Air Bangladesh was an

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based in

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. It was founded in 2000 and dissolved in 2005.

Code data

* IATA Code: B9 * ICAO Code: BGD * Callsign: AIR BANGLA

Fleet

Air Bangladesh (no relation to

Biman Bangladesh Airlines Biman Bangladesh Airlines ( bn, বিমান বাংলাদেশ এয়ারলাইন্স) commonly known as Biman ( bn, বিমান), pronounced (), is the national flag carrier of Bangladesh. With its main hub at Hazr ...

) operated only one older jet aircraft, a Boeing 747-269B(SF) (

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S2-ADT). The aircraft was acquired by Air Bangladesh in August 2004 and was painted in a basic and

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color.

Ban in the European Union

Air Bangladesh was banned from entering EU airspace. The reasons for this decision were safety deficiencies, as well as poor transparency of the airline's operations.Fly Well portal
(Which contains links to the common air transport policy) , ''

European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body ...

'', March 22, 2006 the Commission assessed that Air Bangladesh should be submitted to a strict operational restriction.Commission Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 of 22 March 2006
(PDF-file) , ''

'', March 22, 2006

References

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Defunct airlines of Bangladesh Airlines established in 2000 Airlines disestablished in 2005 Bangladeshi companies established in 2000 2005 disestablishments in Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-transport-stub