GMG Airlines

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GMG Airlines
IATA
Z5		 ICAO
GMG		 Callsign
GMG
Founded 1998
Hubs Zia International Airport
Focus cities Dhaka
Frequent flyer program Golden Deer Club
Fleet size 8 (+10 orders)
Destinations 11
Parent company GMG Group
Company slogan First Class All the Way
Headquarters Dhaka
Key people Abdus Sattar (Chairman) Shahab Sattar (MD)
Website: www.gmgairlines.com

GMG Airlines is an airline based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the GMG Group of Companies, it is Bangladesh's largest and leading private airline operating domestic, regional, and international services. Its main bases are Zia International Airport, Dhaka, and Shah Amanat International Airport, Chittagong.[1]

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[edit] History

The airline was established in 1997 and started operations on 6 April 1998. It is wholly owned by the industrial conglomerate GMG Group. It began with domestic operations and launched international services on 8 September 2004, with a service from Chittagong to Kolkata. GMG began regular flights to Bangkok, Delhi, and Kathmandu on October 20, 2006. It started services to Kuala Lumpur on 24 January 2007. The airline started its operation to the Middle East with daily flights to Dubai on 1st February 2008. GMG's current international destinations are Kolkata, Delhi, Kathmandu, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Dubai. They've also mentioned that they are about launch passenger services to Singapore, Kuwait, Muscat, and Karachi in May 2008, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dammam, Riyadh, and Jeddah in December 2008, and make its European debut with flights to London and Milan in the 1st Quarter of 2009. GMG is the first private airline in Bangladesh to fly overseas. In addition to its current fleet comprising of Boeing 747s, Boeing 737-800, Boeing MD82s, and Dash 8s, GMG will be adding 2 Boeing 767-300ERs in June 2008 and 2 more Boeing MD-82s in April 2008. The airline has also announced it will soon be ordering Boeing 777s and Boeing 787 Dreamliners which are expected to be delivered by 2012.

[edit] Destinations

GMG Airlines currently operates services to the following destinations:[2]

Bangladesh
South Asia[3]
Southeast Asia[4]
Middle East[5]


GMG Airlines is also seeking permission to begin operations to the following destinations:

All proposed dates are tentative as they are subject to appropriate international clearances and aircraft equipment capabilities.

[edit] Livery

The main body of the planes are white. The belly, and a small bit of the side are blue with yellow stripes. The tail is dark blue with the emblem of the Golden Deer.

[edit] Fleet

The GMG Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of February 2008):

GMG Fleet
Type Total Routes Notes
Boeing 747-300 1 International operated by Air Atlanta Iceland
Boeing 767-300ER (2 on order)
Bombardier Dash 8 100 1 Domestic
Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 2 Domestic
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 2 (2 more on order) International
Boeing 777-300ER (3 on order) international
Boeing 787-9 (3 on order) International

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Fleet: 3 Dash 8 (2-300/1-100)

      2 MD82
      1 747-300 (Leased from Air Icelandic), 1 747-300 coming April 2008
      1 737-800 (from FlyGlobespan, until 1st May, 2008)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Flight International 3 April 2007
  2. ^ GMG Airlines Summer 2007 Schedule and Fare Chart. GMG Airlines. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
  3. ^ The Bangladesh Monitor - A Travel Trade Journal on Aviation, Tourism, Cargo-Shipping, Hotel-Restaurant and Bank-Commerce in Bangladesh
  4. ^ The Bangladesh Monitor - A Travel Trade Journal on Aviation, Tourism, Cargo-Shipping, Hotel-Restaurant and Bank-Commerce in Bangladesh
  5. ^ The Bangladesh Monitor - A Travel Trade Journal on Aviation, Tourism, Cargo-Shipping, Hotel-Restaurant and Bank-Commerce in Bangladesh