Biman plans to hire crew

Biman Bangladesh Airlines plans to hire crew, maintenance and flight insurance from a Category-1 country in a desperate move to resume its Dhaka-NY-Dhaka flight. Currently, Biman is not allowed to fly to the USA as its aircraft are under category- 2 of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Biman’s US entry was suspended in July 2006 when the airlines was in the red and had acute shortage of aircraft. Resumption of Dhaka-NY-Dhaka flight is a political commitment of the present government. Biman is now trying to get the crew, maintenance and insurance from a category-1 country to have access to the US air space, according to a news agency.