FLEET - US-Bangla Airlines prepares for long-haul expansion with arrival of first A330-300, 9H-POP ex HIFLY MALTA

Bangladesh US-Bangla Airlines showed off its first Airbus A330, having announced last year that it would step up wide-body operations.

The A330-300, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines, flew from Guangzhou, China, to Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, on February 9.

US-Bangla said last year it would lease two A330s for use on routes to cities in Middle Eastern countries including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain.

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