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 US-Bangla Airlines737-800 atHazrat Shahjalal International Airport | |||||||
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| Founded | 2010; 16 years ago (2010) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 17 July 2014; 11 years ago (2014-07-17) | ||||||
| Hubs | Shahjalal International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Sky Star | ||||||
| Fleet size | 25 | ||||||
| Destinations | 20 | ||||||
| Parent company | US-Bangla Airlines Ltd. | ||||||
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh[1] | ||||||
| Key people | Mohammed Abdullah Al Mamun,MD & CEO Habibur Rahman Akand,CFO Jitendra Pandey,Head - Commercial & Contracts | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
US-Bangla Airlines (Bengali:ইউএস বাংলা এয়ারলাইন্স) is thelargest airline inBangladesh by fleet size.[2][3][4] It is headquartered inDhaka and based atHazrat Shahjalal International Airport under the umbrella companies ofUS-Bangla Group.[5][6]
US-Bangla Airlines commenced operations with domestic flights on 17 July 2014.[6][5] Initially, the airline launched two domestic destinations,Chittagong andJessore, from its hub in Dhaka.[6] Flights from Dhaka toCox's Bazar were launched in August and toSaidpur in October.[7]
In July 2016, the airline announced plans to phase in its first threeBoeing 737-800 aircraft in September of the same year, and to subsequently launch international routes, for example toSingapore andDubai.[8]On 29 April 2019, the airline started flights toGuangzhou, becoming the first Bangladeshi airline to operate flights to China.[9]The airline started flights from Dhaka toChennai (via Chittagong) on 31 March 2019 also becoming first Bangladeshi airline carrier to operate flights to Southern India.[10]
In February 2019, US-Bangla Airlines announced an order for fourATR 72-600 aircraft, to be used on domestic flights. On 22 March 2019, the first aircraft was delivered fromToulouse toDhaka viaEl Dabaa andMuscat.[citation needed]
By September 2019, US-Bangla Airlines had become the second largest airline in terms of fleet size in Bangladesh, after the national flag carrierBiman Bangladesh Airlines.[4]
The airline was supposed to start direct flights fromSylhet to other Bangladeshi cities such asChittagong,Cox's Bazar andJessore, as well as a flight from Chittagong to Jessore, in order to make the city ofSylhet more accessible, from mid-2020.[11] It also announced plans to add four more international routes toAbu Dhabi,Colombo andMalé in the beginning of 2021.[12] However, these plans were postponed as a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic.
In November 2021, a senior authority expressed plans for expansion of both destinations and fleet, with the carrier willing to add seven new international routes, includingJeddah,Dammam,Medina,Riyadh,Sharjah,Abu Dhabi,Kuwait,Colombo,Sydney,New Delhi andHyderabad from Dhaka. It was also considering introducing a Dhaka–New York service in the future, if Bangladesh earned Civil Aviation Category–I status. Subsequently, several European destinations — includingLondon,Paris,Amsterdam andRome — were planned to be introduced by 2024 with the newly acquiredAirbus A330-300.[13][14]
On 9 February 2024, the company received its first wide-body aircraft, anAirbus A330-300 leased fromHi Fly's Maltese division. The aircraft has 436 seats in anall-Economy class configuration, and another is planned to be acquired. These aircraft are intended to be used on routes to Middle Eastern cities, including those inSaudi Arabia,Kuwait andBahrain, as well as forHajj flights.[2][15]
US-Bangla Airlines' headquarters are in theBaridhara Diplomatic Zone inDhaka. Though the airline is the flagship company of the parent US-Bangla Group, the group owns numerous businesses in other industries such as real estate, education, media, electronics, and consumer foods.[citation needed]
Though US-Bangla Airlines is the flagship company of the conglomerate, it is arguably one of the fastest rising conglomerates in Bangladesh.[citation needed] It rebranded its current name from US-Bangla Assets in 2009. Its other notable business is real estate company US-Bangla asset which is developing Purbachal American City, one of the largest commercial and residential real estate projects in Bangladesh.[citation needed] The group now owns educational businesses such asGreen University of Bangladesh, one of the earliest private universities of Bangladesh,[16] and US-Bangla Medical College and Hospital. The group also owns a leather company in Bangladesh, US-Bangla Leather, which has not yet started its production. It also owns US-Bangla Hi-tech Industries which is also yet to set up. It has its footing in media businesses through US-Bangla Media and Communications.[17]
As of April 2025, the Airline currently serves the following destinations:
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As of August 2025[update], US-Bangla Airlines operates the following aircraft:[20][21]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes / references |
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| Airbus A330-300 | 3 | — | 436 | Leased until 2029.[22][23][14] |
| ATR 72-600 | 10 | — | 70 | [24][25][26] |
| 78 | ||||
| Boeing 737-800 | 9 | — | 189 | [26][14][24][27][28] |
| Total | 25 | – | ||
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| De Havilland Canada Dash 8[29] | 3 | 2014 | 2024 | One crashed asflight BS211 |
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