Dhaka, April 20 -- The latest privately-owned Bangladeshi airline Air Astra seeks to procure three to four Airbus jets to fly international routes two and a half years after its launch.

The company called for proposals involving "DRY/OPERATING LEASE or OUTRIGHT PURCHASE" of Airbus aircraft from the A320 and A321 series on their website and Facebook page.

The A320 and A321 models are quite popular narrow-body jets for medium-haul flights. Different airlines keep the two models in their preferred queue due to their fuel efficiency and operational comfort.

When asked, Sakib Hasan Shuvo, Air Astra deputy manager (public relations), told bdnews24.com: "We have already started the process of procuring aircraft internally. Now we have officia...