Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate a brand new Dash-8 400 aircraft today for its inclusion in the fleet of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
Follow me on a colourful journey from London to Bangladesh on-board Biman Bangladesh Airlines B777-300/ER. This is their flagship route from London to Dhaka.
- Biman owns most of the 19 aircraft, of which four are 777-300 ER, four 787-8, two 787-9, six 737 and three are Dash-8 400 aircraft, she also said. The premier will inaugurate the aircraft through.
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines, is the national flag carrier airline of Bangladesh. The airline provides international passenger and cargo services to Asia and Europe, as well as major domestic routes inside Bangladesh. It has air service agreements with 42 countries and currently flies to 16 different countries.
- Biman Airlines was established and launched domestic operations in February connecting Dhaka to the major cities in Bangladesh. In March, Biman Airlines launched international operations. In this every first year of inception, Biman Airlines operated.
With the factory made Dash-8, which is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and named 'Dhrubotara' by the PM, the number of aircraft in Biman's fleet will rise to 19, said Tahera Khondoker, spokesperson of the national flag carrier.
Biman owns most of the 19 aircraft, of which four are 777-300 ER, four 787-8, two 787-9, six 737 and three are Dash-8 400 aircraft, she also said.
The premier will inaugurate the aircraft through video conferencing at 11am.
The aircraft is the first of three purchased on government-to-government basis between Bangladesh and Canada, Biman said in a statement yesterday.
The new Dash 8-400 is a 74-seater aircraft built by De Havilland, a well-known Canadian aircraft manufacturer.
Equipped with eco-friendly facilities, the aircraft has HEPA filter technology that purifies the air inside the aircraft by destroying bacteria, viruses and other germs.
Biman 777
The aircraft will also have more leg space, LED lighting and wide windows, according to the statement.
Since the beginning of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic in March, the aviation sector has been struggling to survive due to the suspension of regular flights.
Although flight operation resumed from the middle of July, Biman is yet to begin its flight operation in full swing.
Of the total 17 international routes, the national airliner is now operating its flight on nine routes.
After being forced by the government, Biman had to suspend its flight operation on three routes in Saudi Arabia and Muscat route in Oman.
Top officials of Biman said flow of passengers in different routes is also not satisfactory.
'Under this grave situation, inclusion of new aircraft in Biman is not seen as a very good news,' the official said.
Rolling a 7 in craps. Once a point is made on the first roll or a come point on a succeeding roll, you may. Same as 'throwing a 7'. In craps, this is when you are finished, or ' crap out '. Synonymous with dying. When someone rolls a 7, they are dead. Hey bud- keep eating gravy at this rate, and you will certainly roll. T he Any 7 is a one-roll bet, which means it doesn't 'stand' for repeated rolls (such as the Pass Line bet). If a 7 shows on the roll immediately after making the bet, you win. If it doesn't show, you lose. The term 'Any 7' means a 7. Basically all you are doing is betting that the shooter will roll a 7 on the next roll. Recall that the number 7 is the most frequent and probable number to appear when the dice are rolled so your odds of landing it are fairly nice. The odds of actually rolling a 7 are 6 in 36 or 5:1. The house pays out 4:1 on a winning bet, which brings up an outrageous house edge of 16.67%. This is the absolute worst bet you can make in craps. This is actually one of the worst bets.
M Mohibul Haque, senior secretary of the civil aviation ministry, earlier told this correspondent that around Tk 200 crore is needed to carry out maintenance of Biman aircraft now.
Biman officials said they plan to increase its flight frequency on domestic and short-haul international routes with the new aircraft.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier, has turned 49 today.
Soon after Bangladesh's Liberation War, on January 4, 1972, Biman had its humble beginning as the national flag carrier through a Presidential Ordinance. However, the airline still did not have any aircraft for launching its commercial operation.
On January 16, 1972, Bangladesh Air Force pilots Captain Alamgir Sattar Bir Protik and Captain Shahabuddin Ahmed Bir Uttam met Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and requested him to ask the Bangladesh Air Force to donate to Biman the Douglas DC-3 aircraft, which BAF had received from the Maharaja of Jodhpur along with one Otter and one Alluette helicopter.
Captain Sattar and Captain Shahabuddin both flew that DC-3 during Operation Kilo Flight. Bangabandhu agreed to the request and the DC-3 was handed over to Biman.
The airline commenced its commercial operation from February 4, 1972 with the Douglas DC-3 aircraft. However, the aircraft had only ten seats, and was still not ready to be put into service. It was then configured for passenger operations, fitted with benches to increase capacity to carry 16 passengers, and went through some maintenance work.
The inaugural flight took off from Dhaka for Chattogram and then to Sylhet, Jashore and Ishwardi. Sadly only six days after the first flight, the DC-3 crashed on take-off from Tejgaon Airport during a training flight and Captain Khaleq, Captain Nasir Haider, Cadet Pilot Sharfuddin, Cadet Pilot Moazzem Hossain and Cadet Pilot Mostofa, who were on board, all lost their lives.
Follow me on a colourful journey from London to Bangladesh on-board Biman Bangladesh Airlines B777-300/ER. This is their flagship route from London to Dhaka.
- Biman owns most of the 19 aircraft, of which four are 777-300 ER, four 787-8, two 787-9, six 737 and three are Dash-8 400 aircraft, she also said. The premier will inaugurate the aircraft through.
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines, is the national flag carrier airline of Bangladesh. The airline provides international passenger and cargo services to Asia and Europe, as well as major domestic routes inside Bangladesh. It has air service agreements with 42 countries and currently flies to 16 different countries.
- Biman Airlines was established and launched domestic operations in February connecting Dhaka to the major cities in Bangladesh. In March, Biman Airlines launched international operations. In this every first year of inception, Biman Airlines operated.
With the factory made Dash-8, which is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and named 'Dhrubotara' by the PM, the number of aircraft in Biman's fleet will rise to 19, said Tahera Khondoker, spokesperson of the national flag carrier.
Biman owns most of the 19 aircraft, of which four are 777-300 ER, four 787-8, two 787-9, six 737 and three are Dash-8 400 aircraft, she also said.
The premier will inaugurate the aircraft through video conferencing at 11am.
The aircraft is the first of three purchased on government-to-government basis between Bangladesh and Canada, Biman said in a statement yesterday.
The new Dash 8-400 is a 74-seater aircraft built by De Havilland, a well-known Canadian aircraft manufacturer.
Equipped with eco-friendly facilities, the aircraft has HEPA filter technology that purifies the air inside the aircraft by destroying bacteria, viruses and other germs.
Biman 777
The aircraft will also have more leg space, LED lighting and wide windows, according to the statement.
Since the beginning of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic in March, the aviation sector has been struggling to survive due to the suspension of regular flights.
Although flight operation resumed from the middle of July, Biman is yet to begin its flight operation in full swing.
Of the total 17 international routes, the national airliner is now operating its flight on nine routes.
After being forced by the government, Biman had to suspend its flight operation on three routes in Saudi Arabia and Muscat route in Oman.
Top officials of Biman said flow of passengers in different routes is also not satisfactory.
'Under this grave situation, inclusion of new aircraft in Biman is not seen as a very good news,' the official said.
Rolling a 7 in craps. Once a point is made on the first roll or a come point on a succeeding roll, you may. Same as 'throwing a 7'. In craps, this is when you are finished, or ' crap out '. Synonymous with dying. When someone rolls a 7, they are dead. Hey bud- keep eating gravy at this rate, and you will certainly roll. T he Any 7 is a one-roll bet, which means it doesn't 'stand' for repeated rolls (such as the Pass Line bet). If a 7 shows on the roll immediately after making the bet, you win. If it doesn't show, you lose. The term 'Any 7' means a 7. Basically all you are doing is betting that the shooter will roll a 7 on the next roll. Recall that the number 7 is the most frequent and probable number to appear when the dice are rolled so your odds of landing it are fairly nice. The odds of actually rolling a 7 are 6 in 36 or 5:1. The house pays out 4:1 on a winning bet, which brings up an outrageous house edge of 16.67%. This is the absolute worst bet you can make in craps. This is actually one of the worst bets.
M Mohibul Haque, senior secretary of the civil aviation ministry, earlier told this correspondent that around Tk 200 crore is needed to carry out maintenance of Biman aircraft now.
Biman officials said they plan to increase its flight frequency on domestic and short-haul international routes with the new aircraft.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier, has turned 49 today.
Soon after Bangladesh's Liberation War, on January 4, 1972, Biman had its humble beginning as the national flag carrier through a Presidential Ordinance. However, the airline still did not have any aircraft for launching its commercial operation.
On January 16, 1972, Bangladesh Air Force pilots Captain Alamgir Sattar Bir Protik and Captain Shahabuddin Ahmed Bir Uttam met Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and requested him to ask the Bangladesh Air Force to donate to Biman the Douglas DC-3 aircraft, which BAF had received from the Maharaja of Jodhpur along with one Otter and one Alluette helicopter.
Captain Sattar and Captain Shahabuddin both flew that DC-3 during Operation Kilo Flight. Bangabandhu agreed to the request and the DC-3 was handed over to Biman.
The airline commenced its commercial operation from February 4, 1972 with the Douglas DC-3 aircraft. However, the aircraft had only ten seats, and was still not ready to be put into service. It was then configured for passenger operations, fitted with benches to increase capacity to carry 16 passengers, and went through some maintenance work.
The inaugural flight took off from Dhaka for Chattogram and then to Sylhet, Jashore and Ishwardi. Sadly only six days after the first flight, the DC-3 crashed on take-off from Tejgaon Airport during a training flight and Captain Khaleq, Captain Nasir Haider, Cadet Pilot Sharfuddin, Cadet Pilot Moazzem Hossain and Cadet Pilot Mostofa, who were on board, all lost their lives.
Soon after this tragic incident, two Fokker F-27s were procured from Indian Airlines and Biman resumed its journey.
Biman now boasts one of the youngest fleets in Asia with four Boeing 777-300ERs, six 787 Dreamliners, six 737-800s and three Dash-8 Q400s.
Biman 777-300er Seat Map
Source: Bangladesh Aviation Hub's Facebook page and Biman Bangladesh Airlines website.
