Mountain Air (Nepal) Explained

Airline:Mountain Air
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Founded:2000
Ceased:November 2002
Aoc:026/98[1]
Fleet Size:2 (before repossession in November 2002)
Headquarters:Kathmandu, Nepal

Mountain Air was an airline based in Nepal. Its aircraft were re-possessed in 2002.

History

Mountain Air was established in April 2000.[2] In November 2002 the Raytheon took back possession of two aircraft from Mountain Air because the airline defaulted on the aircraft-leasing arrangements.[3]

Destinations

Gorkha Airlines regularly served the following destinations, which were cancelled either at the closure of operations or before:[2]

CityAirportNotesRefs
BhairahawaGautam Buddha Airport
BiratnagarBiratnagar Airport
KathmanduTribhuvan International Airport
NepalgunjNepalgunj Airport
PokharaPokhara Airport

Mountain Air also operated scheduled mountain sightseeing flights from Kathmandu to Mount Everest range. The flights usually departed in the early morning hours and return to the airport one hour later.[4]

Fleet

At the time of closure, Mountain Air operated the following aircraft:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Aviation Report 2010 . Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal . 1 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180907095953/http://www.caanepal.gov.np/publication/CivilAviationLayoutReport_2010.pdf . 7 September 2018 . dead .
  2. http://www.basecampadventure.com/nepal_domestic_flight.htm "Trekking in Nepal-Base Camp Adventure"
  3. Timilsina, Satyendra (21 April 2003). "Raytheon Aircraft Co May Take Back Necon's Aeroplane" . The Kathmandu Post (via nepalnews.com). Retrieved 18 January 2011.
    "The Raytheon Company last November had taken a similar decision and flown Mountain Air-owned Beech aircraft back."
  4. Web site: Instant Everest . Nepali Times . 1 May 2019 . 3 November 2000.