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Test flight at Resunga airport

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

28 April, Kathmandu: A test flight was conducted today at Resunga airport in Gulmi. NineN-ABT aircraft of Nepal Airlines Corporation landed here today at 7:39 AM from Tribhuvan International Airport in Resunga Municipality-10, Simichour. After the agreement between the corporation and Resunga Municipality, the corporation conducted a test flight today for commercial flights. The construction of the airport started in... Read More

Tourism business back on track in Helambu

April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

26 April, Kathmandu: The tourism business in Helambu which was hard-hit by the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic after that has made a rebound in recent months. The number of both domestic and foreign tourists coming to this picturesque typical mountain settlement has gone up after the reconstruction of people’s homes, monasteries, hotels, home stay facilities and tourism... Read More

Anurag Maloo found alive on Annapurna, in a critical state

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

20 April, Kathmandu: In a miraculous turn of events, Indian mountaineer Anurag Maloo, who went missing on Annapurna I, on Monday has been found alive. The rescue team that went looking for him in the crevasse he had fallen into has found and rescued him, according to his brother Sudhir. “He is in a critical condition but he is alive,”... Read More

180 Chinese tourists in Kathmandu at one time

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

13 April, Kathmandu: Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Sudan Kirati welcomed 180 Chinese tourists who arrived in Kathmandu on a single flight. On Thursday morning, after arriving at the Tribhuvan International Airport after chartering a flight of Himalaya Airlines, the team including Minister Kirati welcomed the tourists. Chinese tourism was also welcomed by the Chinese ambassador and staff... Read More

Shree Airlines’ suspension ends after technical tests

March 12, 2023March 12, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

12 March, Kathmandu: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has ended the suspension imposed on Shree Airlines, barring it from carrying out the flights, after technical tests of all the aircraft of the company. The company’s corporate manager Anil Manandhar says the regulatory body lifted the suspension letting it resume operations on Saturday. The company claims all of the... Read More

CAAN bars Shree Airlines from flying following a fire indication in the engine

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

10 March, Kathmandu: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has barred Shree Airlines from carrying out flights until the next notice following the indication of fire in an aircraft’s engine. After the emergency landing of the aircraft at the Kathmandu airport on Thursday, the aviation regulator decided to impose a suspension considering air safety concerns, according to an official.... Read More

Airport should be accessible for citizens: Minister Kirati

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

03 March, Kathmandu: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Sudan Kirati has said the services of the airports should be passenger-friendly. Addressing the officials of the civil aviation sector at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Thursday, Minister Kirati said a serious question was raised as the airports were still not in the citizens’ access. “We all have zeal to... Read More

Tourism Minister’s commitment to not board helicopters unless essential

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

28 February, Kathmandu: Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation, Sudan Kirati, who has adopted a policy of not flying helicopters during his tenure except for national calamities and essential work, has informed. He clarified that even though people have invited him by chartering helicopters for social programs in different places of the country, he has not gone to many... Read More

Pokhara Airport to be equipped with IFR

February 20, 2023February 20, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

20 February, Kathmandu: Pokhara International Airport will be equipped with the Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) system in a week. Preparations for the operation of the IFR system at the newly opened international airport in Pokhara have been completed, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) said. CAAN spokesperson Jagannath Niraula informed RSS that the implementation of IFR in Pokhara international... Read More

CAAN enforces new rules for aviation safety reforms

February 5, 2023February 5, 2023 Digital Desk Digital Desk

05 February, Kathmandu: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has come up with six-point decisions to enhance aviation safety reforms. CAAN Spokesperson Jagannath Niraula shared that a decision was made to enforce new rules to make the aviation service further safe, reliable, dignified, and disciplined. He further said CAAN took the initiative to improve the professional responsibility and accountability... Read More