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| airline        = United Airways (BD) Ltd.<br />{{nobold|{{lang|bn|ইউনাইটেড এয়ারওয়েজ}}}}
| logo           = United-airways-bd.png
| logo_size      = 250
| image          = United Airways ATR 72-212 S2-AFE (8085785994).jpg
| caption        = An [[ATR 72-200]] of United Airways
| IATA           = 4H<ref name=autogenerated8>{{cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/United-Airways|title=United Airways Fleet Details and History|publisher=Planespotters.net|access-date=14 August 2015}}</ref>
| ICAO           = UBD<ref name=autogenerated8 />
| callsign       = UNITED BANGLADESH<ref name=autogenerated8 />
| founded        = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2005|06|28}} <ref name=Financial>{{cite web|url= http://www.uabdl.com/AR2013.pdf |title= Annual Report (2012–2013)|publisher=United Airways|access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref>
| commenced      = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2007|07|10}}
| ceased         = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2016|03|06}}
| aoc            = 
| hubs           = {{nowrap|[[Shahjalal International Airport]]}}
| secondary_hubs = {{nowrap|[[Shah Amanat International Airport]]}} 
                   {{nowrap|[[Osmani International Airport]]}}
| fleet_size     = 11
| destinations   = 12
| parent         = TAC Aviations
| headquarters   = 1, Jasimuddin Avenue, Uttara Tower, [[Uttara Thana|Uttara]], [[Dhaka]]-1230, [[Bangladesh]]
| key_people     = 
| num_employees  = 1,000 (2014)<ref name="Cash crunch"/>
| revenue        = 
| website        = {{URL|uabdl.com/}}
}}
'''United Airways (BD) Ltd.''' ({{Dse|UNITEDAIR}}, {{Chittagong Stock Exchange|UNITEDAIR}}), operated as '''United Airways''' ({{langx|bn|ইউনাইটেড এয়ারওয়েজ}}), was<ref>"[https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/united-airways-bangladesh-4h]." CAPA. Retrieved on August 25, 2018. "United Airways Profile."</ref> a Bangladeshi airline headquartered in [[Uttara Thana|Uttara]], [[Dhaka]].<ref>"[http://www.uabdl.com/offices.html Our offices] United Airways. Retrieved on 2 March 2010.</ref> It operated flights from its [[airline hub|main hub]] at [[Shahjalal International Airport]] in Dhaka and secondary hub at [[Shah Amanat International Airport]] in [[Chittagong]]. It was founded in 2005 and began flights on 10 July 2007 with a [[Bombardier Dash 8]]–100, purchased from [[Island Air (Hawaii)|Island Air]].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news |title=Takeoff for Bangladesh's second private passenger airline |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/business/2007/July/business_July330.xml&section=business&col= |newspaper=Khaleej Times |date=10 July 2007}}</ref> United Airways was the first listed company in the aviation sector of Bangladesh;<ref name="Listed">{{cite news |title=United Airways to expand flights overseas |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=246055 |date=14 August 2012 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=16 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="Anomalies">{{cite news |title=SEC forms panel to look into United Airways' anomalies |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=258222 |date=20 November 2012 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> it became listed in July 2010.<ref name=Financial />

The airline was often criticised for their poor service due to frequent delays, flight suspensions and poor in-flight amenities.<ref name="Poor service">{{cite news |title=United Airways resumes domestic flights with 'alternative arrangement' |url=http://bdnews24.com/business/2015/04/24/united-airways-resumes-domestic-flights-with-alternative-arrangement |date=24 April 2014 |newspaper=bdnews24.com |access-date=23 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=United Airways to resume flights |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/business/united-airways-resume-flights-84790 |date=24 May 2015 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=23 August 2015}}</ref> In September 2014, the airline temporarily suspended its operations for three days following a conflict among its board of directors and a financial crisis.<ref name="Cash crunch">{{cite news |title=Cash crunch downs United Airways|date=25 September 2014 |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/cash-crunch-downs-united-airways-43257 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="Resumption">{{cite news |title=United Airways resumes operations|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/united-airways-resumes-operations-43586 |date=27 September 2014 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="bdnews24">{{cite news |title=Hit by funds crunch, United Airways suspends flights from Thursday |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/09/24/hit-by-funds-crunch-united-airways-suspends-flights-from-thursday |date=24 September 2014 |newspaper=[[bdnews24.com]] |access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="ch-aviation">{{cite web |url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/31368-bangladeshs-united-airways-suspends-operations |title=Bangladesh's United Airways suspends operations |date=26 September 2014 |website=Ch-aviation |access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref> The airline ceased all operations on 6 March 2016, after a previous gap in service from mid-January to 24 February of that year.<ref name="ch-aviation.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/44493-bangladeshs-united-airways-suspends-operations-again |title=Bangladesh's United Airways suspends operations again |date=6 March 2016 |website=Ch-aviation}}</ref>

==History==
United Airways (Bangladesh) Limited, was founded by Captain Tasbirul Ahmed Choudhury, a [[British Bangladeshi|British-Bangladeshi]] businessmen from the [[Sylhet]] region of
[[Bangladesh]], along with few businessman and entrepreneurs in 2005. It obtained the [[Air operator's certificate|Air Transport Operating License]] (ATOL) from [[Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh]] on 28 June 2005.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.uabdl.com/introduction.html |title=United Airways Introduction and History |website=United Airways |access-date=14 August 2012}}</ref> The airline started operating scheduled [[domestic flight]]s on 10 July 2007, its maiden flights being [[Dhaka]]—[[Sylhet]] and Dhaka—[[Chittagong]], with a [[Bombardier Dash 8]]–100, purchased from [[Island Air (Hawaii)|Island Air]].<ref>{{cite news |title=United Airways starts journey |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/07/11/d70711050459.htm |date=11 July 2007 |newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |access-date=14 August 2012}}</ref> After few months, domestic flights to [[Cox's Bazar]],<ref name=autogenerated3>{{cite news |title=United Airways flies to Cox's Bazar, Jessore |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=3110 |date=8 September 2012 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=24 October 2012}}</ref> [[Jessore (city)|Jessore]],<ref name=autogenerated3 /> and [[Barisal]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Barisal misses air links on United's flight suspension |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=100874 |date=11 August 2009 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=24 October 2012}}</ref> started, along with international service to [[Kolkata]] from Dhaka and Chittagong.<ref>{{cite news |title=United Airways to fly beyond border today |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=56244 |date=24 September 2008 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=15 August 2012}}</ref> Another Dash 8-100 was delivered in 2008.

In 2009, the airline received a [[McDonnell Douglas MD-83]] aircraft, and launched flights to London,<ref name="London">{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=115058 |title=United makes London debut|date=22 November 2009 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=24 October 2012}}</ref> [[Dubai]],<ref>{{cite news |title=United flies to Dubai from July |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=92899 |date=6 November 2009 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=24 October 2012}}</ref> [[Kuala Lumpur]]<ref>{{cite news |title=United spreads wings to KL today |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=118575 |date=21 December 2009 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=24 October 2012}}</ref> and [[Kathmandu]].<ref>{{cite news |title=United Airways take off to 3 overseas destinations in July |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=16452 |date=22 April 2009 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=24 October 2012}}</ref>

In 2010, it commenced flights to [[Jeddah]],<ref>{{cite news |title=United launches Jeddah flight from July 29 |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=146260 |date=11 July 2010 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=24 October 2012}}</ref> and launched the lucrative [[Sylhet]]-London flight with an [[Airbus A310-300]],<ref name=autogenerated5>{{cite news |title=United Airways widens wings |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=160125 |date=27 October 2009 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=24 October 2012}}</ref> while an [[ATR 72-212A|ATR 72–200]]<ref name=autogenerated5 /> and McDonnell Douglas MD-83 were delivered. In 2011, it added a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, another Airbus A310-300 and an ATR 72–200. Flights to [[Bangkok]] started<ref>{{cite news |title=United Airways to connect Bangkok |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=187215 |date=26 May 2011 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=15 August 2012}}</ref> and the carrier launched the route Dhaka-[[Rajshahi]]-[[Saidpur, Rangpur Division|Saidpur]]. In 2012, it began flights to [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]] from Dhaka and Chittagong, restarted the Chittagong-[[Kolkata]] flight, and it also resumed flights to Bangkok.<ref>{{cite news |title=United Airways to connect Muscat |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=215529 |date=25 December 2011 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=16 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=United Airways launches Chitttagong-Kolkata flight |url=http://www.newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2012-06-20&nid=14321 |newspaper= New Age |location=Dhaka |date=20 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221074215/http://www.newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2012-06-20&nid=14321#.WFOMqPkrJaQ |archive-date=21 February 2014 |access-date=16 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/news_detail.php?nhid=3752&CID=3 |title=UABL resumes Dhaka-Bangkok flights |date=16 August 2012 |website=Bangladesh Monitor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221045131/http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/news_detail.php?nhid=3752&CID=3 |archive-date=21 February 2014 |access-date=16 August 2012}}</ref>

In 2013, it added two McDonnell Douglas MD-83<ref>{{cite news |title=United Airways plans more flights on domestic, regional routes |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/index.php?ref=MjBfMDVfMTRfMTNfMV85MF8xNjkzNzQ= |date=14 May 2013 |newspaper=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |access-date=14 May 2013}}</ref> and an ATR 72–200.<ref>{{cite news |title=United Airways gets new aircraft to offer better service |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/index.php?ref=MjBfMDhfMjJfMTNfMV85MF8xODA3MjQ= |date=22 August 2013 |newspaper=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |access-date=22 August 2013}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated10>{{cite web |url=http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/news_detail.php?nhid=4288&CID=3 |title=Private sector airlines yet to be allowed to construct hangars |date=1 March 2013 |publisher=The Bangladesh Monitor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323020639/http://bangladeshmonitor.net/news_detail.php?nhid=4288&CID=3 |archive-date=23 March 2013 |access-date=2 March 2013}}</ref> It launched flights to Singapore and domestic flights to [[Ishwardi Upazila|Ishwardi]].<ref name=autogenerated11>{{cite news |title=United Airways to introduce Dhaka-Singapore flights |url=http://www.daily-sun.com/index.php?view=details&archiev=yes&arch_date=30-09-2013&type=United-Airways-to-introduce-Dhaka-Singapore-flights&pub_no=631&cat_id=1&menu_id=3&news_type_id=1&index=16 |date=30 September 2013 |newspaper=[[Daily Sun (Bangladesh)|Daily Sun]] |location=Dhaka |access-date=1 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="dhakamirror">{{cite news |title=United Airways launches Dhaka-Ishwardi flight |url=http://www.dhakamirror.com/metropolitan/united-airways-launches-dhaka-ishwardi-flight/ |date=31 October 2013 |newspaper=Dhaka Mirror |access-date=31 October 2013}}</ref>

In 2014, the carrier launched flights to [[Doha]] in May.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/news_detail.php?nhid=5329&CID=3 |title=United Airways starts operations to Doha |date=16 May 2014 |publisher=The Bangladesh Monitor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521150234/http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/news_detail.php?nhid=5329&CID=3 |archive-date=21 May 2014 |access-date=21 May 2014}}</ref> The airline was scheduled to commence flights to [[Karachi]]<ref name="ch-aviation"/><ref name="Karachi">{{cite news |title=United Airways to start Dhaka-Karachi flight Sept 27 |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/09/09/55196 |date=9 September 2014 |newspaper=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |access-date=12 September 2014}}</ref>

[[File:Abandoned aircraft at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.jpg|thumb|Abandoned United Airways aircraft at Shahjalal International Airport in 2020]]
On 24 September 2014 evening, United Airways temporarily suspended all domestic and international flights.<ref name="Cash crunch"/><ref name="bdnews24"/><ref name="ch-aviation"/> A conflict of interest among board members was the reason for the short suspension.<ref name="Resumption"/> The day before the suspension, the resignation of Tasbirul Ahmed Choudhury, the chairman and managing director was announced by the airline; following that the board was reshuffled and temporary chairman and managing director were appointed.<ref>{{cite news |title=United Airways chairman resigns; high-ups reshuffled |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/united-airways-chairman-resigns-high-ups-reshuffled-43037 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=24 September 2014 |access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=United Airways Chairman Tasbirul Ahmed Choudhury resigns |url=http://bdnews24.com/business/2014/09/23/united-airways-chairman-tasbirul-ahmed-choudhury-resigns |date=23 September 2014 |newspaper=bdnews24.com |access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref> More than two thousand passengers were stranded in Bangladesh and abroad because of flight cancellations;<ref name="Resumption"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Grounded United Airways torments domestic, international flyers |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/09/25/grounded-united-airways-torments-domestic-international-flyers |date=25 September 2014 |newspaper=bdnews24.com|access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref> international flights to Doha, Muscat and Kuala Lumpur from Dhaka did not leave.<ref name="bdnews24"/> The suspension also affected the investors of the listed company, as stock prices fell by 7.63 percent at [[Dhaka Stock Exchange]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Uncertainty grips retail shareholders of United Airways |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/uncertainty-grips-retail-shareholders-of-united-airways-43406 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=26 September 2014 |access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref> However, on 27 September, three days after the suspension, the carrier resumed operations with a domestic flight following a consensus among board members.<ref name="Resumption"/><ref>{{cite news |title=United Airways flights resume |url=http://bdnews24.com/business/2014/09/27/united-airways-flights-resume |date=27 September 2014 |newspaper=bdnews24.com |access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref>

The airline ceased all operations on 6 March 2016. As of that date, all nine of its aircraft were reportedly grounded for technical reasons.<ref name="ch-aviation.com"/> Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission in its letter dated 28 February 2021 suspended previous board of directors and appointed a new board of directors with 8 independent directors. The new board took over the charges on 4 March 2021.{{cn|date=November 2024}}{{needs update|date=November 2024}}

==Controversies==
In June 2011, a court in London had ordered United Airways to repaint its fleet and change its name in the UK after a legal action was taken by American carrier [[United Airlines]].<ref name="Flightglobal">{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/court-orders-bangladesh39s-united-airways-to-repaint-358886/|title=Court orders Bangladesh's United Airways to repaint fleet|date=28 June 2011|publisher=[[Flightglobal]]|access-date=16 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-air-transport-perspective/2011-07-01/uk-court-backs-united-airlines-trademark-ruling|title=UK Court Backs United Airlines in Trademark Ruling|date=1 July 2011|publisher=Aviation News International Online|access-date=16 April 2014}}</ref> Lawyers for United Airlines said that United Airways had "illegally violated" its trademark and "wrongly associated its services with" those of the American airline.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiaiplaw.com/article/2/283/|title=United Airways Ordered to Change its Brand|date=1 October 2011|publisher=Asia IP|access-date=16 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airlinereporter.com/2011/06/united-airlines-takes-on-united-airways-can-we-guess-the-victor/|title=United Airlines takes on United Airways – Can we guess the victor?|date=30 June 2011|publisher=Airlinereporter.com|access-date=16 April 2014}}</ref> The problem arose when United Airways had services to [[London Gatwick Airport]], which may have confused passengers flying with United Airlines.<ref name="Flightglobal" />

In November 2012, United Airways was alleged of inflating its FY 2012–13 first-quarter earnings.<ref>{{cite news |title=United Airways inflates first quarter earnings |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=257243 |date=13 November 2012 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=16 April 2014}}</ref> The [[Securities and Exchange Commission (Bangladesh)|Securities and Exchange Commission]] later formed a panel to look into its irregularities.<ref name="Anomalies" /> Earlier in an investigation, the Dhaka Stock Exchange found anomalies in preparing financial statements by United Airways.<ref name="Anomalies" /> It also detected a manipulative trading pattern by an individual investor to create artificial demand for the airline shares.<ref name="Anomalies" /> The carrier falsified its first quarter earnings' report to show positive [[earnings per share]].<ref name="Anomalies" /> United Airways later admitted that it did not show [[deferred tax]] in its financial statement.<ref>{{cite news |title=DSE seeks regulator's advice on United Airways' revised EPS estimate |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/old/index.php?ref=MjBfMTFfMThfMTJfMV8yXzE1MDM2Mg== |date=18 November 2012 |newspaper=[[The Financial Express (Bangladesh)|The Financial Express]] |location=Dhaka |access-date=16 April 2014}}</ref>

In April 2014, [[Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh|CAAB]] threatened to suspend the carrier's operations due to outstanding aeronautical and non-aeronautical fees of around [[Bangladeshi taka|BDT]] 770 million.<ref name="Trouble">{{cite news |title=United Airways in trouble|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/united-airways-in-trouble-20215 |date=16 April 2014 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=16 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=United Airways saves licence paying Tk 10 mln |url=http://bdnews24.com/business/2014/04/06/united-airways-saves-licence-paying-tk-10-mln |date=6 April 2014 |newspaper=bdnews24.com |access-date=16 April 2014}}</ref> The regulator also imposed a ban on sale or purchase of aircraft by United Airways until it clears all current and outstanding charges in the next one year.<ref name="Trouble" /> CAAB also criticised the airline for not making payments on-time in the past.<ref name="Trouble" /> Following an order from the [[Bangladesh High Court|High Court]], CAAB temporarily renewed the airline's AOC.<ref name="Safety">{{cite news |title=Safety flaws pose risk|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/safety-flaws-pose-risk-38275 |date=23 August 2014 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=12 September 2014}}</ref>

==Destinations==
United Airways served the following destinations (as of August 2015):<ref name="Schedules">{{cite web|url=http://www.uabdl.com/schedule.html|title=United Airways Flight Schedule|publisher=United Airways|access-date=28 March 2014}}</ref>
The airline ceased all its domestic and international operations in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2016/01/27/united-airways-flights-suspended |title=United Airways flights suspended|newspaper=The Dhaka Tribune|access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:0.5em auto"
|-
! City
! Country
! Airport
! Notes
! class="unsortable"|Refs
|-
| [[Bangkok]] || {{THA}} || [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]]||{{Terminated}} ||<ref name="Schedules" />
|-
| [[Barisal]] || {{BAN}} ||[[Barisal Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||<ref name="Schedules" />
|-
|[[Chittagong]] || {{BAN}} || [[Shah Amanat International Airport]]|| '''{{Airline hub|Secondary hub}}''' ||<ref name="Schedules" />
|-
|[[Cox's Bazar]] || {{BAN}} || [[Cox's Bazar Airport]]||{{Terminated}} ||<ref name="Schedules" />
|-
|[[Dhaka]] || {{BAN}} || [[Shahjalal International Airport]]||{{Airline hub}} ||<ref name="Schedules" />
|-
|[[Doha]] || {{flag|Qatar}} || [[Hamad International Airport]]||{{Terminated}} ||<ref name="Schedules" />
|-
| [[Dubai]] || {{UAE}} ||[[Dubai International Airport]]|| {{Terminated}}||<ref name="Schedules" />
|-
| [[Ishwardi Upazila|Ishwardi]] || {{BAN}} ||[[Ishwardi Airport]]|| {{Terminated}}||<ref name="Schedules" />
|-
|[[Jeddah]] || {{KSA}} || [[King Abdulaziz International Airport]]|| {{Terminated}}||<ref name="Schedules" />
|-
|[[Jessore (city)|Jessore]] || {{BAN}} || [[Jessore Airport]]||{{Terminated}} ||<ref name="Schedules" />
|-
|[[Karachi]] || {{PAK}} || [[Jinnah International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||<ref name="Karachi"/>
|-
|[[Kathmandu]] || {{NEP}} || [[Tribhuvan International Airport]]||{{Terminated}} ||<ref name="Schedules" />
|-
|[[Kolkata]] || {{IND}} || [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport]]||{{Terminated}} ||<ref name="Schedules" />
|-
|[[Kuala Lumpur]] || {{MYS}} || [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport]]|| {{Terminated}}||<ref name="Schedules" />
|-
| London || {{UK}} || [[Gatwick Airport]]|| {{Terminated}}||<ref>{{cite web|title= United Airways starts twice-weekly service to London (Gatwick)|publisher= World Airline News|url= http://worldairlinenews.com/2009/12/07/united-airways-starts-twice-weekly-service-to-london-gatwick/|date=7 December 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131209075635/http://worldairlinenews.com/2009/12/07/united-airways-starts-twice-weekly-service-to-london-gatwick/|url-status= live|archive-date= 9 December 2013}}</ref>
|-
|[[Medina]] || {{KSA}} || [[Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport]]||{{Terminated}} ||<ref name="Schedules" />
|-
|[[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]] || {{OMA}} || [[Muscat International Airport]]||{{Terminated}} ||<ref name="Schedules" />
|-
|[[Rajshahi]] || {{BAN}} || [[Shah Makhdum Airport]]||{{Terminated}} ||<ref name="Schedules" />
|-
|[[Saidpur, Rangpur Division|Saidpur]] || {{BAN}} || [[Saidpur Airport]]||{{Terminated}} ||<ref name="Schedules" />
|-
|Singapore || {{SIN}} || [[Singapore Changi Airport]]|| {{Terminated}}||<ref name="Schedules" />
|-
|[[Sylhet]] || {{BAN}} || [[Osmani International Airport]]|| {{Terminated}}||<ref name="Schedules" />
|}

==Fleet==
[[File:S2-AFN.jpg|thumb|United Airways [[ATR 72|ATR 72-200]]]]
[[File:S2-AES.jpg|thumb|United Airways [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8|Bombardier Dash 8–100]]]]
As of September 2016, the United Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uabdl.com/fleet.html|title=United Airways Fleet Information|publisher=United Airways|access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:0.5em auto"
|+ '''United Airways fleet'''
|- 
!Aircraft
!style="width:25px;" |In service
!style="width:25px;" |Orders
!Passengers
!Notes
|-
|[[Airbus A310-300]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|&mdash;
|{{center| 250}}
|
|-
|[[ATR 72-200]]
| style="text-align:center;" |3
| style="text-align:center;" |&mdash;
|{{center| 66}}
|
|-
|[[De Havilland Canada Dash 8|Bombardier Dash 8–100]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|&mdash;
|{{center|37}}
|
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-83]]
|style="text-align:center;"|5
|style="text-align:center;"|&mdash;
|{{center|170}}
|
|-
!Total
!11
!&mdash;
!
!
|}

==In-flight amenities==
United Airways operated all economy cabin seats in all of its aircraft. In-flight meals were provided on international flights, whereas juices and [[Candy|confectioneries]] were provided on domestic flights. None of its aircraft were equipped with [[in-flight entertainment]]. It had an [[in-flight magazine]] called ''Welcome Bangladesh''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=151266|title=United Airways unveils in-flight magazine|date=19 August 2010 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=1 September 2012}}</ref>

==Accidents and incidents==
* 13 August 2012: '''Flight 546''', an [[ATR 72-212A|ATR 72–212]] registered ''S2-AFE'', was performing a domestic flight en route to Dhaka from Jessore, carrying 10 passengers, when the windshield of the [[First officer (civil aviation)|first officer]] (co-pilot) completely blew out due to high pressure at an altitude of 9000 feet. The [[Pilot in command|captain]] safely landed the plane at Shahjalal International Airport. The first officer received an eye injury.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=247469|title=Plane lost windshield in mid-air|date=29 August 2012 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=1 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=4543f999 |title=Accident: United Airways ATR72 near Dhaka on Aug 13th 2012, windshield completely blown out |date=14 August 2012 |newspaper=The Aviation Herald |access-date=16 August 2012}}</ref>
* 20 July 2014: '''Flight 501''', an ATR 72–212 registered ''S2-AFN'', was performing a domestic flight en route to Cox's Bazar from Dhaka, carrying 43 passengers and 5 crews, when the nose gear collapsed after safely landing at [[Cox's Bazar Airport]].<ref>{{ASN accident|title= S2-AFN|id= 20140720-2}}</ref> This caused severe damage to the front [[fuselage]] of the aircraft. The airport was shut down for 22 hours until the aircraft was safely evacuated from the runway.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=477a3999|title=Accident: United Airways AT72 at Coxs Bazar on Jul 20th 2014, nose gear collapse|date=21 July 2014|publisher=The Aviation Herald|access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref>
* 11 August 2014: '''Flight 584''', an [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80|MD-83]], performing an international flight en route to Dhaka, Bangladesh from [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], Oman, carrying 148 passengers, narrowly averted a [[mid-air collision]] with a [[Saudi Arabian Airlines]] [[Boeing 747]] [[cargo aircraft]] while flying over [[Kolkata]] airspace in [[India]] due to a mistake by an [[air traffic controller]] from [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata Air Traffic Control]].<ref name="Colission">{{cite news |title=A close shave |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/a-close-shave-36915 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=13 August 2014 |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> The MD-83 was at a cruising altitude of about 33,000 feet when ATC asked the aircraft to descend to 29,000 feet.<ref name="Colission"/> While descending, at an altitude of 32,000 feet, the aircraft's [[Traffic Collision Avoidance System|TCAS]] warned the pilots of an imminent collision with the nearby aircraft.<ref name="Colission"/> The captain of the United Airways aircraft, claimed he was in "visual distance" with the Saudia 747. He followed procedures and ascended to 33,000 feet to avoid the collision.<ref name="Colission"/>
* 7 August 2015: '''Flight 585''', an MD-83 registered ''S2-AEI'', was performing an international flight en route to Muscat, Oman from Dhaka, Bangladesh, carrying 173 passengers, had to make an [[emergency landing]] at [[Raipur Airport]] in Chhattisgarh, [[India]] due to an [[engine failure]] in air.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/country/united-airways-plane-makes-emergency-landing-chhattisgarh-123529|title=United Airways plane makes emergency landing in Chhattisgarh|date=7 August 2015 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=23 August 2015}}</ref> The aircraft landed safely and everyone on board were unhurt.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=48a83edd|title=Incident: United Airways MD83 near Raipur on Aug 7th 2015, engine shut down in flight|date=8 August 2015|publisher=The Aviation Herald|access-date=23 August 2015}}</ref> The aircraft, although repaired, could not fly out of Raipur before United ceased operations. As of March 2021, the aircraft is still sitting at Raipur Airport.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deol|first=Taran|date=2021-03-12|title=Why a Bangladesh plane that made emergency landing in 2015 is still stuck in Raipur|url=https://theprint.in/india/why-a-bangladesh-plane-that-made-emergency-landing-in-2015-is-still-stuck-in-raipur/620496/|access-date=2021-03-12|work=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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