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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 Hazrat Shahjalal
International Airport .
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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