In an effort to have the delivery of four 787-8 aircraft by February 2020, cash-strapped Biman Bangladesh Airlines looks for a financer for the pre-delivery payment as a term loan for the aircraft, worth $136.280 million. The four 787-8 aircraft, popularly known as Dreamliner, are scheduled to be delivered by October 2019, November 2019, January 2020 and February 2020 respectively, according to sources at Biman, the national flag carrier.
As per the terms of agreement, the PDP for the four 787-8 aircraft are to be made in a number of instalments starting 54 months prior to the delivery of each aircraft.
The first instalment of the first 787-8 will start in April next year, for the second aircraft it will start in May next year, for the third it is from July next year while August for the last aircraft.
Biman has floated a tender in this regard recently with the closing date fixed at January 11 next year.
According to the tender document, the first aircraft will cost $33,914,050, while the second $33,992,350, the third $34,148,950 and the last one $34,224,930.
-With New Age input
