United Airways

This article is about the airline based in Bangladesh. For the major airline in United States, see United Airlines.
For other uses, see United Airways (disambiguation).

United Airways (BD) Ltd.
ইউনাইটেড এয়ারওয়েজ
IATA ICAO Callsign
4H[1] UBD[1] UNITED BANGLADESH[1]
Founded28 June 2005[2]
Commenced operations2007
Ceased operations2016
HubsShahjalal International Airport
Secondary hubsShah Amanat International Airport Osmani International Airport
Fleet size11
Destinations12
Parent companyTAC Aviations
Headquarters1, Jasimuddin Avenue, Uttara Tower, Uttara, Dhaka-1230, Bangladesh
Employees1,000 (2014)[3]
Websiteuabdl.com

United Airways (BD) Ltd. (DSE: UNITEDAIR, CSE: UNITEDAIR ), operated as United Airways (Bengali: ইউনাইটেড এয়ারওয়েজ), was[4] a Bangladeshi airline headquartered in Uttara, Dhaka.[5] It operated flights from its main hub at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka and secondary hub at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong. It was founded in 2005 and began flights on 10 July 2007 with a Bombardier Dash 8–100, purchased from Island Air.[6] United Airways was the first listed company in the aviation sector of Bangladesh;[7][8] it became listed in July 2010.[2]

The airline was often criticised for their poor service due to frequent delays, flight suspensions and poor in-flight amenities.[9][10] In September 2014, the airline temporarily suspended its operations for three days following a conflict among its board of directors and a financial crisis.[3][11][12][13] The airline ceased all operations on 6 March 2016, after a previous gap in service from mid-January to 24 February of that year.[14]

  1. ^ a b c "United Airways Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Report (2012–2013)" (PDF). United Airways. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Cash crunch downs United Airways". The Daily Star. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  4. ^ "[1]." CAPA. Retrieved on August 25, 2018. "United Airways Profile."
  5. ^ "Our offices United Airways. Retrieved on 2 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Takeoff for Bangladesh's second private passenger airline". Khaleej Times. 10 July 2007.
  7. ^ "United Airways to expand flights overseas". The Daily Star. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  8. ^ "SEC forms panel to look into United Airways' anomalies". The Daily Star. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  9. ^ "United Airways resumes domestic flights with 'alternative arrangement'". bdnews24.com. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  10. ^ "United Airways to resume flights". The Daily Star. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  11. ^ "United Airways resumes operations". The Daily Star. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  12. ^ "Hit by funds crunch, United Airways suspends flights from Thursday". bdnews24.com. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  13. ^ "Bangladesh's United Airways suspends operations". Ch-aviation. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  14. ^ "Bangladesh's United Airways suspends operations again". Ch-aviation. 6 March 2016.