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PIA receives first wet-leased Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Bangladesh, Nov. 2 -- Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has received its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, with the aircraft arriving at Islamabad International Airport from London Heathrow on Novemb... Read More


Malaysia Airlines says customer data may be hit in Amadeus breach

Bangladesh, Nov. 2 -- Malaysia Airlines has warned customers of possible data exposure in the recently disclosed cybersecurity incident at Amadeus, its third-party airline reservation technology provi... Read More


Two foreigners die in suspected electrocution at five-star hotel pool

Bangladesh, Nov. 2 -- A Lufthansa crew member and another foreign guest died, and two others were injured after a suspected electrical leak at a hotel swimming pool in Bengaluru, India, police said. ... Read More


Don Mueang to replace handheld metal checks with pat-downs

Bangladesh, Oct. 31 -- Thailand's Don Mueang International Airport will replace handheld metal-detector checks with manual pat-down screening for passengers from November 1. In a statement on October... Read More


Bangladeshi teen sets periodic table recitation record

Bangladesh, Oct. 31 -- K M Fahad, a 15-year-old student from Jhenaidah Cadet College, has set a Guinness World Records title by reciting all the elements of the periodic table in only 29.98 seconds. ... Read More


IndiGo launches world's longest A321XLR flight

Bangladesh, Oct. 31 -- The Airbus narrow-body replaces the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners on the nonstop daily service, putting its long-range capabilities to the test. Indigo's A321XLRs carry 195 passenge... Read More


Delta's decade-old refinery gamble finally pays off

Bangladesh, Oct. 27 -- Jet fuel cost the US carrier an adjusted USD 3.61 a gallon during the quarter, up 60% year-on-year. Its adjusted fuel bill climbed 62% to USD 4.1 billion. For the full year, De... Read More


Three Boeing 747s get mustaches for one noble cause

Bangladesh, Oct. 27 -- Movember is a global campaign that uses the mustache as a symbol to spark conversations around men's health, with particular focus on mental health, prostate cancer, and testicu... Read More


Crowne Plaza Dhaka Gulshan partners with France-Bangladesh Chamber

Bangladesh, Oct. 27 -- The agreement aims to support business networking, trade collaboration and international engagement by providing hospitality services for corporate delegations, conferences, mee... Read More


Qantas flight to Bangalore makes 10-hour trip to nowhere

Bangladesh, Oct. 26 -- A Qantas flight from Sydney to Bangalore turned back midway after crew detected a hydraulic system problem, leaving passengers with a long delay. Flight QF67 was about five hou... Read More