Asianmail Desk Fastjet Group announced plans on November 27 to dispose of its Fastjet Zimbabwe (FN, Harare Int’l) unit to a consortium led by the group’s biggest shareholder, Solenta Aviation Group, for USD8 million, so that the South Africa-based but London-listed firm can stay afloat until 2021. It blamed persistent […]

Asianmail Desk flydubai (FZ, Dubai Int’l) has announced in a press release that it will wet-lease four B737-800s from Czechia’s Smartwings (Czechia) (QS, Prague Ruzyne) between December 14, 2019, and January 25, 2020. “The continued grounding of our MAX aircraft has had a significant impact on our operations with a […]

Asianmail Desk Biman Bangladesh could restart carrying fruit and vegetables to Europe after a three-year absence, under pressure from Bangladeshi exporters.  From the first week of January the carrier is deploying a 787-9 on the Dhaka-London-Manchester route, and the airline is holding talks with traders’ group the Bangladesh Fruits, Vegetables & Allied Products […]

Senior Correspondent Dhaka Reporters Unity and Crime Reporters’ Association Bangladesh expressed deep concern over the alleged threat to Rafiq Majumder, senior reporter of Jagonews24.com, a leading online news portal, for publishing a news. DRU President Ilias Hossain and general secretary Kabir Ahmed Khan in a joint statement demanded that the […]

Asianmail Desk The Biman officials were accused of engaging in corruption while recruiting cadet pilots The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against three directors and a general manager of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on graft allegations. The officials are Biman Managing Director AM Mosaddique Ahmed, Director (Admin) Partha Kumar […]