Bismillah Airlines

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Bismillah Airlines
IATA
5Z
ICAO
BML
Callsign
BISMILLAH
Founded 1998
Hubs Shahjalal International Airport
Shah Amanat International Airport
Osmani International Airport
Secondary hubs Cox's Bazar
Fleet size 15
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Key people Mr. M. A. Mannan
Website http://www.bismillahairlines.net/

Bismillah Airlines is an airline based in Bangladesh. Bismillah Airlines [BML/5Z] is the first international airlines in the private sector holding AOC to operate regular freighter services as the FIRST INTERNATIONAL CARGO CARRIER of Bangladesh. Bismillah Airlines a.k.a - BML is the largest and leading cargo carrier of Bangladesh.

Bismillah Airlines is an enterprise within Mollah Group of Industries, a reputed industrial and export house of Bangladesh.

Established in 1998, Bismillah Airlines over the years have developed strong linkages with the major freight forwarders, engineering & maintenance organization, flight operations, aviation schools and as well as the airline community globally. Now we have close working relationship with them and flourishing in the aviation industry in a positive direction.[citation needed]

Performance

International :

Year 2002 - Export : 14,000 tons including general and perishable equipment

Import : 6000 tons including electronics.

Year 2003 -

Export : 32,000 tons Import : 8,000 tons

Domestic :

3000 tons each year.

Destinations

Bangkok, Mascot, Guangzhou, Dubai, Chongqing, Istanbul, Kunming, Luxemburg, Shanghai, Amsterdam, Delhi, Toronto, Kolkata, London, Bombay, Seoul.

Fleet

The Bismillah Airlines fleet includes[1] (as of 31 December 2008):

  • 2 HS-748 (S2-ADW & S2-AAX Purchased; S2-AEE & S2-AAT Leased)
  • 2 L1011 (S2-ADR - Purchased)
  • 1 Ilyushin IL-18
  • 1 Ilyushin IL-76
  • 1 Ilyushin IL-96
  • 1 Antonov AN-26
  • 3 Antonov AN-12
  • 1 Antonov AN-124
  • 1 Boeing B-707
  • 2 Boeing B-747
  • 2 Boeing B-737
  • 1 Boeing B-727

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