Biman and Boeing
Biman has recently acquired a 32-year old dilapidated Boeing 747-B aircraft with another one of the bit older scrap on the way. These two pieces of decrepit junk have reportedly been procured from Nigeria and Sudan. Over the years it has become clear to all old airplane sham salesmen that anytime Biman is about to buy or lease a used plane, it is time to spruce up their decaying grounded aircraft to unload it on Biman for an ample profit as long as they can grease a few palms.
Biman has also signed a deal to procure up to 8 new wide-bodied Boeing airplanes in the next 5 to 10 years. The competing firm was the Anglo-European Airbus. It may be mentioned that after an intense head to head competition and extensive scrutiny, the US Defence Department (Pentagon) has picked European Airbus over the US Boeing based on meticulous consideration of safety, quality, utility and durability. It is interesting that rather than taking the cue from the Pentagon, Biman seems to have taken the signal from the US representatives in Bangladesh, giving credence to the old adage, “Do what we say rather than what we do.” All the airy-fairy aircraft deals seem to take the nation routinely for a ride.
The present government has shown an avid propensity to bite off more than it can chew. This penchant permeates all spheres of this regime, functioning in an Alice in Wonderland world. The buying of new and the leasing of old Boeing aircraft seem no exception to this tendency.
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