{"id":8635,"date":"2026-05-05T18:11:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/8635\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T18:11:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:11:07","slug":"new-age-airbus-eyes-role-in-biman-mixed-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/8635\/","title":{"rendered":"New Age | Airbus eyes role in Biman mixed fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                              &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n                             <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"igm-fluid lazy_bk\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2bbabbceefabfa9e311b4529473b1d69.jpg\" alt=\"Image description\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n                             Representational image. |  AFP file photo                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>European aerospace giant Airbus on Tuesday expressed strong interest in supporting the formation of a mixed fleet for Biman Bangladesh Airlines, signalling a renewed push to expand its footprint in Bangladesh\u2019s aviation sector.<\/p>\n<p>The interest was conveyed when Airbus vice-president Edward Delahaye paid a courtesy call on civil aviation and tourism minister Afroza Khanam at the Secretariat, said a ministry\u2019s press release.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>State minister for civil aviation and tourism M Rashiduzzaman Millat, ministry secretary Fahmida Akhter, and Biman managing director Kaizer Sohel Ahmed were also present at the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>During the discussion, Airbus formally expressed its interest in supporting Biman\u2019s future fleet development through the introduction of a mixed fleet structure, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The minister and state minister welcomed the proposal and expressed their commitment to working closely with Airbus in exploring future fleet expansion and modernization opportunities for the national carrier.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting also discussed broader cooperation in Bangladesh\u2019s civil aviation sector as the government moves ahead with long-term plans to strengthen air connectivity and modernize aviation infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile on April 30, national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited signed an agreement with the Boeing Company to acquire 14 aircraft, including 10 wide-body 787 Dreamliners and four narrow-body 737 MAX.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Representational image. | AFP file photo &#13; European aerospace giant Airbus on Tuesday expressed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8636,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[90,7230,7229,7227,7224,7226,7223,7228,7225,7221,7222],"class_list":{"0":"post-8635","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-airbus","8":"tag-airbus","9":"tag-bangla-online-news","10":"tag-bangladesh-latest-news","11":"tag-bangladesh-news","12":"tag-bangladesh-newspaper","13":"tag-bangladeshi-newspapers","14":"tag-daily-new-age","15":"tag-latest-bangladesh-news","16":"tag-most-popular-outspoken-english-daily-newpaper-in-bangladesh","17":"tag-new-age","18":"tag-the-new-age"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8635\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}