Royal Thai Airforce Aircraft Crashes at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport

A Royal Thai Air Force aircraft crashed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport today at around 0845 hrs. The small Air Force ATR 72 type aircraft  (Flight SL 60314) landed safely but at the last moment skidded off the runway losing control over it leaving the aircraft heavily damaged. The flight left Bangkok for Dhaka with 15 crews on board including three pilots. Three pilots were injured while two of them were taken to the hospital and another one was given first aid. Rest of the 15 on-board was unhurt and taken to safe place after the crash. It was learned primarily that technical fault was the reason of the crash. Just after the incident, airport fire service arrived at the location of the crash and took position. Civil Aviation officials, Airport Armed Police members and other officials rushed to the spot and secured the area. But no other casualties were reported. Authorities are investigating the actual cause of the crash. Later on Civil Aviation Minister Faruk Khan visited the spot.

One arrested with Marijuana at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport

A Kuwait bound passenger named Sohel Miah (35) was arrested with approximately 5 kg Marijuana (Ganja) at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport today at around 0100 hours. Sohel hails from Narsingdi district and was going to Kuwait by Kuwait Airways. The scanner operator at departure gate 4 suspected something in his bag while sohel was trying to enter the airport through that gate. In presence of the customs officer, the bag was opened and around 5 kgs of marijuana in four separate wrapped packets was found with two packets of puffed rice as cover. Arrested Sohel claimed that a colleague of him named Milon in Kuwait asked him to receive a bag with puffed rice at the airport from his relatives in Bangladesh. Accordingly he received the bag assuming the information true as the bag seemed to be light weighted to him. He also added that he waited for that bag for a long time and after receiving the bag, he was trying to enter that gate, he claimed. 

Legal action against him was under process at the time of writing of this report. ...

Agitated Biman Employees Detain GM (Security) of Biman

Agitated Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited employees detained their GM (Security) Mr. Mominul Islam over an unwanted incident today at Balaka Bhaban, the Headquarters of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, today. At around 4.30 pm, Biman CBA activists chased their GM (Security) when he was trying to remove a CBA banner marking the recent success of the government over maritime boundary against Myanmar. Earlier, in a meeting with the Civil Aviation Minister Faruk Khan, the agitating employees of Biman demanded the dissolution of Biman directors’ board claiming their large scale involvement in corruption. Upon receiving positive nod from the high ups, Faruk Khan assured the employees to dissolve Biman’s directors’ board within weeks and the employees withdrawn their announced strike on Bimans operation including flight operations, cargo handling and all other activities from 16^th of April. Assuming the end of their movement after the meeting, GM (Security) tried to remove the banner from the ground floor of Balaka Bhaban which raised fury among the recently elected CBA activists of Biman. They then chased him and GM (Security) took refuge in Biman MD’s room where he along with other officers were kept detained for almost one and half hours. Armed Police members rushed there to prevent any destructive activities by the employees and after a long meeting with the top CBA leaders, the activists were calmed down and they were assured of necessary action by the MD. at around 6.15 pm, the agitating employees left the Biman HQ. Biman employees including captains, officers and others have been staging different programs recently claiming the dissolution of Biman Board while saving Biman from complete destruction.

Tiger Airways started its journey in Bangladesh

Tiger Airways, a Singapore based airways started its journey in Bangladesh very recently. Tiger Airways is well known for its low-fare air travel business around the world. This airlines aims to create a portfolio of profitable routes throughout Asia and Australasia. They focuses on providing customers with affordable air travel positions which they think will ensure growth as Asia and Australasia is the world's most populous region, with the fastest growing aviation market in the world, and the low-fare, low-cost model remains under-developed in the majority of countries in the region.

Tiger Airways fleet has 34 aircrafts in total as shown in the following table.

They operate a single family type of aircraft, currently the Airbus A320 family, because of its efficiency and cost effectiveness. The Airbus A320 aircraft has a track record of reliability in high frequency operations.

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