BP Desk
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate third Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner ‘Gangchil’ today (Thursday).
After the inauguration by the Prime Minister at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11:00am, ‘Gangchil’ will fly for Dubai in its maiden flight at 5:00pm on the day, Managing Director and CEO of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Capt Farhat Hassan Jamil said recently.
The third Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was added to the Biman’s fleet on July 25. 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.
In 2008, Biman signed a deal to purchase 10 aircraft from US aircraft manufacturer Boeing. Of these, Biman has already received four new Boeing 777-300ERs, two 737-800s, and three 787-8s Dreamliner.
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.
