Aviation

Flights cancelled as Storm Khanun hits South Korea

News Hour Correspondent - Aug 10, 2023

Hundreds of flights and high-speed trains were canceled, and businesses were closed in Busan, South Korea, after Tropical Storm Khanun made landfall Thursday, bringing heavy rain and severe gusts. The storm, which pummeled Japan before taking...
Ryanair announces surging quarterly profit

News Hour Correspondent - Jul 25, 2023

The Irish no-frills airline Ryanair reported record profits for the first quarter on Monday, rebounding from traffic disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year earlier. According to a statement, the carrier’s profit after tax...
Thai Airways to operate double daily flights on Dhaka-Bangkok route

News Hour Correspondent - Jul 10, 2023

Thai Airways International, the official airline of Thailand, today announced the beginning of “Double Daily” service between Dhaka and Bangkok beginning on July 16, 2023, and running through the end of the summer schedule. Travelers can...
British Airways fined $1.1m by the US government

News Hour Correspondent - Jun 3, 2023

British Airways has been fined $1.1m (£878,000) by the US government over claims it failed to pay refunds for canceled flights during the pandemic. The US Department of Transportation said the airline had not provided “timely...
China’s first homegrown passenger jet makes maiden commercial flight

News Hour Correspondent - May 28, 2023

The C919, China’s first domestically made passenger aircraft, took off on its inaugural commercial flight on Sunday, marking a watershed moment in the country’s decades-long struggle to compete with Western rivals in the air. China Eastern...
American Airlines pilots agreed in principle on a new contract

News Hour Correspondent - May 20, 2023

American Airlines pilots have agreed in principle on a new contract, their union said on Friday, ahead of a busy summer travel season after years of negotiations with the largest U.S. carrier. The Allied Pilots Association...
Boeing halted deliveries of some 737 MAXs

News Hour Correspondent - Apr 14, 2023

Boeing has halted deliveries of some 737 MAXs as it grapples with a new supplier quality problem by Spirit AeroSystems that could stretch back to 2019, the U.S. planemaker disclosed on Thursday. The issue will likely...
Novoair decided to resume its flights on Dhaka-Barishal-Dhaka route from March 01

News Hour Correspondent - Feb 27, 2023

Novoair, one of the country’s private carriers, has decided to resume its flights on the Dhaka-Barishal-Dhaka route from March 01. The airliner will operate flights to Barishal, the country’s south-central divisional headquarter on every Saturday, Monday...
Novoair to resume Dhaka-Barishal flights

News Hour Correspondent - Feb 27, 2023

One of the nation’s private airlines, Novoair, has chosen to start flying again on the Dhaka-Barishal-Dhaka route as of March 1. According to a press statement issued here today, the airliner will fly to Barishal, the...
Air Astra to start flights on Dhaka-Sylhet route from 23 February

News Hour Correspondent - Feb 19, 2023

The newest private airline in the nation, Air Astra, has chosen to start operating flights on the popular Dhaka-Sylhet-Dhaka route on February 23. According to a press statement from the airliner, there will initially be two...