US-Bangla Airlines
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| Founded | 2013 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 17 July 2014 | ||||||
| Hubs | Shahjalal International Airport (Dhaka) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 | ||||||
| Parent company | US-Bangla Group[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters | 77 Sohrawardi Avenue, Gulisthan Diplomatic Zone, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh[2] | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
US-Bangla Airlines is a Bangladeshi private airline.[1][3] It is a subsidiary of US-Bangla Group, a United States-Bangladesh joint venture company.[1] It commenced operations with domestic flights on 17 July 2014.[3] The airline operates three Bombardier Dash-8-Q400s.[1]
Destinations
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] US-Bangla Airlines serves the following destinations (as of August 2015):[5]
Fleet
As of June 2015, the airline operates a fleet of three Bombardier Dash-8-Q400s.[5]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passenger | Notes | ||
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| B | E | Total | ||||
| Bombardier Dash 8 Q-402 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | ||||
As of October 2014, the average age of the US-Bangla Airlines fleet is 13.8 years.[7]
Accidents and incidents
- On 4 sept. 2015, one of the airline's Dash-8 planes skidded off the runway at Saidpur airport upon landing on a domestic flight. There were no personal injuries reported.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d "About Us". US-Bangla Airlines. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "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) - ^ a b "Flight Info". US-Bangla Airlines. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "US-Bangla commencing Dhaka-Kathmandu flight from April 2016". Aviation Nepal News. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "US-Bangla Airlines Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=179261
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