Biman Bangladesh Airlines
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| Biman Bangladesh Airlines বিমান বাংলাদেশ |
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| IATA BG |
ICAO BBC |
Callsign BANGLADESH |
| Founded | 1972 | |
| Hubs | Zia International Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | Frequent Flyer Program (No Name) | |
| Fleet size | 9 | |
| Destinations | 35 | |
| Headquarters |  Dhaka |
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| Key people | Dr. M. A. Momen (CEO) | |
| Website: http://www.bimanair.com | ||
Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Bangla:বিমান বাংলাদেশ ) is an airline based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the national airline and operates domestic services and international routes to Asia and Europe. Its main base is Zia International Airport, Dhaka.
[edit] History
Biman Bangladesh was established on 4 January 1972 and started operations in February 1972, when the Bangladesh Air Force gave the company a Douglas DC-3 that had seen action in World War II as a present. Soon after, a Boeing 707 and Fokker F27 Friendship aircraft joined the airline's fleet, allowing Biman to begin international flights.
In 1983 Biman acquired Douglas DC-10 aircraft, and subsequently other planes such as the Airbus A310, Fokker F28 and British Aerospace BAe ATP. On January 31, 2003, the airline received 2 Boeing 737s.
The airline is 100% owned by the Bangladesh government. However, the government is now planning to offer 40% of Biman to foreign airlines, with the intention that the buyer will assume management control of the carrier. A further 9% of the airline will go to employees.
[edit] Destinations
Biman Bangaldesh operates the following services (at April 2006):
[edit] Asia
[edit] East Asia
[edit] South Asia
- Bangladesh
- India
- Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport)
- Kolkata (Netaji Subhas International Airport)
- Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport)
- Nepal
- Pakistan
[edit] Southeast Asia
[edit] Southwest Asia
[edit] Europe
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[edit] Fleet
The Biman Bangladesh fleet includes the following aircraft (as of August 2006):
Previously operated:
[edit] Livery
Dark green and red cheatlines on a white fuselage, with the name "Biman Bangladesh" written in green, in English on one side and Bengali on the other. The name is across the front part of the fuselage. A Bangladesh flag is next to the name. The logo of a stylized white bird flying inside a red circle is located at the tail, with dark green and red lines above and below the red circle.
[edit] Name
The name Bangladesh Biman comes from the Bangla word biman, meaning "airplane". The word biman comes from the Sanskrit word vimāna, a name given to a type of flying machine mentioned in ancient Vedic literature.
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
[edit] External links
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