Plane Spotters Bangladesh
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport 1230 Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

EID MUBARAK To the thousands of Muslims across Bangladesh and the rest of the world, we, Team PSBD wish you a blessful Eid. Hope you enjoy your holidays to the fullest. Maintain health guidelines and wear masks. Stay safe and take care.

#PSBDExclusive! Dhaka sure gets her fair share of the special ones! Here we have Jordan Aviation’s 767-200ER - JY-JAL - freshly painted and sitting on the ramp in VGHS.... Jordan Aviation has been a regular in town over the last decade but their livery has never been a thing to look at until now. She sure is a beaut!

#PSBDExclusive! In the land of Biman Bangladesh Airlines! In other news likes of Singapore and Italy are the newest countries to ban Bangladeshis from travelling after a surge in COVID cases. ... This new policy affects both long term and short term visa holders. After India - Pakistan and Bangladesh are the newest members of the list from the subcontinent.

#PSBDExclusive! Etihad Airways set to stop using their 777s from 2022 onwards! The carrier currently has 19 of the type in their fleet. The CEO earlier today announced that the 777 routes will be replaced by the 787 and 350 down the line. Their 10 380s have also been said to be out 'indefinitely'.... Guess the era has come where we start seeing the likes 777s, 380s, 767s and 330s head to the chop shop!

Bangladesh's 737 operators - Biman Bangladesh Airlines, US-Bangla Airlines & REGENT Airways - all lined up in pairs on a desolate VGHS ramp!

#PSBDExclusive! Biman Bangladesh Airlines's very first brand new Dash 8 Q400 - straight out of Bombardier’s factory in Toronto - is set be airborne for her very first test flight in the coming hour! S2-AKD as she is set to become is expected to reach Dhaka in the coming week.

#PSBDExclusive! MH196 came bearing a gift for us spotters in Dhaka the other night. Here we see Malaysia Airlines's newly painted A330 with the Harimau Malaya and Negaraku livery.

#PSBDExclusive! Biman Bangladesh Airlines's newest Dash 8 recruit encountered a L2 hydraulic leak on Monday while on her 2nd test flight! As a result of the spray from the leak rubbing onto the airframe on the right side - the Canadian registration got smudged off as can be seen from the zoomed photo. After a go-around and a successful landing - the plane didn't taxi itself to parking but was instead towed from the runway.... Repairs were done and the aircraft went out yesterday for her 3rd test flight. Future S2-AKD successfully completed that flight without any incident. Word now is that the plane is scheduled to reach Bangladesh towards the end of this month.

#PSBDExclusive! Look who decided to drop by Dhaka last night! This 25 year old 767 operated by Spain’s Privilege Style has a unique livery dedicated to the fight against Corona virus.

#PSBDExclusive! Up close with the Norwind 777 from the land of Donald Trump’s bff! Thus far we have had quite the number of Russian charter flights come in to Dhaka as work on the nuclear power plant surges on.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines from today has started their Sylhet - Cox’s Bazar route. The 3 weekly service is a great initiative for the city of Sylhet as commuters in the past would have to transit via Dhaka for vacations to the coastline.

Dhaka was blessed by an Antonov Company Ruslan the other day. This shot was taken from a rooftop in Gulshan as the plane departed RWY 14!

Side on with Biman Bangladesh Airlines’s dashing Dreamliner! She is seen here slowing down with her reversers deployed. FUN FACT: At 47 by 28 cm, the Dreamliner has the LARGEST cabin windows of ALL commercial jets. Boeing even says that the windows on the 787 are 65% larger than those found on other commercial jets!

#PSBDExclusive! This pandemic has sure been a blessing for the spotters of VGHS! Here we have the super rare T7-ASK - San Marino's ONLY civilian registered aircraft! This 27 year old Airbus A300-600R(F) inbound from Hong Kong is seen here downwind on RWY 14 earlier today.... For those who don't know - San Marino is a VERY tiny European country with an area of 61.2 sq km ONLY. And on top of that - they do not even have any airports in the country!

SAUDIA AIRLINES T7 is seen here upclose from the taxiway in Dhaka. The Saudi govt has slowly been opening up their airspace for flights to Israel over the last year or so. This move has drastically reduced flight times for east bound flights from Tel Aviv. With the normalization and upcoming launch of regular service with UAE and Bahrain - rumour is that air travel might soon commence between the Kingdom and Israel.

#PSBDExclusive! Dhaka's second scheduled A350 service is in order! Qatar Airways earlier today brought in their A350-900 to commence their regular A350 service to town. This frame change was scheduled for earlier in the summer but for unknown reasons got delayed.... Its good to see the newer generation of aircraft taking over town!

#PSBDExclusive! National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has announced resumption of regular flights to Delhi and Kolkata and launch of new service to Chennai. The flights on Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai routes will resume on 29th of October, 1st of November and 15th of November respectively. ... Good to see local carriers taking advantage of the air bubble!

#PSBDExclusive! Biman Bangladesh Airlines's newest recruit is seen here performing an engine run in Toronto's Downsview Airport. The frame's first test flight has been delayed by almost 2 weeks now due to ongoing external factors. We should expect to see her airborne soon though! ... Biman's engineering team has reached Canada as part of the delivery process.

Side on with the Qatar Airways cargo queen in Dhaka! FUN FACT: Air cargo represents 35% of global trade by value but LESS than only 1% of trade by volume!

#PSBDExclusive! Earlier yesterday the very first flight of a Bangladeshi carrier touched down in India after the resumption of air service between the two countries. S2-AKK from US-Bangla Airlines is seen here on the ramp in Kolkata. Competition is set to get tough though as India's Vistara has just announced that from November 5th they will fly to Dhaka twice weekly from Delhi. Chittagong is on the books as well for the carrier. ... Along with that on Monday SpiceJet announced they will commence 4 weekly flights between the Chittagong and Kolkata soon along with connecting Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai with Dhaka.

BanglaStar resting on a clear night in Dhaka! Word around the street is that USB is looking to lease a 2 more ATR 72-600s in the coming year to support flight ops.

#PSBD family wishes one of our very own Murad Hashan a Happy Birthday. Hope you have a blast mate! We celebrate the occasion today with this classic shot of his of S2-ACR. Sadly this aircraft doesnt exist anymore in one piece. She was the very last commercial DC-10 passenger plane that Biman flew in the February 2014 for the very last time.