Manang Air

Manang Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
– – –
Founded1997; 29 years ago (1997)
AOC #082/2014
HubsTribhuvan International Airport
Fleet size2
HeadquartersBaneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal
Key peopleSatis Prasad Pradhan (Executive Chairman)
Websitewww.manangair.com.np

Manang Air Pvt. Ltd. (Nepali: मनाङ एयर) is a helicopter airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal and was founded in 1997 and has been operating helicopters in commercial air transportation within the Nepalese territory under the Regulation of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. The company provides chartered services and is focused on personalized services such as adventure flights helicopter excursions or expedition work. It is the only Approved Training Organization in Nepal. It is currently banned from flying in the EU.

History

The airline started operations with a single Mil Mi-17 helicopter in 1997. It resumed flights in 2014 following three years of no service after its lone helicopter was involved in an accident.

Fleet

Current fleet

The Manang Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2022):

Manang Air fleet
AircraftIn fleet Order Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Eurocopter AS350 B3e 2 0 5 5

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. ↑ "Company Profile". Manang Air. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Services". Manang Air. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Manang Air to resume its operation as CAAN concludes necessary inspection". Aviation Nepal. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "The EU Air Safety List - European Commission". transport.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  5. ↑ "Manang Air to resume flights after 3 yrs". 7 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "One dead in Manang Air helicopter crash". NepalNews. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Fleets". Manang Air. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Russian killed in chopper crash; probe committee formed". República. 15 November 2009. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010.
  9. ↑ "Manang Air chopper crash-lands in Gosainkunda". The Himalayan Times. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  10. ↑ Karki, S. (18 August 2018). "CAAN temporarily suspends Manang Air flight operation". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  11. ↑ Hradecky, Simon (14 April 2019). "Accident: Summit L410 at Lukla on Apr 14th 2019, runway excursion on takeoff and collision with two helicopters". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  12. ↑ News Desk, HT (11 July 2023). "Nepal helicopter crash LIVE: All 6 aboard killed; Mexican embassy reaches out". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  13. ↑ Report, Post (11 July 2023). "All six aboard Manang Air chopper dead". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour". Himalayan Masters. Retrieved 20 January 2024.