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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 . 
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