🇧🇩 Reception of Bangladesh's 3rd 787 Dreamliner "The Gaangchil"

DHAKA, July 25, 2019 (BSS) – Water cannons spouted as the wheels of Biman Bangladesh Airlines third brand new Boeing 787-8, known as the ‘Dreamliner’ touched down on the tarmac at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here this afternoon.

“The new aircraft named ‘Gaangchil’ landed at HISA directly from the USA’s Seattle’s Boeing Factory at 5.04 pm this afternoon.

Biman’s Managing director and CEO Captain Farhat Hasan Jamil along with other high officials received the Dreamliner at the airport after welcoming it by a water cannon salute as the 15th aircraft to the national flag carrier.

Earlier, the first Dreamliner Boeing 787-8, named as Akash Beena, arrived here on August last year while the second one known as Hangsabalaka arrived in December last.

In 2008, Biman Bangladesh Airlines signed a US$2.1 billion agreement with Boeing to purchase 10 new aircrafts.

Of those, Boeing has already delivered four 777-300ER’s and two 737-800’s and three Dreamliner to Biman.

The fourth Dreamliner Rajhangsha, the last one of the 10th new aircraft, will be added to the Biman’s fleet in September next.

Gangchil, the 271-seat Boeing 787-8, has been designed as 20 percent fuel efficient carrier compared to the other aircrafts. The airliner has the capacity to fly 16 hours nonstop with an average speed of 650 miles per hour.

It provides its passengers with wifi services at a height of 43,000 feet, allowing passengers to browse the internet or connect with their friends and family at any end of the world.

About Biman:

Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Bengali: বিমান বাংলাদেশ এয়ারলাইনস), is the national flag carrier airline of Bangladesh. Its main hub is at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka and it also operates flights from its secondary hubs Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong and Osmani International Airport in Sylhet. The airline provides international passenger and cargo services to Asia and Europe, as well as major domestic routes inside Bangladesh.


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