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Gets new CEO-MD, another bureaucrat Gets new CEO-MD, another bureaucrat

Dr Abu Saleh Mostafa Kamal, a bureaucrat, has been appointed the new Managing Director and CEO of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited.
The Ministry of Public Administration on February 23 issued gazette notification in this regard.
With this change, the government followed its policy of fr...

01 March, 2021
Biman's second Dash 8Q-400 arrives in Dhaka Biman's second Dash 8Q-400 arrives in Dhaka

Dhaka: Biman Bangladesh Airlines' new Dash 8Q-400 aircraft arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on February 24. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has named the second of the three newly purchased Dash 8Q-400 aircraft "Akash Ta...

01 March, 2021
Emirates to introduce First Class services to Dhaka from March 1 Emirates to introduce First Class services to Dhaka from March 1

Dubai: The airline is set to debut its First Class suite for the first time to Bangla-desh 
Customers can now experience ultimate luxury onboard Emirates' First Class cabins on flights to/from Dhaka 
Emirates has announced it will...

01 March, 2021
Biman is being reorganised with focus on commercial viability Biman is being reorganised with focus on commercial viability

Dhaka: Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited, the national flag carrier, is now being reorganised with a new young fleet and gradual expansion of both domestic and international operations.
For the first time in its history, the focus seems to be on comme...

01 March, 2021
Bahrain's new terminal to serve larger role in Middle East Bahrain's new terminal to serve larger role in Middle East

Manama: Bahrain's new USD 1.1 billion airport terminal will have capacity to handle 14 million passengers per year, offering the Middle East a vastly improved alternative when flyers return to the sky.
Almost 10 million passengers travelled throug...

15 February, 2021
Emirates offers touchless self check-in at Dubai airport Emirates offers touchless self check-in at Dubai airport

Dubai: Emirates' self-check-in and bag drop kiosks at Dubai International (DXB), which made its debut in September last year, have now gone touchless. The 32 self-service bag drop machines and 16 check-in kiosks now can be controlled completely by person...

15 February, 2021
CAAB inks deal with Chinese JV to expand Cox's Bazar Airport runway CAAB inks deal with Chinese JV to expand Cox's Bazar Airport runway

Dhaka: The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh and a joint venture of Changjiang Yichang Waterway Engineering Bureau (CYWEB) and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) on February 9 signed an agreement to expand the runway of Cox's B...

15 February, 2021
SIA Group becomes first to operate flights with vaccinated crew SIA Group becomes first to operate flights with vaccinated crew

Singapore: All three passenger airlines of the SIA Group - Singapore Airlines, SilkAir, and Scoot - became the first carriers in the world on February 11 to operate flights with a full complement of vaccinated pilots and cabin crew.
The first services...

15 February, 2021
All passenger flights in Myanmar shut down All passenger flights in Myanmar shut down

Dhaka: Myanmar's government agency in charge of air travel announced it has stopped all passenger flights in the country. 
On the other hand, the US Embassy in Myanmar on Twitter said that "reports indicate that all airports in Myanmar a...

15 February, 2021
Vistara adds third frequency on Delhi-Dhaka route  Vistara adds third frequency on Delhi-Dhaka route 

Dhaka: The full-service Indian airline Vistara added another frequency on the Delhi-Dhaka-Delhi route from February 9 taking the total number of weekly flights to three. 
Earlier, Vistara commenced its flight operations from Delhi to Dhaka on Nov...

15 February, 2021