Everest Air
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| Commenced operations | 1992 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceased operations | 1998 | ||||||
| AOC # | 007/96[2] | ||||||
| Operating bases | Tribhuvan International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 (at closure) | ||||||
| Destinations | 11 (at closure)[citation needed] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||||
Everest Air was an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal that provided scheduled domestic air services and chartered helicopter flights.
History[edit]
Tha airline was originally formed as Nepal Air Charter Services.[citation needed] It was formed in 1992 and became defunct in 1998.[1]
Destinations[edit]
Everest Air regularly served the following destinations, which were cancelled either at the closure of operations or before:[3]
Fleet[edit]
At the time of closure, Everest Air operated the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | In fleet | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dornier 228 | 1 | [4] |
Former fleet[edit]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mil Mi-8 | 1 | |
| Dornier 228 | 3 |
Accidents and incidents[edit]
- 1993 Everest Air Dornier 228 crash - On 31 July 1993, an Everest Air Dornier 228-101 aircraft, performing a scheduled flight from Kathmandu to Bharatpur, struck a mountain at Bharatpur. All 3 crew members and 16 passengers were killed.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b ATDB retrieved 19 November 2006
- ^ "Civil Aviation Report 2010" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Enjoy Nepal Archived 2007-03-25 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 19 November 2006
- ^ a b "Everest Air - Fleet". Planelogger. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Aviation Safety Network retrieved 19 November 2006
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