Biman Bangladesh Airlines - Bangladesh Airlines

Biman is the national carrier of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The corporate body is 'Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd' while the trading name is Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Biman is a member of IATA. Incorporated in Bangladesh, it came into being on January 04, 1972 initially with a Second World War vintage Dakota, DC-3, a gift from the Air force.

Biman's domestic services with the DC-3 were commanded within a month of its inception. Its real journey as an airline started with the acquisition of one Boeing 707 and four F-27 aircraft. Entry into the 'Big League' began with induction of three DC10-30s in 1983, which were acquired on the basis of route network and available traffic rights. The fleet is now consisted of 4 wide-body DC10-30s, three mid-haul Airbus A-310-300s and four F-28s regional jets. Biman is in the process of procuring more aircraft for its fleet. Presently Biman offers services to 18 international destinations.

Biman is now paying attention to making, the airline more attractive to the traveling people by fixing the priority on two objectives. One is to provide more comfort to the passengers and the other is to maintain schedule regularity. The airline has already brought some qualitative changes in its ground and in-flight services. Biman has built its own ancillary and maintenance facilities. Presently Biman does entire maintenance work on its F-28 aircraft. Biman is also doing its own C-check, D-check on DC-10-30s and Airbus A310-300 in its wide body hangar at Dhaka. Checks, repair and maintenance of one DC-10-30, one wide bodied Boeing and two F-28 aircraft can be done at a time in Biman's own wide body hangar.

Biman Flight Catering Center (BFCC) - modern flight kitchen of the airlines, has the capacity of producing 8500 meals a day and is providing excellent cuisine not only to Biman but also to some other international airlines operating to and from Dhaka. To meet the growing needs of Biman's manpower, Biman Bangladesh Airlines Training Center (BATC) has been training its ground, flight service and technical personnel since its inception.

The airline's Reservation and Departure Control System and other communication systems have been fully computerized. Biman is continuously making effort for office automation in order to improve the traffic productivity. It is also making effort to introduce Computerized Revenue Accounting in order to raise real revenue. In addition to Biman's own aircraft, the experienced ground-handling units also providing support for number of foreign airlines at Zia International Airport (ZIA).

Biman Poultry Complex, a potential subsidiary of Biman was formed in 1976 and was put into operation in November 1980 to create a profit earning concern to augment the cash flow of Biman. The complex is situated at Ganakbari, Savar, Dhaka, 40 km North-West of Dhaka City.

Keeping pace with trends and technology of the time coupled with a perspective plan for the future which embraces all aspects of an international airline and overall improvement in situation, the carrier is now confidently looking forward to the future .