Anisul Islam Noor :
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) is actively considering a proposal of Bashundhara Group to set up the first heliport and aeronautical complex in the private sector, sources said.
To have third terminal building and to develop various existing structures in order to expand Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), the CAAB plans to relocate all private helicopter service provider’s hangers complex.
According to Bashundhara Group, for the expansion of the third terminal, installation of all helicopter service companies from HSIA is under process.
On the occasion, Bashundhara Group took a project to establish the first private heliport and aeronautical complex at five nautical miles east of Shahjalal International Airport.
The total land area of the project is 7 lakh 50 thousand square feet. In the meantime, general inspection has been done by the cautionary inspector. Bashundhara Group is now waiting for the NOC to start the project.
In the project proposal, arrangements have been made to build heliports of all helicopter companies operating in Bangladesh, including future expansion for the next 25 years. At the same time, there will be all other facilities to render helicopter services including flight operations, offices and commercial spaces, MRO institutes, academic institutes etc, in the heliport and aeronautical complex.
CAAB member Mustafizur Rahman told The New Nation that Bashundhara Group has proposed a project to set up heliport and aeronautical
complexes in the private sector. “We have completed primary inspection of the proposed project site. There are a lot of other processes left in the project to be finalized, ” he said.
At present, private helicopter company operators at different places including their hangers at the place of 2 lakhs 19 thousand 297 square feet at Shahjalal International Airport.
Currently, eight companies are operating helicopters commercially. These are- R and R Aviation of Sikder Group, Bangla International Airlines, BRB Air, Meghna Aviation, Partex Arotechnology, Square Air, Bashundhara Airways and South Asian Air. Among them, most of the helicopters are Sikder Group. There are seven helicopters of different models.
It is to be noted that South Asian Airlines launched the first commercial helicopter service in private initiative in 1999. Until 2008, only two non-governmental organizations were providing this service. There are a number of companies waiting to get the license now.
Many business people are now using regular helicopters to avoid traffic jam and to go outside the metropolitan area. Garment traders rely on helicopters to visit the factory with foreign buyers outside Gazipur and Chittagong and Dhaka. Everyday Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport General Aviation Hanger passengers fly by the helicopter and land here.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) is actively considering a proposal of Bashundhara Group to set up the first heliport and aeronautical complex in the private sector, sources said.
To have third terminal building and to develop various existing structures in order to expand Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), the CAAB plans to relocate all private helicopter service provider’s hangers complex.
According to Bashundhara Group, for the expansion of the third terminal, installation of all helicopter service companies from HSIA is under process.
On the occasion, Bashundhara Group took a project to establish the first private heliport and aeronautical complex at five nautical miles east of Shahjalal International Airport.
The total land area of the project is 7 lakh 50 thousand square feet. In the meantime, general inspection has been done by the cautionary inspector. Bashundhara Group is now waiting for the NOC to start the project.
In the project proposal, arrangements have been made to build heliports of all helicopter companies operating in Bangladesh, including future expansion for the next 25 years. At the same time, there will be all other facilities to render helicopter services including flight operations, offices and commercial spaces, MRO institutes, academic institutes etc, in the heliport and aeronautical complex.
CAAB member Mustafizur Rahman told The New Nation that Bashundhara Group has proposed a project to set up heliport and aeronautical
complexes in the private sector. “We have completed primary inspection of the proposed project site. There are a lot of other processes left in the project to be finalized, ” he said.
At present, private helicopter company operators at different places including their hangers at the place of 2 lakhs 19 thousand 297 square feet at Shahjalal International Airport.
Currently, eight companies are operating helicopters commercially. These are- R and R Aviation of Sikder Group, Bangla International Airlines, BRB Air, Meghna Aviation, Partex Arotechnology, Square Air, Bashundhara Airways and South Asian Air. Among them, most of the helicopters are Sikder Group. There are seven helicopters of different models.
It is to be noted that South Asian Airlines launched the first commercial helicopter service in private initiative in 1999. Until 2008, only two non-governmental organizations were providing this service. There are a number of companies waiting to get the license now.
Many business people are now using regular helicopters to avoid traffic jam and to go outside the metropolitan area. Garment traders rely on helicopters to visit the factory with foreign buyers outside Gazipur and Chittagong and Dhaka. Everyday Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport General Aviation Hanger passengers fly by the helicopter and land here.
