US-Bangla Airlines
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| Founded | 2010[1] | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 17 July 2014 | ||||||
| Hubs | Shahjalal International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
| Destinations | 15 | ||||||
| Parent company | US-Bangla Group[2] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh[3] | ||||||
| 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.[2][4]
History
US-Bangla Airlines commenced operations with domestic flights on 17 July 2014.[4] It is a subsidiary of US-Bangla Group, a United States-Bangladesh joint venture company.[2] Initially, the airline launched two domestic destinations, Chittagong and Jessore from its hub in Dhaka.[4] Flights to Cox's Bazar from Dhaka were launched in August. In October, the airline launched flights to Saidpur.[5]
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.[6]
US-Bangla Airlines is planning to acquire Airbus A330 or Boeing 777 to start operations to Jeddah and Riyadh.
Corporate affairs
Its headquarters are in the Baridhara Diplomatic Zone in Dhaka. Its India office is in Bowbazar, Kolkata. Its United States offices are in Bangladesh Plaza in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City. Its Canada offices are in East York, Toronto. Its Thailand office is in Watthana District, Bangkok.[7]
Destinations
As of February 2017, US-Bangla Airlines serves the following domestic and international destinations:[8]
- 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
Fleet
As of March 2018, US-Bangla Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[1]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-800 | 4 | — | 8 | 150 | 158 | |
| Bombardier Q400 | 2 | — | — | 76 | 76 | A third Q400 was destroyed in the Flight 221 crash, 12 March 2018. |
| Total | 6 | — | ||||
Accidents and incidents
- On 4 September 2015, one of the airline's Bombardier Dash 8 Q-402s, registration S2-AGU, skidded off the runway at Saidpur Airport upon landing on a domestic flight. There were no injuries reported.[12][13]
- On 12 March 2018, US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 crashed while landing at Tribhuwan International Airport, killing 49 of the 71 people on board.[14]
References
- ^ a b "US-Bangla Airlines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net.
- ^ 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
- ^ Contact Us
- ^ "US-Bangla Airlines". us-banglaairlines.com.
- ^ "US-Bangla flights to Singapore and KL from March". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- ^ "US-Bangla airlines set to fly Doha". The Daily Star. 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
- ^ Liu, Jim (27 March 2017). "US-Bangla Airlines expands international service in 1H17". Routesonline. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon (September 4, 2015). "Incident: US-Bangla DH8D at Saidpur on Sep 4th 2015, runway excursion after landing". Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Nepal air crash: 49 dead as plane veers off Kathmandu runway". BBC News. 12 March 2018.
External links
- Official website
- US-Bangla Group website: us-bangla
.com - US-Bangla Airlines on Facebook
