Local airlines will have to face a severe blow losing their competitiveness globally due to an unprecedented hike in the price of jet fuel in the domestic market in one go. 

The country’s national flag carrier, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, got a new managing director and CEO yesterday. 

Biman Bangladesh Airlines got a new managing director and CEO today (July 13, 2022).

Biman may face serious consequences for neglecting Qatar Civil Aviation Authority’s request for a probe into a close call between a Biman and a Qatar aircraft at Doha airport in January.    

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended three of its officials and staffers after the wings of two Boeing aircrafts were damaged at the airline’s hanger at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport recently.

Upon arrival at the Dhaka airport, one has to take the trouble of crossing the busy airport road if he or she wants to catch a train or a bus.

Two aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines collided at the hangar on Sunday, in a repeat of the incident in April that had left two Boeings grounded for months.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday slammed officials at Dhaka airport for the sufferings of the passengers who often have to wait for hours for their baggage upon arrival.

The much-awaited Dhaka-Toronto flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines will begin from July 27 this year.

A Dhaka-bound domestic flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport due to technical glitch in its main landing gear.

A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner of Biman Bangladesh Airlines collided yesterday (June 16, 2022) with the boarding bridge at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

Qatar Airways, one of the Mideast’s largest carriers known for on-board comfort and luxury, said Thursday its profits over the past fiscal year topped $1.5 billion, marking the highest ever earnings for the state-owned carrier as it prepares to see a record surge in travelers for the upcoming FIFA World Cup soccer games.

Passengers who have e-passports can now use e-gates and complete their immigration within a short time at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

A baggage cart of US-Bangla Airlines hit a Boeing 737 aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at the Dhaka airport on Saturday night resulting in slight damage to the aircraft.

Bangladesh won’t be able to become a regional aviation hub without an effective aviation sector in the country, top bosses of the country’s air operators and aviation experts said today.

Aviation Operators Association of Bangladesh (AOAB) yesterday (June 1, 2022) called upon the government to meet its three-point demand for the survival of the country's ailing airline industry.

The national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has either punished, suspended or removed from their jobs at least 178 officials and employees on various grounds in the last year.

A team of Anti-Corruption Commission today visited Biman Bangladesh Airlines headquarters as part of its investigation into the corruption allegations regarding taking lease of two Boeing 777 aircraft from Egypt Air in 2014. The lease caused a loss of around Tk 1,200 crore.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to operate this year’s hajj  flights with its own aircraft, scrapping its earlier plan to ferry pilgrims in leased aircraft.

Fly Dhaka, a new startup private Bangladeshi carrier, has appointed AirAsia Consulting, a new aviation consultancy arm under AirAsia Aviation Group Limited (AAAGL), for consultancy services.