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Simrik Air Pvt. Ltd. is a helicopter airline based at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. It operates chartered helicopter services. The company was established in 2001. It was a partner of
Simrik Air Pvt. Ltd. is a helicopter airline based at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. It operates chartered helicopter services. The company was established in 2001. It was a partner of Simrik Airlines
Simrik Airlines Pvt. Ltd. was an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal operating domestic scheduled flights from its base at Tribhuvan International Airport. It was the partner company of Simrik Air, a Nepalese helicopter airline operating four heli ...
, which operates scheduled fixed-wing services, until latter airline was rebranded as Guna Airlines
Guna Airlines Pvt. Ltd. ( ne, गुण एयरलाइन्स) is an airline based in Nepal operating domestic scheduled flights from its base at Tribhuvan International Airport. Guna Airlines was initially formed in 2009, when it was part o ...
in 2021. Simrik Air also partners with Swiss helicopter operator Air Zermatt, which helps with pilot training.
Fleet
Current fleet
The Simrik Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of June 2020):Former fleet
* Mil Mi-8MTV-1Accidents and incidents
* 28 May 2003 - A Simrik Air Mil Mi-8MTV-1 crashed while approaching Everest Base Camp. Two passengers were killed and nine injured. * 23 November 2006 - A Simrik Air Mil Mi-8MTV-1 crashed during an emergency landing in Jumla District. * 22 June 2015 - A Simrik AirEurocopter AS 350
Airbus Helicopters SAS (formerly Eurocopter Group) is the helicopter manufacturing division of Airbus. It is the largest in the industry in terms of revenues and turbine helicopter deliveries. Its head office is located at Marseille Provence Ai ...
caught fire after a bird strike in Gorkha District and had to make an emergency landing. All five persons on board were reported to be safe.
* 30 June 2018 - A Simrik Air Eurocopter AS 350
Airbus Helicopters SAS (formerly Eurocopter Group) is the helicopter manufacturing division of Airbus. It is the largest in the industry in terms of revenues and turbine helicopter deliveries. Its head office is located at Marseille Provence Ai ...
crashed during a landing at Grande International Hospital in Kathmandu. No passenger was harmed, however the video of which went viral.
References
External links
* Airlines of Nepal Airlines established in 2001 2001 establishments in Asia 2001 establishments in Nepal {{Nepal-stub