BB Airways

BB Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
BO BBW BEEBEE AIRWAYS [1]
Founded January 2012
Commenced operations 13 September 2012
Hubs Tribhuvan International Airport
Fleet size 1
Destinations 3
Headquarters Gairidhara, Kathmandu, Nepal
Key people Shisheer Bhatta (Managing Director)
Website www.bbairways.com
BB Airways' leased Boeing 757. Note the Tag at the front of the aircraft: "BB Airways operated by Tonlesap Airlines"

BB Airways is a Nepalese airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal.[2] It was established and started operations in September 2012.[3] The airline's hub is Tribhuvan International Airport, from where it flies to three international destinations. The airline made its first flight on 13 October 2012 to Kuala Lumpur.[4][5] The Japanese investment company TBI Group supports the airline, which is managed and promoted by the Non Resident Nepali Association.[6]

History

BB Airways received its Air Operator Certificate on 12 April 2012[7] allowing operations to seven international destinations from Nepal: Kuala Lumpur (four times weekly), Bangkok (three times weekly), Hong Kong (three times weekly), Singapore (three times weekly), Doha (five times weekly), Delhi (seven times weekly) and Tokyo (twice weekly). It started scheduled services from October 2012 but had to cease operations again several months later, as the leasing contract ran out.[8][9] In April 2013, the airline tried to restart its scheduled services through leasing two Airbus A320s.[10] On 30 March 2014, while still operation no active aircraft, BB Airways signed a Memorandum of Understanding with MEGA Maldives Airlines-since liquidated- in which the two carriers agreed to "collaborate on developing flights and sharing of resources"[11]. In 2017, BB Airways, private international airlines owned by Bhawan Bhatta purchased three decades old-33 years old Boeing 757 ‘9N-ACA’ aircraft of NAC from Nepal Airlines, with which it is planning to restart operations on the Kathmandu-New DelhiThe airline ceased operation in 2012 after a few months in service. However, As of 05 April, 2018, BB Airways, the Nepalese private international carrier have to wait at least one and half year to get a permit to restart its flight operation.[12]

Destinations

BB Airways operated from Tribhuvan International Airport to two destinations in Asia:[13]

Fleet

The BB Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2017):

Current fleet

BB Airways Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Notes
Boeing 757-200 1 0 acquired from Nepal Airlines in October 2017[12]

Former Fleet

BB Airways Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Notes
Boeing 757-200 1 0 leased from TonleSap Airlines in 2012/13[12]

References

  1. ↑ "The Aviation Codes Website - Airline Codes beginning with". Avcodes.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Launch of BB Airways as Nepal's second international carrier shakes up Kathmandu market". Centreforaviation.com.
  3. ↑ "Nepalese international market could see growth as BB expands and Nepal Airlines renews fleet". Centreforaviation.com.
  4. ↑ "BB Airways starting flights to KL/HKG". Travelbizness.com.
  5. ↑ "Fly BB Airways". BB Airways.
  6. ↑ "BB Airways acquires Green Signal for Int'l Service". Nepal Mountain News. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "BB Airways gets ministry's green signal". Thehimalayantimes.com.
  8. ↑ "Nepal Airlines retired Boeing 757 to fly again with BB Airways in Kathmandu-Delhi sector". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "BB Airways to relaunch operations with two A320s; eyes a "significantly" larger network". ch-aviation. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ under liquidation) "MOU between BB Airways and MEGA Maldives Airlines" Check |url= value (help). MEGA Maldives Airlines. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 "Nepal's BB Airways acquires B757, to resume ops". ch-aviation. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "BB Airways destinations timetable". Flybbairways.com.
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