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One Eurasian airport overtakes London Heathrow as Europe's busiest hub

Dhaka, March 14 -- Istanbul Airport has surpassed London Heathrow as Europe's busiest hub. The airport handled around 6.9 million passengers in January compared to Heathrow's just over 6.3 million. I... Read More


Boeing's own jet emerges as surprise rival to its brand-new freighter

Dhaka, March 14 -- A converted passenger jet is shaping up as an unexpected competitor to Boeing's next-generation cargo aircraft, the 777-8F, and it is built from Boeing's own airframes. Leasing gia... Read More


Top court scraps flight cap at one of Europe's busiest airports

Dhaka, March 14 -- The Netherlands' highest administrative court has overturned the government's plan to cap annual flights at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, ruling that authorities failed to properly ... Read More


China-North Korea passenger train service resumes after six years

Dhaka, March 13 -- A passenger train from China arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday, March 12, marking the resumption of a cross-border rail service that had been suspended for nearly six years due to th... Read More


Former SriLankan Airlines CEO arrested

Dhaka, March 13 -- Sri Lankan anti-corruption authorities have arrested the former chief executive officer of SriLankan Airlines on allegations of conspiring to accept bribes from Airbus in connection... Read More


AI Express 737 MAX suffers nose gear damage after hard landing in Phuket; runway closure disrupts flight operations

Dhaka, March 12 -- An Air India Express Boeing 737-8 MAX suffered severe damage to its nose landing gear after a hard landing at Phuket International Airport in Thailand on Wednesday, March 11. At th... Read More


Gulf Air relocates aircraft fleet to Saudi Arabia amid regional security concerns

Dhaka, March 12 -- Gulf Air has relocated its fleet of about 11 aircraft from Bahrain International Airport to safer locations in Saudi Arabia amid escalating regional tensions. The operation took pl... Read More


CAAB, Fire Service sign MoU on aviation SAR, firefighting

Dhaka, March 12 -- The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) and the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) on Thursday, March 12, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthen... Read More


IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers resigns following major outage crisis

Dhaka, March 11 -- India's largest airline, IndiGo's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pieter Elbers, resigned from his position following the airline's severe operational crisis in December 2025. The bu... Read More


Qatar Airways to operate special flights to Bangladesh on March 13, 15

Dhaka, March 11 -- Qatar Airways will operate two special flights for passengers traveling to Bangladesh on March 13 and 15, according to a statement from the Embassy of Bangladesh in Qatar. In a mes... Read More