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

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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.

5m 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.

11m 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.

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Bangladesh plans to buy aircraft from Airbus for Biman: state minister

Bangladesh has planned to buy aircraft from Airbus to increase the size of present fleet of Biman Bangladesh Airlines in a bid to tap the growing business in aviation, State Minister for Civil Aviation M Mahbub Ali said today..“Definitely we have a plan to purchase aircraft from Airbus to

2y ago

Verify pilots’ academic certificates

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh on Sunday asked all airlines, helicopter operators, and flying schools in the country to verify the academic certificates of their pilots and student pilots by May 31.

2y ago

B777 Lease Case: 21 Biman officials surrender before court

Twenty-one former and present Biman officials surrendered before a Dhaka court and sought bail in a corruption case involving Tk 1,161 crore.

2y ago

Biman Hiring Scam: Carrier’s probe fails to be a thorough one

A three-member Biman body investigating irregularities in hiring pilots for its Boeing 777-300ERs did not probe allegations that under-training cockpit crew members were paid hefty salaries breaching Biman’s rules.

2y ago

Biman training chief removed

Biman removed Capt Sazid Ahmed from the post of chief of training with immediate effect yesterday.

2y ago

Biman removes Capt Sazid as chief of training

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has removed Capt Sazid Ahmed from the post of chief of training. From now on, he will act as the line pilot of Boeing-777

2y ago

New elected committee of AOAB takes charge

Anjan Chowdhury, managing director of Square Air Ltd, and Mofizur Rahman, managing director of NOVOAIR, have been elected president and secretary general, respectively

2y ago

Biman flight makes emergency landing after tyre burst

A Biman flight from Kolkata made a safe emergency landing at Dhaka yesterday after the Dash-8 aircraft suffered a tyre blowout while taking off.     

2y ago

Pilot hiring scam: Biman finally launches probe

Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday formed a three-member committee to investigate the allegations of irregularities in hiring Boeing 777 pilots and paying them hefty salaries.

2y ago

Biman plane with burst tyre makes emergency landing at Dhaka airport

With 72 passengers on board, the Kolkata-Dhaka flight landed safely around 10:03am

2y ago