United Airways (Bangladesh)

Infobox Airline
airline=United Airways (BD) Ltd.
logo=UnitedAirwaysBD_Logo.jpg
logo_size=300
fleet_size=2
IATA=4H
ICAO=UBD
callsign=UNITED BANGLADESH
destinations=5
headquarters=Dhaka, Bangladesh
parent=
founded=2005
key_people=Tasbirul Ahmed Choudhury (MD)
company_slogan=Fly your own airline
website= [http://www.uabdl.com www.uabdl.com]

United Airways is a startup airline in Bangladesh to serve the Bangladesh domestic market. The company was founded in 2005 and began flights on 10 July 2007 with its first aircraft, a Dash 8-100, purchased from Island Air.cite news |url=http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2007-05-29T170727Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-300453-1.xml&archived=False |title=Bangladesh airline buys small jet, seeks more |publisher=Reuters |date=2007-05-29 |accessdate=2007-06-03] [ [http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/business/2007/July/business_July330.xml&section=business&col= Takeoff for Bangladesh’s second private passenger airline] . Khaleej Times. 10 July 2007.]

Destinations

United Airways (Bangladesh) flies to the following destinations from Dhaka:

*Barisal (Barisal Airport)
*Chittagong (Shah Amanat International Airport)
*Cox's Bazar (Cox's Bazar Airport)
*Jessore (Jessore Airport)
*Sylhet (Osmani International Airport)

Fleet

United Airways' fleet started off with a Dash 8-100 purchased from Island Air which was delivered on 30 May 2007. Another is expected to be delivered in late July 2007 and they are also looking to acquire two Fokker F100 by August 2007 which will enable United Airways to launch regional services.cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/2007/05/22150742/Bangladesh-gets-second-private.html |title=Bangladesh gets second private passenger airline |publisher=Wall Street Journal |date=2007-05-22 |accessdate=2007-06-03]

References

* [http://www.livemint.com/2007/05/22150742/Bangladesh-gets-second-private.html Bangladesh gets second private passenger airline] . Live Mint. 2007-05-22.
* [http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2007-05-29T170727Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-300453-1.xml&archived=False Bangladesh airline buys small jet, seeks more] . Reuters. 2007-05-29.
* [http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/06/01/d70601050257.htm New passenger airline set to fly by month-end] . The Daily Star. 2007-06-01.
* [http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=3110 United Airways flies to Cox's Bazar, Jessore] . The Daily Star. 2007-09-08.

External links

* [http://www.uabdl.com Official Site]