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Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG, Dhaka) is planning to add a further four B787s and two Dash 8-400s, chief executive Mokabbir Hossain told The Business Standard during the carrier's 48th-anniversary celebrations.

The Bangladeshi flag carrier is hoping to negotiate a beneficial agreement with Boeing for four B787s previously ordered but not taken up by an unnamed Indian airline.

According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, the only B787s on order directly from Boeing by Indian airlines are ten B787-9s for Jet Airways (9W, Mumbai International) and six such aircraft for Vistara (UK, Delhi International). While the latter airline is in the process of taking deliveries of the aircraft, the ten units ordered by Jet Airways will, in all likelihood, not be delivered given the carrier's bankruptcy and so far failed attempts to restart.

In October 2019, Biman secured two B787-9s not taken up by Hainan Airlines (HU, Haikou). The aircraft were reportedly acquired at very preferential prices. They started operating for Biman on January 5-6,...

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