Etihad Airways launches seasonal Dhaka route, targeting trade and cargo demand
Etihad Airways is launching a seasonal route to Dhaka this summer, adding Bangladesh to its network as the…
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Damages caused by cargo fire at Bangladesh’s Hazrat Airport could reach $1B
Bangladesh garment exporters are estimated to lose up to US$1 billion after a huge fire broke out in…
Bangladesh orders 25 Boeing aircraft as part of effort to ease US export tariffs
The government of Bangladesh has placed an order for 25 aircraft from Boeing, up from an initial order…
Bangladesh Air Force F-7 fighter crashes into Dhaka school, killing at least 19
A Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into a school campus in Dhaka’s Uttara neighborhood on July 21,…
Kuwait Airways B777 damaged after boarding bridge collapses at Dhaka Airport
A Kuwait Airways B777-300 aircraft suffered extensive damages when a boarding bridge unexpectedly collapsed at Hazrat Shahjalal International…
Blocked airline funds drop to $1.8 billion, IATA reports
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported a significant decrease in airline funds blocked from repatriation by…
Air Force pilot dies after attempting high-risk fighter jet stunt: video
A Bangladesh Air Force pilot died after attempting a high-risk ‘Top Gun’ fighter jet stunt in Patenga, Chittagong,…
Bangladesh could buy Airbus planes to bolster national flag carrier’s fleet
The Bangladeshi government are planning to purchase planes from Airbus to bolster the national flag carrier’s fleet. Biman Bangladesh…
New airline Air Astra to launch flights in November 2022
Start-up airline Air Astra plans to take off for its inaugural domestic passenger flight between Dhaka (DAC) and…
Biman Bangladesh plane kills two cows at Cox’s Bazar airport
Bird strikes can be bad enough, but a cow strike? That’s what happened to a Biman Bangladesh Boeing…
Biman Airlines plane skids off runway in Myanmar, 17 injured
A Bombardier Dash 8 from the Bangladeshi flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines skidded off the runway at Yangon…
Bangladesh national carrier faces corruption allegations
Trouble continues for the Bangladesh national carrier. Following a hijacking attempt on one of its planes a couple…
BREAKING| Hijacking drama on Biman Bangladesh flight
On February 24, 2019, Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight en route to Dubai has allegedly endured a hijacking attempt,…