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Bangladesh
Airline
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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.
Biman McDonnell Douglas DC-10
Biman Airbus A310-300
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.
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.
Links
Official website of the country's
international airline. Comprehensive information on flight
schedule, online booking, frequent flyer program and cargo ...
www.bimanair.com/
International Schedule - www.bimanair.com/schedule/intl_schedule.asp
Destinations - www.bimanair.com/destinations/destinations.asp
News - www.bimanair.com/news/news.asp
Domestic Schedule - www.bimanair.com/schedule/dom_schedule.asp
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Details of offices, and domestic and
international flights, including timetables.
www.bangladeshonline.com/biman/
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