to join the fray
A new airline, Air Astra, is set to take off in January next year, becoming the eleventh private operator to enter the industry in the past 25 years.
US-Bangla to resume flights on Dhaka-Chennai-Dhaka route Sept 5
US-Bangla Airlines will resume flights on the Dhaka-Chennai route from September 5 under Air Bubble Agreement between Bangladesh and India.
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Body of Captain Nawshad Ataul Quaiyum, a pilot of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, was flown to Dhaka from India’s Nagpur this morning.
Norwegian Air sees travel rebound ending need to seek more cash
Norwegian Air said on Tuesday it would not need to raise more cash as easing Covid-19 travel restrictions lifted bookings, although the budget carrier which has emerged from bankruptcy proceedings did not provide a 2021 outlook.
‘Could’ve saved him if I were a doctor’
“If any doctor was on board the flight or if I were a doctor, the early demise of Capt Nawshad Ataul Quaiyum could have been prevented,” said Bangladeshi expatriate Abdul Karim, who was on Biman’s Muscat-Dhaka flight that had to make an emergency landing in India’s Nagpur on August 28 after its pilot in command Capt Nawshad suffered a heart attack.
Captain Nawshad’s body likely to reach Dhaka Thursday morning
The body of Biman Bangladesh Airlines pilot Captain Nawshad Ataul Qaiyum, who passed away in a Nagpur hospital yesterday, is likely to reach Dhaka on Thursday morning.
How Captain Nawshad’s skills saved 149 passengers, 7 crew members in 2016
Captain Nawshad Ataul Quaiyum, the Biman Bangladesh Airlines pilot who passed away today after suffering a heart attack mid-flight on Friday, was responsible for saving the lives of 149 passengers on December 22, 2016.
Biman pilot Captain Nawshad, who suffered heart attack mid-air, passes away
Biman Bangladesh Airlines pilot Captain Nawshad Ataul Quaiyum, who suffered a heart attack mid-air, died this morning at a hospital in India. He was 44.