Manang Air

Manang Air Pvt. Ltd. (Nepali: मनाङ एयर) is a helicopter airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal 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 Company provides chartered services and is focused on personalized services such as adventure flights helicopter excursions or expedition work.[2] It is the only Approved Training Organization in Nepal.[3]

Manang Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
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Founded1997[1]
AOC #082/2014
HubsTribhuvan International Airport
Fleet size2
HeadquartersBaneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal
Key peopleSatis Prasad Pradhan (Executive Chairman)
Websitewww.manangair.com.np

History

The airline 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.[4][5]

Fleet

Current Fleet

The Manag Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of June 2020):[1]

Manang Air Fleet
AircraftIn fleet Order Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Eurocopter AS350 B3e 2 0 5 5

Former fleet
Manang Air historical fleet
Aircraft Introduced Retired Notes
Mil Mi-17 1997 2009


Accidents and incidents
  • 15 November 2009 - A MI-17 helicopter of the airline crashed on a cargo mission. The chopper had left Surkhet Airport at 10:30 a.m. with supplies including pipes meant for setting up a drinking water supply system in Rodikot in Humla District. The accident occurred at 11:15 a.m. A Russian flight engineer was killed in the accident, and five other people were injured.[6]
  • 10 June 2017 - A Manang Air helicopter en route to Gosainkunda from Kathmandu crash-landed at Gosainkunda Helipad incurring minor damages. There were no human casualties.[7]
  • 14 August 2018 - A Manang Air Eurocopter AS350's tail rotor hit and killed an Indian passenger upon disembarking in Hilsa, Nepal.[8]
  • 14 April 2019 - A Manang Air Eurocopter AS350 registration 9N-ALC parked at the helipad of Lukla Airport was destroyed when a Let 410 registration 9N-AMH operated by Summit Air veered of the runway while taking off for Ramechhap. Three people were killed.[9]
  • 14 April 2019 - A Let 410 Turbolet, operated by Summit Air, crashed at Lukla Airport. The aircraft was taking off, when shortly after starting it veered off the runway to the right onto the helicopter apron impacting two helicopters of Manang Air. 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.[10]

References
  1. "Company Profile". Manang Air. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. "Services". Manang Air. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. "Manang Air to resume its operation as CAAN concludes necessary inspection". Aviation Nepal. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. "Manang Air to resume flights after 3 yrs". Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  5. noeditor. "One dead in Manang Air helicopter crash". Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  6. "Manang Air helicopter crashes in Rudikot, Humla". Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  7. "Manang Air chopper crash-lands in Gosainkunda". Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  8. "Manang Air to resume its operation as CAAN concludes necessary inspection". Aviation Nepal. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  9. https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/two-killed-5-hurt-in-summit-air-crash-in-lukla/
  10. Hradecky, Simon (14 April 2019). "Accident: Summit L410 at Lukla on Apr 14th 2019, runway excursion on takeoff and collision with two helicopters". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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