Biman Bangladesh close to Airbus A350 order |

Where Boeing has got a foot in the door at Vietnam Airlines thanks to the airline’s commitment to order fifty MAX 8s, Airbus seems to have done the same with Biman Bangladesh Airlines. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday after a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that the airline has committed to buying ten A350-900s. Once confirmed, the order would mean a renewal of the relationship between Airbus and Biman. The airline operates two A330-200s leased from Wamos Air in 2017 and February 2018. Between June 2006 and September 2016, the Biman Bangladesh had a fleet of six A310s, of which half was leased. Reports about an Airbus order emerged this spring, after an adviser to the country’s Prime Minister signed a comprehensive with the UK. This included potential traffic rights but also access to the UK Export Credit Facility to finance up to ten A350s, including two A350F freighters. The country’s junior minister for aviation, Mahbub Ali, told Reuters that the order is initially for only two A350s. He told the press agency at the Paris Airshow in June that Biman would eventually order ten aircraft. The order needs to be finalized, although Airbus included an order for exactly ten A350-900s on June 9 from an undisclosed customer in the June backlog. The current fleet includes five De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400s, six 737-800s, four 777-300ERs, four 787-8s, and two 787-9s. The Dreamliners are on average 4.4 years old while the Triple Sevens are close to eleven years old. It seems likely that the carrier will replace them with the A350s. Only last week, reports emerged that Biman has notified the US Department of Transportation of its intention to launch services between Dhaka and New York JFK. This would be followed by services to Washington, Los Angeles, Boston, New York Newark, and Dallas. Some routes could be served as Fifth Freedom routes via destinations in Europe. The carrier is currently not allowed to operate to the US as its regulatory oversight doesn’t comply with the standards of ICAO, the International Civil Aviation Organization. It will have to demonstrate to the FAA that it fully complies with all safety standards.

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