Biman
Travelling abroad getting tougher for Biman employees
Approval from top brass now a must
Death of Passenger: ‘Plane denied priority landing’
A passenger who fell ill on board a Biman flight died in the early hours yesterday after his treatment was delayed due to Dhaka airport’s air traffic control putting the plane’s landing on hold, according to the cockpit crew.
Anomalies aplenty in Biman
The Biman Bangladesh Airline’s policy, procedure, or activity does not fully comply with the approved company manuals or the applicable regulatory standard, finds a recent audit report of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.
European countries to be closer for Biman flyers
Biman is going for codeshare and interline agreements with Gulf Air and Japan Airlines and this will allow its passengers to go to destinations the two carriers serve.
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.
Not a flag carrier to be proud of
Biman’s latest scandal a reminder of systemic corruption and mismanagement
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
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.
Biman to use its own planes for Hajj flights
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has backed away from its decision to fly Hajj pilgrims on leased aircraft this time around. Instead, Biman has decided to use its own planes.
Online check-in: Biman’s domestic passengers can select seats from June 1
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will start resuming online check-in for domestic passengers from June 1.
Biman’s misadventures continue
Biman is once again making the headlines and, as usual, for all the wrong reasons.
Biman's Dhaka-Toronto flights with Manchester stopover likely from June 26
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has finally taken a decision to make a “conditional technical stopover” in Manchester for Dhaka-Toronto flights until the Russia-Ukraine war is over.
Collision at Dhaka airport: 2 grounded Boeing aircrafts now ready to fly
The two Boeing aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines that were grounded after those hit each other at the hanger of Dhaka airport on Sunday (April 10, 2022) came into operation today.
Biman's Dubai flight rescheduled after 2 Boeing planes hit each other at Dhaka airport
A Dubai-bound flight of Bangladesh Biman Airlines was forced to reschedule on Sunday after the nose of a Boeing aircraft hit the tail of another at the hangar at Dhaka Airport, Biman Managing Director and CEO Dr Abu Saleh Mostafa Kamal said today.
Cleanse the flagship organisations
It was no secret that these two premier public corporations do not have the best of track records insofar as transparency, honesty and straight dealings are concerned.
Minister raps Biman high-ups for losses
A national crisis management team and combined emergency response plan should be in place for handling aircraft accidents like the
Biman goes for drastic measures
Biman yesterday took a number of emergency measures including suspending operations on Dhaka-Doha and Dhaka-Kuwait City routes until August 26 to ferry the hajj pilgrims who could not fly due to flight cancellations.
Biman cancels two more hajj flights
Biman had to cancel two hajj flights again yesterday to the dismay of over 800 pilgrims.
