GMG Airlines
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| Founded | 1997 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Shahjalal International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Golden Deer Club | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 | ||||||
| Parent company | GMG Group & Beximco | ||||||
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||||||
| Key people | Ashish Rai Choudhury Christian E. Heinzmann Shahab Sattar Salman F. Rahman | ||||||
| Website | www.gmgairlines.com | ||||||
GMG Airlines is a private airline of Bangladesh with its head office in the AAA Tower in Nikunjo-2 Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] It is Bangladesh's largest and oldest private airline [citation needed] operating domestic, regional, and international services, upholding the image of Bangladesh to the world. Its main bases are Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka, and Shah Amanat International Airport, Chittagong.[2]. On 17 June 2009, Beximco Group bought a stake in GMG Airlines and has injected cash in the airline.[citation needed]
History
GMG Airline was established in 1997 and started operations on 6 April 1998. It is owned by the industrial conglomerate GMG Group and Beximco. It began with domestic operations and launched international services on 8 September 2004, with a service from Chittagong to Kolkata. It was the first private Bangladeshi airline to launch international services.[citation needed]
GMG began regular flights to Bangkok, Delhi, and Kathmandu on 20 October 2006. It started services to Kuala Lumpur on 24 January 2007. The airline started its operation to the Middle East with daily flights to Dubai on 1 February 2008.[citation needed]
Destinations
Following the delivery of a Boeing 767 on wet-lease, GMG announced that they will be launching flights to Doha in Qatar.[3]
GMG Airlines currently operates services to the following destinations (8 August 2010):[4]
Livery
The main body of the planes are white. The belly, and a small bit of the side are blue with yellow stripes. The tail is dark blue with the emblem of the Golden Deer. Near the GMG Airlines logo, the link to the GMG Airlines official website is given.[citation needed]
Rebranding
On 1 May 2010, GMG Airlines initiated their new logo and livery with their newly acquired Boeing 767-300ER.[6]. After the rebranding, the main body of the planes are white. A small bit of the engine are imprinted with colorful butterfly wings. The tail is also partially embedded with the colorful wings of a butterfly. On the nose, behind the cockpit the new logo of GMG airlines appears Near the Gtail, the link to the GMG Airlines official website is given.
Fleet
The GMG Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 6 July 2010):
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Notes |
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| Boeing 767-300ER | 1 | 2 | In the new livery (2 more expected to arrive by the end of 2010) |
| Bombardier Dash 8 100 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bombardier Dash 8 300 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 | 1 | 0 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 2 | 0 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 |
External links
References
- ^ Contact Us. GMG Airlines. Retrieved on 1 March 2010.
- ^ Flight International 3 April 2007
- ^ GMG destinations
- ^ "GMG Airlines Schedule". GMG Airlines. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ http://www.bdtravelandhealth.com/jsp/news/newsDetails.jsp?ID=325
- ^ GMG Airlines announce new logo and livery
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