Bangladesh to sign Airbus deal for ten aircraft
Bangladesh plans to sign an agreement with Airbus for four A350‑900 and six A321neo jets, with deliveries targeted before 2030.
Agreement details
The contract covers ten aircraft – four A350‑900 wide‑body jets and six A321neo narrow‑body jets – for Biman Bangladesh Airlines. The government aims for deliveries to begin before 2030.
The signing ceremony will be titled “Spreading Our Wings Together” and will be held at Dhaka’s Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel. Attendees include Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashiduzzaman Millat, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir, Invest Bangladesh Chairman Ashik Chowdhury, Airbus India & South Asia Managing Director Jorg Westermeyer, President and Managing Director of Airbus (India and South Asia) Jürgen Westermeier, and Biman Board Chairman Rumee A Hossain.
Additional cooperation
Bangladesh is also seeking cooperation with Lufthansa to establish a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility and to develop a skilled workforce.
What's still unclear
bdnews24.com states the signing will occur on Wednesday, while thedailystar.net says the agreement will be signed tomorrow.
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