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Bangladesh
Biman
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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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