Biman Bangladesh Airlines has started careful safety checks on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft after a recent crash involving an Air India Boeing 787-8.
The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad International Airport in Gujarat on June 12 while flying to London. There were 242 passengers on board, and sadly, all except one died in the accident.
The aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, is now carrying out its own investigation into the cause of the crash. Following the incident, the Civil Aviation Authority of India ordered inspections of all Boeing 787 aircraft operated by Indian airlines, especially those with GENX engines. They also instructed extra maintenance checks for all 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft in the Air India fleet.
In response, Biman Bangladesh Airlines is taking strong safety measures. The airline has six Boeing 787 Dreamliners in total — four are 787-8 models and two are 787-9 models. These aircraft are used for international flights.
ABM Rawshan Kabir, Biman’s General Manager of Public Relations, said that as a precaution, Biman’s Engineering Department has started checking the key systems of all its Dreamliners. These include engine fuel system, electronic engine control, electrical power system, hydraulic system, air conditioning, and flight control system.
They are also doing a ‘power assurance check’ on the engines to ensure everything is working properly.
He informed that Biman's Engineering Department is ready to follow any maintenance instructions from Boeing after the investigation is complete.
Biman performs regular scheduled maintenance on all aircraft. These maintenance tasks are planned based on the guidelines from Boeing's Maintenance Planning Document and are approved by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh. Each task is done by trained engineers who are certified to work on Boeing 787s. After a task is completed, it is signed off, checked by Quality Assurance, and then stored in the Maintenance Planning Branch.
The airline also monitors its aircraft in real time using two systems: the Aircraft Health Management System and the Engine Health Management System. These systems send early warning alerts before any issues happen, so the engineering team can take preventive action.
Biman assured that it is operating its Boeing 787 aircraft with the highest level of caution and is prepared to take any further safety steps if needed.
