Bismillah Airlines
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| Founded | 1998 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Shahjalal International Airport Shah Amanat International Airport Osmani International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Cox's Bazar Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | — | ||||||
| Destinations | 16[1] | ||||||
| Parent company | Mollah Group of Industries | ||||||
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||||||
| Key people | M. A. Mannan | ||||||
| Website | www.bismillahairlines.net | ||||||
Bismillah Airlines (BML) is a cargo airline based in Bangladesh. It is the first international cargo carrier of Bangladesh.
History
[edit]Bismillah Airlines was launched in 1998. It is the property of the Mollah Group of Industries.[2] Bismillah Airlines is the first international cargo carrier in Bangladesh. In 1999, BML launched a commercial route between Bangkok and Dhaka with a Boeing 707.[3]
In 2009, the Mollah Group opened the Bismillah Flying School, the first private flying school in the country.[4] In 2010, Bismillah Airlines exported 120,000 tons worth of cargo goods, and imported 75,000 tons.[5]
As of September 2015, Bismillah Airlines did not seem to have any active aircraft, but two Antonov An-148s were planned.[6][7] In 2016, it expanded its cargo operations to the Hong Kong Airport.[2]
In June 2023, Bismillah Airlines indicated it was looking to resume operating its own aircraft, saying it hoped to acquire Airbus A321P2F freighter aircraft on operating leases,[8] with operations planned to start by the end of 3Q 2023. At the same time, the airline is also actively recruiting qualified and experienced A321 pilots and engineers.[9][needs update]
Fleet
[edit]Current fleet
[edit]The Bismillah Airlines fleet has no operational aircraft as of August 2024.[citation needed]
Historical fleet
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The airline also operated the following aircraft which have since been retired:[10]
- 1 Antonov An-8
- 3 Antonov AN-12
- 1 Antonov AN-26
- 1 Boeing 707-300
- 1 Boeing 727-200
- 2 Boeing 737-300
- 2 Boeing 747-200
- 1 Boeing 747-400
- 1 Douglas DC-8-62
- 2 Hawker Siddeley HS 748
- 1 Ilyushin IL-18
- 1 Ilyushin IL-76
- 1 Ilyushin IL-96
- 2 Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bismillah Airlines route".
- ^ a b "HACTL selected by Bismillah Airlines". Asiacargonews.com. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Bismillah Airlines launchs [sic] commercial operation between Bangkok-Dacca". Aviation Week. 28 June 1999. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Background". Bismillahairlines.net. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Performance". Bismillahairlines.net. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Profile for: Bismillah Airlines". Aerotransport.org. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Short shots". Cargoforwarder.eu. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh's Bismillah Airlines confirms two incoming A321Fs". ch-aviation. Archived from the original on 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ Kaminski-Morrow2023-07-11T05:50:00+01:00, David. "Bangladesh's Bismillah recruiting for A321 freighter operation". Flight Global. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Bismillah Airlines fleet". 11 March 2020.
External links
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