Biman Bangladesh Airlines has introduced arm badge for its upper wing staff at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, so that passengers can easily trace them for required assistance.

The shortages of experts and professionals, including pilots, have left Biman unable to realise the full potential of its modern fleet, said Biman Managing Director and CEO Abu Saleh Mostafa Kamal in an interview with The Daily Star.

Despite a robust fleet of 21 modern aircraft, Biman remains a losing concern due to a lack of planning and poor service delivery, said aviation experts.

Private airline company Novoair has celebrated its ninth anniversary since its first flight took off.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday announced to reduce its ticket prices for different destinations in Middle Eastern countries including Saudi Arabia.

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has turned 50 today. Immediately after independence, the airline started its journey on January 4, 1972 with a DC-3 aircraft, according to Biman website.

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday served a legal notice on the authorities concerned for taking proper steps to bring air-ticket fares for Bangladeshi expatiates to a reasonable price.

Bangladesh Expatriate Rights Council has demanded that the air fare be reduced for the expatriates flying to the Middle-Eastern countries with jobs.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is all set to resume flights on the Dhaka-Sylhet-Manchester route from December 25, when flight BG207 will depart from the capital’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12:30pm.

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has been nothing short of a travellers’ nightmare for over a week.

Hundreds of passengers had to endure what they said was mismanagement at the Dhaka airport over the last two days following the introduction of an eight-hour daily closure of the lone runway.

Expressing concern over the high airfare to different Middle Eastern destinations, the expatriates’ welfare ministry yesterday sent a letter to the civil aviation ministry to take measures for reducing the air ticket prices.

Airfares for flights to different Middle Eastern countries have doubled since last month, adding pressure on migrant workers returning to their workplaces.

The runway of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will remain closed from 12:00am to 8:00am every day from December 10 for six months and some carriers fear there could be service disruption at the airport.  

Bangladesh Airlines’ Pilot Association yesterday demanded reinstatement of Captain Mahbubur Rahman, a Boeing 787 pilot who was sacked from Biman on Tuesday.

A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines made an emergency landing at the Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram following a technical glitch in one of its landing gear.

A regular flight of Malaysian Airlines made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) last night, reportedly carrying explosives or bomb-like objects, prompting authorities to call out army commandos for a thorough search, officials said today.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has claimed that they couldn’t trace the airlines’ retired captain Ishrat Ahmed -- a Canadian expatriate involved in taking lease of two Boeing-777 planes from Egypt in 2014 -- which led to huge losses for Biman.

Bangladesh Airlines' Pilot Association (Bapa) today demanded the reinstatement of Biman’s senior pilot, Captain Mahbubur Rahman, who was terminated from Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday.

While taking off from Cox's Bazar Airport, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane yesterday hit two cows on the runway, leading to their death.