达卡，9月29日：一位部长周二表示，孟加拉国正寻求为孟加拉航空购买10架法国空客飞机。此前几天，政府刚刚签署了增购11架波音飞机的协议，目前正推进扩大国家航空公司机队的计划。
DHAKA, Sept 29 : Bangladesh is looking to buy 10 aircraft from France's Airbus for Biman Bangladesh Airlines, a minister said on Tuesday, as the government pushes ahead with plans to expand the national carrier's fleet days afterg a deal for 11 additional Boeing jets.
- 民航和旅游部长M. Rashiduzzaman Millat表示，政府最早可能在10月与空客签署协议。
• The government could sign an agreement with Airbus as early as October, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M. Rashiduzzaman Millat said
- 拟议的采购包括4架A350-900宽体客机和6架A321neo窄体客机。
• The proposed purchase includes four A350-900 wide-body aircraft and six A321neo narrow-body jets
- 拟议的空客收购计划将增加孟加拉航空的波音订单，其波音飞机总数目前已达25架，其中包括最新订购的5架787-10梦想客机和6架737-8 MAX喷气式飞机。
• The proposed Airbus acquisition would add to Biman's Boeing commitments, which now total 25 aircraft, including the latest order for five 787-10 Dreamliners and six 737-8 MAX jets
- 计划引进的A350飞机将主要用于中东的高需求航线以及飞往欧洲和北美的长途航线，而A321neo飞机将部署在区域和短途航线上。
• The planned A350s would mainly operate high-demand routes to the Middle East and long-haul services to Europe and North America, while the A321neos would be deployed on regional and shorter-haul routes
- 据Millat称，孟加拉航空目前拥有19架飞机，主要由波音飞机和Dash-8涡轮螺旋桨飞机组成，其客运量占全国航空旅客总数的20%以上。
• Biman, whose fleet of 19 aircraft consists mainly of Boeing jets and Dash-8 turboprops, serves slightly more than 20 per cent of the country's air passengers, according to Millat