The private airline US Bangla added 9th ATR 72-600 to its fleet on Sunday.
The aircraft landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7pm.
The aircraft was officially received by US-Bangla Airlines Chief Executive Officer Captain Lutfor Rahman.
With the new addition, the number of US-Bangla Airlines aircraft now stood at 20,
Among them, eight are Boeing 737-800, nine ATR 72-600 and three Dash8-Q400 aircraft.
On July 17, 2014, US-Bangla started with two Dash 8-Q400 aircraft.
There are plans to add six wide-body aircraft to the US-Bangla fleet this year.
CourtesyThe new ATR 72-600 aircraft landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka from Blagnac Airport in France via Cairo in Egypt to Muscat in Oman at 5pm.
The ATR 72-600 aircraft has a total of 72 seats. With which flights will be operated on various domestic routes and Kolkata as part of future plans.
US-Bangla Airlines currently operates regular flights on all domestic routes including international routes to Kolkata, Chennai, Male, Muscat, Doha, Dubai, Sharjah, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Guangzhou.
The newly added aircraft was officially received by senior officials of US-Bangla Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. While receiving the aircraft, prayers were offered for the well-being of the country's aviation, including US-Bangla Airlines.