Flying Dragon Airlines Explained

Airline:	Flying Dragon Airlines
Commenced:	2005
Ceased:	2006
Bases:	Nepalgunj Airport
Fleet Size:	2
Destinations:	9
Parent:	China Flying Dragon Aviation
Headquarters:	Nepalgunj, Nepal
Aoc:	043/2005
Key People:	Qin Yubao (Managing Director)^[1]

Flying Dragon Airlines was a Nepalese airline based in Nepalgunj operating domestic services out of Nepalgunj Airport.

History

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal granted Flying Dragon Airlines an air operators certificate in June 2005.^[2] The airline was required to be based in Nepalgunj and carry out operations in the Mid- and Far-Western development regions.^{[3] [4]}

Chinese aviation company China Flying Dragon Aviation, based in Harbin, owned 49%^[5] of Flying Dragon Airlines.^{[6] [7]} The airline was due to launch in September 2005, using Y-12 17-seater dual passenger/cargo aircraft.^[8]

Destinations

Flying Dragon Airlines regularly served the following destinations on passenger or cargo service. These were cancelled either at the closure of operations or before:^{[9] [10]}

Fleet

At the time of closure, Flying Dragon Airlines operated the following aircraft:^{[7] [8] [11]}

Flying Dragon Airlines Fleet! Aircraft !! In fleet !! Orders !! Notes

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Notes and References

1. Web site: BUDGET : Flying to remote areas . The Himalayan Times . 1 May 2020 . 27 June 2006.
2. Web site: CAAN Report 2011-12 . Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal . 1 January 2020.
3. Web site: Logistics Capacity Assessment Nepal – September 2016 . Logistics Capacity Assessment . 1 January 2020.
4. http://www.hotelnepal.com/nepal_news.php?id=665 Hotelnepal.com
5. Web site: First pvt Sino-Nepali airline . The Himalayan Times . 1 May 2020 . 12 September 2005.
6. Web site: Flying Dragon to operate in Nepal. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104000811/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2005-06-13/news/27482032_1_singapore-airlines-cargo-sia-cargo-passenger-and-cargo-services. dead. January 4, 2015. The Economic Times. 3 January 2015.
7. Web site: Nepal’s commercial aviation set to grow. Reed Business Information Limited. 3 January 2015.
8. http://www.chinanews.cn/news/2004/2005-06-08/5683.shtml China News
9. http://www.caanepal.org.np/airtransportation4.htm CAAN
10. Web site: Flying Dragon Airlines granted license CAAN. 3 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150425084227/http://www.hotelnepal.com/news.php?id=533. 25 April 2015. dead.
11. Web site: Flying Dragon Airlines - Fleet - PlaneLogger. 3 January 2015.