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.

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.

11m ago

Bangladesh’s hajj package twice as costly as those of India, Pakistan

In Bangladesh, the cost of hajj package under the government and private hajj management is about Tk 7 lakh. But the actual cost will exceed Tk 8 to Tk 8.5 lakh when the cost of sacrificial animal, food and other miscellaneous costs are included.

2y ago

Did Biman hike hajj airfare to cover its losses?

The cost of hajj package under the government and private hajj management is about Tk 7 lakh. But the actual cost will exceed Tk 8 to Tk 8.5 lakh when the cost of sacrificial animal, food and other miscellaneous costs are included.

2y ago

Biman likely to fire two engineers

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is likely to dismiss two engineers responsible for the collision of two planes at a hangar in Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport last year.

2y ago

Collision at Dhaka airport: Biman sacks 2 engineer officers

The management made the decision upon completion of investigation into the collision on April 11 last year, sources at Biman told The Daily Star

2y ago

Life lost amid irregularities

The captain of a Biman flight was napping in the crew rest area, leaving the cockpit of a Boeing 777-300ER technically unmanned, when a passenger had a heart attack

2y ago

Biman passengers can now change travel date online

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has introduced an online travel-date change service for the convenience of passengers.

2y ago

Biman makes changes in key posts

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has brought changes in two major posts, a move that will benefit passengers and make the national flag carrier more efficient, according to insiders.

2y ago

Biman makes changes in key posts

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has brought changes in two major posts, a move which will benefit passengers and bring further efficiency to the national flag carrier, insiders said..Capt S Hossain, who was chief of planning and scheduling department, has been replaced by Capt Ishtiaq Ahmed, sai

2y ago

Biman paying for hiring unqualified Boeing 777 pilots

In February last year, Biman recruited a batch of contractual pilots to fly its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, claiming that it needed pilots immediately due to a shortage.

2y ago

Novoair to resume flights to Barishal from March 1

Due to a shortage of passengers, Novoair temporarily suspended flights on the Barishal route from August 1 last year

2y ago