Shakil Meraj, the spokesperson for the national carrier, said Biman will return one airplane by March and the other by May next year although the five-year contract with Egypt Air will expire in 2019. Biman rented two more engines from Egypt Air in the past few years as they kept breaking down. But as no delivery date was set for the engines, Biman is still paying rents to Egypt Air and repair fees to the US firm. The probe team’s report mentioned that all the conditions for the two planes’ lease were in favour of Egypt Air, leading Biman to incur the huge loss. It also has two Boeing 737-800 jets and uses two Dash 8 or Q-Series airplanes on short routes.

Source: bd News24 December 19, 2017 16:30 UTC