Royal Bengal Airline
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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 | |||
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh | |||
| Key people | A.K. Choudhury (Chairman) | |||
| Website | http://www.flyroyalbengal.com/ | |||
Aviana Airways Ltd operating as Royal Bengal Airlines is a dormant airline that operated flights in Bangladesh. The carrier, headquartered in London, is wholly owned by R B Airline UK Ltd.[1]
History
Royal Bengal Airlines was founded by members of Britain’s Bangladeshi community with the aid of the Bengal clipper restaurant in June 2006 and officially launched to the public in November 2006.[2] 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.[3][4]
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 Airlines (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.[5] 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.[6] The airline officially launched commercial operations on 31 January 2008.
Fleet
The Royal Bengal Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 27 December 2008):[7]
| 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 Airlines fleet is 20.2 years ().
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.
References
- ↑ Bangladesh gets fourth private passenger airline. The Economic Times. 2007-10-13.
- ↑ "Flight Plan". The Sunday Times, Times Newspapers Ltd. 2007-03-04.
- ↑ "Royal Bengal Airlines plans routes to Dhaka". CheapFlights.co.uk. 2007-02-23.
- ↑ "British Bangladeshis launch Manchester to Dhaka link". The Asian News (Business), Guardian Media Group. 2007-02-22.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Flying high to Dhaka". BBC. 2007-06-02.
- ↑ "Royal Bengal Airlines plans flights to Dhaka from Stansted, Birmingham and Manchester". UK Airport News. 2007-02-24.
- ↑
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