Manang Air Pvt. Ltd. ( ne, मनाङ एयर) is a

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based in

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Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

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 Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN, ne, नेपाल नागरिक उड्डयन प्राधिकरण, translit=Nepāl Nāgarik Uḍḍayan Prādhikaraṇ) is an independent civil aviation regulator. It was establishe ...

. 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.

History

The airline started operations with a single

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helicopter in 1997. It resumed its flights in 2014 after three years, after the company had stopped its service in 2009 after its MI-17 helicopter was involved in an accident.

Fleet

Current fleet

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

Former fleet

Accidents and incidents

* 15 November 2009 - A Manang Air MI-17 helicopter crashed on a

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mission. The chopper had left

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at 10:30 a.m. with supplies including pipes meant for setting up a drinking water supply system in Rodikot in

Humla District Humla District ( ne, हुम्ला जिल्ला), a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Simikot as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has population of 50,858 as ...

. The accident occurred at 11:15 a.m. A Russian flight engineer was killed in the accident, and five other people were injured. * 10 June 2017 - A Manang Air helicopter en route to

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from

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crash-landed at Gosainkunda Helipad incurring minor damages. There were no human casualties. * 14 August 2018 - A Manang Air

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's tail rotor hit and killed an Indian passenger upon disembarking in

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. Following this, the

temporarily suspended the airline's operations. * 14 April 2019 - A Manang Air

registration 9N-ALC parked at the helipad of

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was destroyed when a

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registration 9N-AMH operated by

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veered of the runway while taking off for

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. Two helicopters of Manang Air were hit by the plane. The first officer of the flight died in the accident as well as two security officers on the ground near the runway. Several people were injured. * 11 July 2023 - A Manang Air

registration 9N-AMV

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near Likhupike,

Solukhumbu District Solukhumbu District ( ne, सोलुखुम्बु जिल्ला , Sherpa: , Wylie: shar khum bu dzong) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. As the name suggests, it consists of the subregions Solu and Khumbu. ...

en route from

Tenzing-Hillary Airport Tenzing-Hillary Airport , also known as Lukla Airport, is a domestic airport and altiport in the town of Lukla, in Khumbu Pasanglhamu, Solukhumbu District, Province No. 1 of Nepal. It gained worldwide fame as it was rated the most dangerou ...

Tribhuvan International Airport Tribhuvan International Airport ( Nepali: त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल) (, colloquially referred to as TIA) is an international airport located in Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal. I ...

in Kathmandu, just ten minutes after takeoff. All the five passengers (all

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nationals) and the pilot were killed in the accident.

References

External links

* {{Helicopter airlines Airlines of Nepal 1997 establishments in Nepal Airlines established in 1997 Helicopter airlines