US-Bangla Airlines
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| Founded | 2013 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 17 July 2014 | ||||||
| Hubs | Shahjalal International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 (March 2017) | ||||||
| Destinations | 13 | ||||||
| Parent company | US-Bangla Group[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh[2] | ||||||
| Key people | Abdullah Al Mamun (MD), Imran Asif (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | us-banglaairlines.com | ||||||
US-Bangla Airlines is a privately owned Bangladeshi airline headquartered in Dhaka and based at Shahjalal International Airport.[1][3]
History
US-Bangla Airlines commenced operations with domestic flights on 17 July 2014.[3] It is a subsidiary of US-Bangla Group, a United States-Bangladesh joint venture company.[1] Initially, the airline launched two domestic destinations, Chittagong and Jessore from its hub in Dhaka.[3] Flights to Cox's Bazar from Dhaka were launched in August. In October, the airline launched flights to Saidpur.[4]
In July 2016, the airline announced plans to phase in its first two Boeing 737-800 aircraft in September of the same year, and to subsequently launch new international routes, for example to Singapore and Dubai by the end of 2016.[5]
Destinations
As of February 2017, US-Bangla Airlines serves the following domestic and international destinations:[6]
- Dhaka – Shahjalal International Airport [Hub]
- Chittagong – Shah Amanat International Airport
- Jessore – Jessore Airport
- Cox's Bazar – Cox's Bazar Airport
- Saidpur - Saidpur Airport
- Sylhet – Osmani International Airport
- Rajshahi – Shah Makhdum Airport
- Barisal – Barisal Airport
Qatar
Fleet
As of February 2017, US-Bangla Airlines operates the following aircraft:[7][10]
| Aircraft | In service | Future | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-800 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 150 | 158 | Scheduled to join by August 2017[11] |
| Bombardier Q400 | 3 | 1 | — | 76 | 76 | Scheduled to join by August 2017 |
| Total | 6 | 3 | ||||
Accidents and incidents
- On 4 September 2015, one of the airline's Bombardier Dash 8 Q-402s skidded off the runway at Saidpur Airport upon landing on a domestic flight. There were no personal injuries reported.[12]
References
- ^ a b c "About Us". US-Bangla Group.
- ^ "Contact Us". US-Bangla Airlines. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "US-Bangla Airlines takes to the skies". The Daily Star. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "US-Bangla launched Dhaka-Saidpur flights from Oct 2". The Independent. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ bangladeshmonitor.com.bd - US-Bangla Airlines will add two B737-800s, a Dash8-Q400 to fleet 13 July 2016
- ^ "US-Bangla Airlines". us-banglaairlines.com.
- ^ a b "US-Bangla flights to Singapore and KL from March". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- ^ Liu, Jim (27 March 2017). "US-Bangla Airlines expands international service in 1H17". Routesonline. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "US-Bangla airlines set to fly Doha". The Daily Star. 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
- ^ "US-Bangla Airlines adds first Boeing to its fleet". Dhaka Tribune. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "US-Bangla airlines set to fly Doha". The Daily Star. 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft incident 04-SEP-2015 de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 S2-AGU". Aviation-safety.net. 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
External links
Media related to US-Bangla Airlines at Wikimedia Commons
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