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Everest Air

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Everest Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
E2[1] - -
Commenced operations1992
Ceased operations1998
AOC #007/96[2]
Operating basesTribhuvan International Airport
Fleet size1 (at closure)
Destinations11 (at closure)[citation needed]
HeadquartersKathmandu, Nepal

Everest Air was an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal that provided scheduled domestic air services and chartered helicopter flights.

History

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Tha airline was originally formed as Nepal Air Charter Services.[citation needed] It was formed in 1992 and became defunct in 1998.[1]

Destinations

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Everest Air regularly served the following destinations, which were cancelled either at the closure of operations or before:[3]

City Airport Notes Refs
Bhairahawa Bhairahawa Airport
Bharatpur Bharatpur Airport
Biratnagar Biratnagar Airport
Jomsom Jomsom Airport
Jumla Jumla Airport
Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport Hub
Lamidanda Lamidanda Airport
Lukla Tenzing–Hillary Airport
Pokhara Pokhara Airport
Manthali Ramechhap Airport
Rumjatar Rumjatar Airport

Fleet

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

Everest Air Fleet
Aircraft In fleet Notes
Dornier 228 1 [4]

Former fleet

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Everest Air former Fleet[4]
Aircraft In fleet Notes
Mil Mi-8 1
Dornier 228 3

Accidents and incidents

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References

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  1. ^ a b ATDB retrieved 19 November 2006
  2. ^ "Civil Aviation Report 2010" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. ^ Enjoy Nepal Archived 2007-03-25 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 19 November 2006
  4. ^ a b "Everest Air - Fleet". Planelogger. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  5. ^ Aviation Safety Network retrieved 19 November 2006