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| Founded | 2006 | |||
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| Fleet size | 1 | |||
| Destinations | 4 | |||
| Company slogan | The Journey Begins Here We Fly For You |
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| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | |||
| Key people | A.K. Choudhury (Chairman) | |||
| Website | http://www.royalbengalairline.com/ | |||
Royal Bengal Airline (RBA) is the trading name for R B Airline UK Ltd and Aviana Airways Ltd (Bangladesh), a wholly owned company of R B Airline UK Ltd. Royal Bengal Airline has a provisional domestic, regional and international passenger & cargo operating license issued from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.
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Royal Bengal Airline was founded by members of Britain’s Bangladeshi community in June 2006 and officially launched to the public in November 2006.[1] It is the first airline to be owned and run by British born Bangladeshis from the Sylhet region of Bangladesh and will operate long haul routes between the United Kingdom and Bangladesh with stopovers in the Middle East.[2][3]
The airline has been founded on the basis of providing direct flights to Osmani International Airport in Sylhet from the UK. The company slogan on initial launch was "The Journey Begins Here". However, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh has yet to confirm that Royal Bengal Airline (or any other airline) will be given access to this lucrative route.
By June 2007, the airline had raised GBP£5.5 million of investment from local businesses and stock brokers and had purchased two Dash 8-100 aircraft.[4] Domestic services were expected to commence during summer 2007 with international flights from the UK expected by the end of 2007 from London Stansted, Manchester and Birmingham airports.[5] The airline officially launched commercial operations on 31 January 2008. As of yet international flights have not commenced. Currently the airlines has ceased trading and its staff unpaid upto six months salary.owners (Mr Ashek of the Bengal Clipper restaurant group)have run out of capital. CAAB have ceased the aircraft and the engines of it Dash 8-100 have been removed and sold. The aircraft sits out side the cargo building in Dhaka waiting to be scrapped. Mr Ashek is in negociations with creditors and can be reached tel 020 7357 9001. Office address 11-12 Cardamom Buildings Shad Thames Butlers Wharf London SE1 2YR. It was the second biggest con in Bangladesh aviation history after air Sylhet. Civil aviation of Bangladesh CAAB (Director Wing Commander Kamrul Islam and Deputy director Muradi)have filed a case to investigate this matter to try a retrieve charges outstanding to the peoples republic of Bangladesh.
The Royal Bengal Airline fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 27 December 2008) [1]:
| Type | Total | Passengers | Routes | Notes |
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| Bombardier Dash 8-102 | 1 | 37 | Short haul |
As of April 2011, the average age of the Royal Bengal Airline fleet is 20.2 years ([2]).
Royal Bengal took delivery of their first aircraft, a Dash 8-100 purchased from Cirrus Airlines on 2 October 2007, the aircraft flew into Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.[6]
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