Boeing, Airbus compete to sell planes to Bangladesh
DHAKA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Aircraft makers Boeing (BA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Airbus Co (EAD.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) are in the running to supply aircraft to Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited, Biman officials said on Tuesday.
They said Biman has received separate offers from Boeing and Airbus to sell the national carrier a dozen aircraft in total.
Boeing has offered to supply eight airplanes and Airbus four.</u>
"We will evaluate both the offers soon and will make a decision, as we badly need aircraft to maintain flight schedules," Biman's Managing Director M. A. Moman told Reuters.
"The decision will be announced by March 15," he said without giving details.
Biman officials said Boeing had offered to supply four Boeing 777-200's and another four Boeing 787's by 2013 and 2017 respectively, at an approximate average price of $165 million per aircraft.
They said Airbus offered to supply four aircraft from any of the A-320, A-321 and A-330 aircraft models, but did not mention a time-frame.
Airbus prices would be lower than Boeing, another official said without providing details.</u>
A shortage of funds and aircraft forced Biman to stop flights to New York, Paris, Tokyo, Frankfurt, Brussels, Yangon and Mumbai in 2006. Loss-making Biman, which now flies to 19 international destinations with a fleet of 12 aircraft, has been facing stiff competition from four other small, local private airlines.
One of these carriers has extended its operations beyond the country to include regional routes connecting Bangladesh capital Dhaka to Kuala Lampur, Singapore, Delhi and Dubai.
At least two other airlines want to extend its flights into the South Asian region as Bangladesh and India have recently agreed to increase flight frequencies between the two countries.
(Reporting by Masud Karim, Writing by Nizam Ahmed; Editing by Valerie Lee)
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Aspettiamo e vediamo le mosse della compagnia bengalese. A mio avviso BG ripiegherà sull'offerta di Airbus, più conveniente rispetto a quella Boeing, senza dimenticare che il vettore ha già in flotta alcuni A310. Spero vivamente che questo aumento/rinnovo di flotta possa portare anche ad un aumento di frequenze verso Roma oltre ovviamente al ritorno sulle rotte chiusein passato, senza contare il miglioramento del servizio offerto (dato che oggi un volo che arrivi puntuale è come un terno al lotto).
DHAKA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Aircraft makers Boeing (BA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Airbus Co (EAD.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) are in the running to supply aircraft to Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited, Biman officials said on Tuesday.
They said Biman has received separate offers from Boeing and Airbus to sell the national carrier a dozen aircraft in total.
Boeing has offered to supply eight airplanes and Airbus four.</u>
"We will evaluate both the offers soon and will make a decision, as we badly need aircraft to maintain flight schedules," Biman's Managing Director M. A. Moman told Reuters.
"The decision will be announced by March 15," he said without giving details.
Biman officials said Boeing had offered to supply four Boeing 777-200's and another four Boeing 787's by 2013 and 2017 respectively, at an approximate average price of $165 million per aircraft.
They said Airbus offered to supply four aircraft from any of the A-320, A-321 and A-330 aircraft models, but did not mention a time-frame.
Airbus prices would be lower than Boeing, another official said without providing details.</u>
A shortage of funds and aircraft forced Biman to stop flights to New York, Paris, Tokyo, Frankfurt, Brussels, Yangon and Mumbai in 2006. Loss-making Biman, which now flies to 19 international destinations with a fleet of 12 aircraft, has been facing stiff competition from four other small, local private airlines.
One of these carriers has extended its operations beyond the country to include regional routes connecting Bangladesh capital Dhaka to Kuala Lampur, Singapore, Delhi and Dubai.
At least two other airlines want to extend its flights into the South Asian region as Bangladesh and India have recently agreed to increase flight frequencies between the two countries.
(Reporting by Masud Karim, Writing by Nizam Ahmed; Editing by Valerie Lee)
link alla notizia
Aspettiamo e vediamo le mosse della compagnia bengalese. A mio avviso BG ripiegherà sull'offerta di Airbus, più conveniente rispetto a quella Boeing, senza dimenticare che il vettore ha già in flotta alcuni A310. Spero vivamente che questo aumento/rinnovo di flotta possa portare anche ad un aumento di frequenze verso Roma oltre ovviamente al ritorno sulle rotte chiusein passato, senza contare il miglioramento del servizio offerto (dato che oggi un volo che arrivi puntuale è come un terno al lotto).
