Biman to get new aircraft tomorrow

Meghdoot, a brand new Boeing 737-800 aircraft, is going to join the fleet of Biman Bangladesh Airlines tomorrow.

The 162-seat Boeing was purchased from global plane-maker Boeing and is scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 1pm tomorrow, Biman officials said.

A team of Biman officials are now in US to bring the aircraft, costing around $1.5 million.

Another Boeing 737-800 is expected to join the Biman fleet from by December this year, a press release said.

As per the deal inked in 2008 between Boeing and Biman, it has already delivered four brand new Boeing 777-300 ER aircrafts.

The deal also provided that Biman will acquire 10 new generation aircraft – four Boeing 777-300ERs, two Boeing 737-800, and four Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

The four 787 Dreamliner aircraft are scheduled to be delivered by 2019-2020.

With the joining of Meghdoot, the number of aircraft of the Biman fleet now stands at 13.

Presently Biman flies to 15 destinations of Middle East, Europe and Asia.