Bismillah Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
BH BML BISMILLAH
Founded1998
HubsShahjalal International Airport
Shah Amanat International Airport
Osmani International Airport
Secondary hubsCox's Bazar Airport
Fleet size18
Destinations16[1]
Parent companyMollah Group of Industries
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Key peopleM. A. Mannan
Websitewww.bismillahairlines.net

Bismillah Airlines (BML) is a cargo airline based in Bangladesh. It is the first international cargo carrier of Bangladesh.

History

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 A321Fs on operating leases, 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.

Fleet

Current fleet

Bismillah Airlines Hawker Siddeley HS 748

The Bismillah Airlines fleet included (as of November 2018):

AircraftFleet
Boeing 747-400
Hawker Siddeley HS 748
Total

Historical fleet

The airline also operated the following aircraft which have since been retired:[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bismillah Airlines route".
  2. 1 2 "HACTL selected by Bismillah Airlines". Asiacargonews.com. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Bismillah Airlines launchs [sic] commercial operation between Bangkok-Dacca". Aviation Week. 28 June 1999. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Background". Bismillahairlines.net. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Performance". Bismillahairlines.net. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Profile for: Bismillah Airlines". Aerotransport.org. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Short shots". Cargoforwarder.eu. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Bismillah Airlines fleet". 11 March 2020.

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