Dash 8 and Twin Otter Production Temporarily Suspended
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada (DHC) and Viking Air have temporarily suspended manufacturing of new production Dash 8-400 and the Series 400 Twin Otters at their respective facilities in Canada. The production pause on the Dash 8-400 and Series 400…
Maldivian Start-up Manta Air Getting Ten Twin Otter Seaplanes
Seaplane operations at Maldivian start-up Manta Air are in full swing as the airline recently opened its own dedicated terminal in Malé and took delivery of five of its first ten de Havilland Canada Series 300 Twin Otter seaplanes. Ahmed…
Buddha Air Evaluating Aircraft for New STOL Subsidiary
Nepal’s largest domestic airline, Buddha Air, has begun the selection process for a short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft for its new mountain subsidiary, which is slated to launch late-2020. Subarna Kharel, Buddha Air’s operations manager, says the Viking Air…
Nepal Airlines Still Struggling to Sell Boeing 757 to Fund New Aircraft
Nepal Airlines has still yet to find a buyer for its Boeing 757-200 combi aircraft, stalling plans to replace its ageing de Havilland Canada Series 300 Twin Otter fleet. The airline says it will reassess the value of the Boeing…
Sita Air Cautiously Optimistic About Nepal’s Tourism Growth
Nepal’s Sita Air is wary of reading too much into the recent boom in tourist arrivals, even as the government’s Visit Nepal 2020 campaign is expected to bring in record numbers of tourists next year. Rajendra Singh, the airline’s managing…
Connecting Nepal’s Mountains with STOL Aircraft
Tara Air, a subsidiary of Nepal’s Yeti Airlines that operates short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft, is one of a handful of air operators focused on serving mountain airstrips. The airline’s STOL aircraft are often the only way in and…
