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
Flight disruption at Dhaka airport as Biman plane blocks runway
Flight operations at the Dhaka airport were suspended for around an hour in the wee hours of the morning today as a Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane got stuck at the end of the runway
Probe into Biman’s 787 glitch begins
Biman has formed a probe committee to investigate why the weather radar systems of a Boeing 787 broke down during its return flight from Tokyo after it dropped off Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Biman should stay with Boeing
Boeing and Airbus are now in a battle over the aircraft market in Bangladesh.
Biman 787 suffers glitch on return flight from Tokyo
The weather radar system on the Biman aircraft that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina used to fly to Tokyo broke down on the return flight to Dhaka.
Buying Airbus planes: Biman’s move puzzling
Biman last year carried a little over 28,000 tonnes of freight in the cargo hold of planes making international flights when it had the capacity to transport over 4.98 lakh tonnes.
Biman eyeing 10 Airbus planes
Biman directors have accepted in principle a proposal to buy 10 Airbus planes.
Operating HSIA 3rd Terminal: Japanese firm tipped to get the job
A Japanese company is likely to get the job of operating the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), which includes ground and cargo handling.
Dhaka airport to get better eyes in the skies
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will have a new radar system that will cover the entire airspace of the country.
CAAB suspends pilot Sadia’s licence
Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has finally suspended the privileges of commercial pilot license (CPL) of Sadia Ahmed, a first officer of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, for her alleged forgery of Higher Secondary School Certificate.
Bangladesh requests code sharing between Air Canada and Biman
Bangladesh has requested Canada to increase air connectivity between the two countries through code sharing of Air Canada and other international airlines with Biman Bangladesh Airlines.