Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh withdraws flight safety chief Habib
Group Captain Md Ahsan Habib has been withdrawn from his post as director of Flight Safety and Regulation at the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.
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Boeing evades MAX crash trial with last-minute settlement
Boeing has reached a settlement with a man whose family died in a 737 MAX crash in 2019, a law firm told AFP on Friday, meaning the US aviation giant will avoid a federal trial slated for Monday...
Air Vice-Marshal Mostafa Mahmud Siddiq becomes聽CAAB chairman
Air Vice-Marshal Mostafa Mahmud Siddiq has been appointed as chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh...
CAAB cancels lease renewals of 16 firms
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh has decided not to renew the leases of 16 commercial service entities operating at three international airports, including Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, effective from midnight tonight...
Govt honours Biman crew for safe landing after mid-air wheel loss
The Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry on Monday honoured the captain, first officer and a cabin crew member of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight for their professionalism and composure in safely landing an aircraft after one of its rear wheels detached mid-air.
Canada keen to invest in aviation sector
Canada has expressed interest in investing in Bangladesh鈥檚 growing aviation sector, particularly in airport infrastructure development through soft loan facilities...
AAUB ranks 18th in international competition
Aviation and Aerospace University, Bangladesh, for the first time, participated in the Design/Build/Fly competition, organised by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics from April 2025 10 to 13 in Arizona, USA, and secured 18th place in the design report and 36th place overall...
AAUB holds 16th syndicate meeting
The Aviation and Aerospace University, Bangladesh has recently held its 16th syndicate meeting at the conference room of its Dhaka campus.
Flying blind on aviation safety
DESPITE continuous advancements in technology, the rise in aeroplane accidents has shaken the aviation industry. Each crash brings back the same pressing concerns: are we truly learning from these tragedies, and are we doing enough to prevent future disasters? While aviation remains one of the safest modes of transport, the persistence of accidents suggests...
Philadelphia plane crash marks second US aviation disaster
A medical jet with six Mexican nationals on-board crashed into a busy Philadelphia neighbourhood on Friday, authorities said, marking another US aviation disaster after a passenger plane and a military helicopter collided mid-air in Washington earlier this week...
Bomb hoax disrupts activities at Dhaka airport
Panic gripped people at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh on Wednesday morning received information about a potential bomb attack on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight bound for Dhaka from Rome...
Aviation industry: analysis of struggles
BANGLADESH has had 11 commercial airlines since its independence and of them, only four are still operational. The seven airlines that are now defunct primarily put the closure of the operation down to high operational costs and limited revenue. Of the airlines that are operational, Biman Bangladesh Airlines is state-owned and the rest are private. In the...
Boeing union okays contract, ending over 7-week strike
Striking workers at Boeing approved a new contract proposal on Monday, ending a more than seven-week stoppage that had cost the beleaguered aviation giant billions.
Boeing again raises offer to end strike, union to vote Monday
US aviation giant Boeing has once again improved the conditions in its contract offer to thousands of striking workers, hoping to put an end to a painful strike that has paralyzed its two...
APBN files GD against AVSEC alleging vandalism at its office at Dhaka airport
The Armed Police Battalion on Tuesday filed a general diary with Airport police station against the Aviation Security (AVSEC) alleging vandalism at their office inside the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka and taking away goods.聽
BSMRAAU VC pays courtesy call on CAAB chairman
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University vice-chancellor air-vice-marshal AKM Manirul Bahar paid a courtesy call on the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh chairman air-vice-marshal Md Monjur Kabir Bhuiyan at the CAAB headquarters in Dhaka on Thursday...
BSMRAAU holds 14th academic council meeting
The 14th academic council meeting of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University was held at the conference room of the university on Wednesday...
CAAB chairman pays courtesy call on MoCAT secretary
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh chairman air-vice-marshall Md Monjur Kabir Bhuiya on Monday paid a courtesy call on the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism secretary Nasreen Jahan at the ministry in Dhaka...
CAAB to implement Silent Zone in HSIA area
Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority has organised a discussion to successfully implement the 鈥楽ilent Zone鈥� programme to prevent noise pollution at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and adjacent areas...
Stakeholders hold meeting to facilitate export shipments by air
A meeting between the Export Promotion Bureau, the Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Biman Airlines and foreign airlines was held on Sunday to discuss smoothing of export shipments by air, air freight management and other issues, said a press release...
Boeing CEO says ending strike 鈥榓 top priority鈥�
Ending a strike involving more than 30,000 of Boeing鈥檚 Seattle-area workers is 鈥榓 top priority鈥� for the aviation giant, chief executive Kelly Ortberg said in a message to staff Friday...
Boeing not taking strike talks seriously, union says
The union for striking Boeing workers said Tuesday the aviation giant was not 鈥榯aking mediation seriously,鈥� after some 33,000 US employees walked out last week over a contract dispute, effectively shutting down two Seattle-area plants...
Kenya airport workers begin strike against Adani takeover
Hundreds of passengers were stranded at Kenya鈥檚 main airport on Wednesday as staff went on an open-ended strike over a planned takeover by India鈥檚 Adani Group...
Malaysia Airlines finds 鈥榩otential issue鈥� on A350-900 engine
Malaysia Airlines said on Friday it had found a 鈥榩otential issue鈥� with the engine of an Airbus A350-900 aircraft in its fleet but added that it had been resolved...
Kenya protest against Adani鈥檚 airport deal could turn into anger against India: Congress leader
The Indian National Congress on Tuesday cautioned that protests against Adani Group 鈥榯aking over鈥� operations of Kenya鈥檚 Nairobi airport could turn public sentiment in the African nation against India, after members of Kenya Aviation Workers Union had called for protests over plans by the Kenyan government to strike an investment deal with India鈥檚 Adani Group to...
CAAB chairman visits Cox鈥檚 Bazar
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh chairman air-vice-marshal Mohammad Monjur Kabir Bhuiyan on Friday visited the Cox鈥檚 Bazar International Airport, and on Saturday visited the...
Govt reconstitutes Biman board of directors
The interim government has reconstituted the board of directors of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
CAAB chairman visits Kawla residential area
Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh chairman air vice-marshal Md Monjur Kabir Bhuiyan visited Kawla residential area of Dakshin Khan in Dhaka on Saturday.
New Boeing CEO plans day one presence on factory floor
Boeing鈥檚 new CEO began work at the embattled aviation giant on Thursday, vowing a personal presence on the factory floor so as to be closer to operations...
Aviation trade show opens as firms face production woes
Global aviation鈥檚 biggest players gather at the UK鈥檚 Farnborough airshow on Monday as the aerospace industry struggles to keep up with demand...