Regent Airways

Regent Airways was founded in 2010, and its operations began on {{nowrap|10 November}} of the same year. It is headquartered at Siaam Tower in Uttara, Dhaka. It expanded its fleet with two Boeing 737-700 aircraft on a six-year lease from ILFC,{{cite web |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/index.php?ref=MjBfMDhfMjZfMTNfMV84OV8xODExNTQ= |title=Regent Airways 2nd Boeing 737-700 arrives |date=26 August 2013 |work=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |access-date=1 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090454/http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/index.php?ref=MjBfMDhfMjZfMTNfMV84OV8xODExNTQ= |archive-date=19 August 2014}} and launched international flights in July 2013{{cite web |url=http://www.thesundaily.my/news/770857 |title=Bangladesh's Regent Airways starts flights from KLIA |date=15 July 2013 |work=The Sun |access-date=18 July 2013}} – Kuala Lumpur in July, Bangkok in October,{{cite web |url=http://www.flyregent.com/core/single_release/26 |title=Regent launches Dhaka-Bangkok flight |website=Regent Airways |access-date=9 October 2013}} Chittagong-Kolkata flights in October,{{cite web |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=188360:regent-airways-to-fly-in-chittagong-kolkata-route&catid=110:business-others&Itemid=156 |title=Regent Airways to fly in Chittagong-Kolkata route |date=4 October 2013 |work=The Independent |location=Dhaka |access-date=7 October 2013}} Dhaka-Kolkata flights in November, and Singapore in December.{{cite web |url=http://www.flyregent.com/core/single_release/27 |title=Regent to fly Kolkata, Singapore |date=31 October 2013 |website=Regent Airways |access-date=1 November 2013}} The carrier launched flights to Bangkok directly from Chittagong on 27 April 2014.{{cite news |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/03/22/24790 |title=Regent launches Chittagong-Bangkok direct flights from April 27 |date=21 March 2014 |work=Financial Express |location=Dhaka |access-date=22 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322081404/http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/03/22/24790 |archive-date=22 March 2014}} In April 2016, the carrier launched flights to Muscat, its fifth international destination.{{cite news |url=http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=90102 |title=Regent Airways starting Dhaka-Ktm flight from Feb 1 |date=10 January 2015 |work=República |access-date=8 March 2015}}

Until December 2021, the airline, due to its financial woes, and having only two aircraft at disposal, restricted its destinations to only eight cities, three being Dhaka, Chittagong and Cox's Bazar and five international routes, i.e. Doha, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Muscat and Singapore.{{cite news |title=Regent Airways confident of turnaround |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/news/regent-airways-confident-turnaround-1851544 |access-date=6 December 2021 |work=The Daily Star |date=9 January 2020 |language=en}}

On March 29, 2023, the airline's request to liquidate was approved by Bangladesh's High Court as a result of the airline's mounting debts.{{cite web |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/127152-bangladeshs-regent-airways-to-be-liquidated |title=Bangladesh's Regent Airways to be liquidated |date=3 May 2023 |website=ch-aviation.com}} The airline had not operated flight since March 2020.

As of January 2018, Regent Airways served the following three domestic and seven international destinations.{{cite web |url=http://www.flyregent.com/core/flight_schedule |title=Regent Flight Schedule |website=Regent Airways |access-date=20 September 2016 |archive-date=8 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608051047/http://flyregent.com/core/flight_schedule |url-status=dead}} However, since March 2020, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, all flights have been suspended.

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As of July 2022, Regent Airways does not appear to be operating any aircraft.{{Cn|date=January 2025}}

File:Regent Airways Boeing 737-700 S2-AHD in Bangkok.jpg at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi]]

• 1 x Boeing 737-800, withdrawn from use and stored at Shahjalal International Airport{{Cn|date=January 2025}}
• 2 x Boeing 737-700, returned to the leasing company after lease period and scrapped{{cite web |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/news/regent-cuts-fleet-size-beat-financial-woes-1729741 |title=Regent cuts fleet size to beat financial woes |date=14 April 2019 |work=The Daily Star}}
• 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300, stored for technical and financial woes{{Cn|date=January 2025}}
• 3 x Boeing 737-800, returned to the leasing company. S2-AIJ went to Black Rock as N705BR, was converted to an all-cargo configuration and delivered to Express Air Cargo. S2-AIH went to GECAS as N539RL. S2-AIV went to Merx Aviation as 2-SIVA{{Cn|date=January 2025}}

The two Bombardier Dash-8-Q300s each had a seating arrangement for 50 passengers in an undivided single-class layout. All seats had a generous pitch of 32 inches and individual tray-tables in a four-abreast seating arrangement (except for Row 1 of two seats, D & F forming a club-seating with Row 2 D & F seats) across the cabin. The Boeing 737-700s was configured in a 126 seating capacity, with 12 business class and 142 economy class seats. The economy class seats were configured with a 33-inch seat pitch, and the 12 business class seats had 45-inch reclining seats. In the 737-800s, the economy class was fitted with a 29- to 31-inch pitch; it had 159 seats with eight business class seats (Reg: S2-AIJ), and the capacity was 168 with 15 premium economy class seats (Reg: S2-AIH) with a 33- to 38-inch seat pitch.{{cite web |url=http://www.flyregent.com/in-flight-seating |title=In-flight Seating |website=Regent Airways |access-date=23 August 2018}}

On board short domestic flights, snacks were provided.{{cite web |url=http://www.flyregent.com/core/inflight_srvc |title=In-flight Service |website=Regent Airways |access-date=21 July 2013 |archive-date=26 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726002920/http://www.flyregent.com/core/inflight_srvc |url-status=dead}} The two Bombardier Dash-8-Q300s did not have in-flight entertainment. On international flights, traditional cuisines were also provided. In-flight meals were supplied by Biman Flight Catering Centre. On board the Boeing 737-700s, in-flight entertainment was provided through the Passenger Service Units (PSU) in economy class, while personal iPads were provided in business class. However, the same could not have been said about the two Bombardier Dash-8-Q300s as they did not offer in-flight entertainment.

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