US-Bangla Airlines

US-Bangla Airlines
ইউএস-বাংলা এয়ারলাইন্স
IATA ICAO Callsign
BS UBG BANGLA STAR
Founded 2013
Commenced operations 17 July 2014
Hubs Shahjalal International Airport
Fleet size 5
Destinations 9
Company slogan Fly Fast - Fly Safe
Parent company US-Bangla Group[1]
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh[2]
Key people Abdullah Al Mamoon (MD)
Website us-banglaairlines.com

US-Bangla Airlines is a privately owned Bangladeshi airline headquartered in Dhaka and based at Shahjalal International Airport.[1][3]

History

US-Bangla Airlines commenced operations with domestic flights on 17 July 2014.[3] It is a subsidiary of US-Bangla Group, a United States-Bangladesh joint venture company.[1] 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]

In July 2016, the airline announced 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.[5]

Destinations

As of November 2016, US-Bangla Airlines serves the following domestic and international destinations:[6]

Bangladesh
Nepal
Oman

Fleet

US-Bangla Airlines Bombardier Dash 8 Q-402

As of October 2016, the US-Bangla Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[8]

US-Bangla Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passenger Notes
C Y Total
Bombardier Dash 8 Q-402 3 0 76 76
Boeing 737-800 2 8 150 158
Total 5

Accidents and incidents

References

External links

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