Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- US-Bangla Airlines has completed 12 years of operations, growing from two aircraft to a fleet of 25. Now, as it prepares to add 21 more aircraft by the end of 2027, the airline's next challenge is not fleet size - it is building the workforce to fly and maintain it.

Kamrul Islam, General Manager of Public Relations at US-Bangla Airlines, said this while talking to The Bangladesh Monitor about the airline's upcoming Aviation Academy at his office in the capital recently.

Fleet expansion outpaces training capacity

Kamrul Islam

Kamrul added US-Bangla currently flies to 14 international destinations across 10 countries, in addition to its domestic network. In July, the airline announced plans to add 21 more aircra...