Business Desk :
Civil aviation and tourism minister Muhammad Faruk Khan on Tuesday said that Biman Bangladesh Airlines would select either US-based aircraft manufacturer Boeing or European aerospace giant Airbus to purchase planes, considering Bangladesh’s profit.
“We got a pretty decent proposal from Airbus, and Boeing has likewise given us a decent proposition. Biman has formed an evaluation committee in this regard, which will be good for Bangladesh. . . We will consider that,” he said.
The minister was responding to reporters after emerging from a meeting with the UK’s Minister of State (Indo-Pacific) for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, at the secretariat here.
Khan said that Airbus has already submitted a financial proposal, and Biman will take a decision after examining them thoroughly. During the meeting, he said, they discussed Bangladesh’s aviation security training, investment, ground handling, and procuring modern equipment.
“Apart from Dhaka, development work at our two airports in Sylhet and Cox’s Bazar is ongoing, and we are trying to make Syedpur an air hub.