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Karnali Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
Ceased operations2001
Operating basesTribhuvan International Airport
Fleet size6 (at closure)
HeadquartersKathmandu, Nepal
Key peopleNarayan Singh Pun[1] (Founder)
Employees80 (2001)[2]

Karnali Air Pvt. Ltd. was a helicopter airline based at Tribhuvan International AirportinKathmandu, Nepal, operating chartered helicopter services. It merged with Necon Air in 2001 but kept operating under its name.

History[edit]

In 2001 Karnali Air was, along with Shangri-La Air, part of an ‘operational merge’ with Necon Air.[3] The Executive Chairman of Karnali Air, Narayan Singh Pun took on the position of Executive Chairman and managing director of Necon Air.[4]

Fleet[edit]

At the time of closure, Karnali Air operated the following aircraft:[3]

Karnali Air Fleet
Aircraft In fleet Notes
Eurocopter Ecureuil 6

Accidents and incidents[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Yogi, Bhagirath (14 March 2003). "Narayan Singh Pun". Nepali Times. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  • ^ "Necon Begins Consolidation". New Business Age. October 2001. Archived from the original on 14 November 2006.
  • ^ a b Uprety, Surendra (1 October 2001). "Operational Merge : Need of the Hour". nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2004.
  • ^ "Necon Begins Consolidation". nepalnews.com. 1 October 2001. Archived from the original on 14 November 2006.
  • ^ "Nepal rebels attack helicopter". BBC. 19 September 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  • ^ "Pilots' error blamed for chopper crashes". The Himalayan Times. 1 December 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  • ^ "9N-AGS". Soviet Transport Database. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karnali_Air&oldid=1112733540"

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