Asian aviation Archives - aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/tag/asian-aviation/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:14:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://aviospace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/463575282_2477404082464408_3209599391009761950_n-150x150.jpg Asian aviation Archives - aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/tag/asian-aviation/ 32 32 Nepal Airlines Donates Rs 9.8 million, Himalaya Raises Rs 1.47 Million After Rasuwa Flood as 3 Nepalese Airlines Offer Aircraft Aid https://aviospace.org/rasuwa-flood-relief-nepal-airlines-himalaya-airlines/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:14:32 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=21395 Nepal’s airlines have stepped forward with cash, free cargo flights, and a helicopter to help the country recover from the Bhote Koshi flood in Rasuwa district. Nepal Airlines Corporation (RA), the flag carrier of Nepal, deducted money from every employee’s salary to hand over more than NPR 9.8 million to the government’s relief fund, according […]

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]]> Himalaya Airlines Livery Evolution: How Nepal’s Airline Has Changed Its Look https://aviospace.org/himalaya-airlines-livery-evolution-how-nepals-airline-has-changed-its-look/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:34:44 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=18698 Himalaya Airlines (H9) is a Nepal-China joint venture airline that was established in August 2014 and began scheduled flights on May 31, 2016, with a single Airbus A320 flying between Kathmandu and Doha. The carrier is the first to offer services between Nepal’s capital city and Shenzhen. Unlike Nepal Airlines, the country’s much older flag […]

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]]> What Are the Oldest Active Aircraft in Nepal Airlines’ Fleet? https://aviospace.org/what-are-the-oldest-active-aircraft-in-nepal-airlines-fleet/ https://aviospace.org/what-are-the-oldest-active-aircraft-in-nepal-airlines-fleet/#respond Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:58:07 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=17443 Nepal Airlines Corporation (RA) operates six active aircraft across three types, and the spread between the oldest and youngest is stark even by the standards of a small state carrier: a pair of De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters that have been flying Nepal’s mountain routes for more than four decades, alongside four Airbus jets […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/what-are-the-oldest-active-aircraft-in-nepal-airlines-fleet/feed/ 0 Inside Bhogapuram: What PM Modi Inaugurated at Andhra Pradesh’s New Half a Billion Dollar International Airport https://aviospace.org/inside-bhogapuram-what-pm-modi-inaugurated-at-andhra-pradeshs-new-half-a-billion-dollar-international-airport/ https://aviospace.org/inside-bhogapuram-what-pm-modi-inaugurated-at-andhra-pradeshs-new-half-a-billion-dollar-international-airport/#respond Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:12:48 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=17376 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (ICAO code VOVI) at Bhogapuram on Saturday, August 1, 2026, ANI reported. The Greenfield airport sits in Vizianagaram district, about 45 kilometres from Visakhapatnam, and will become North Andhra Pradesh’s main gateway for domestic and international travel. Modi landed at the new runway and […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/inside-bhogapuram-what-pm-modi-inaugurated-at-andhra-pradeshs-new-half-a-billion-dollar-international-airport/feed/ 0 How Common and Dangerous Are Bird Strikes in Bangladeshi Aviation? https://aviospace.org/how-common-and-dangerous-are-bird-strikes-in-bangladeshi-aviation/ https://aviospace.org/how-common-and-dangerous-are-bird-strikes-in-bangladeshi-aviation/#respond Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:32:44 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=17239 On July 21, 2025, a Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashed into Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Diabari neighbourhood  killing 36 people, most of them children. The FT-7BGI aircraft, flown by Flight Lieutenant Md Towkir Islam, went down minutes after taking off from a nearby air base when the pilot lost control during a […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/how-common-and-dangerous-are-bird-strikes-in-bangladeshi-aviation/feed/ 0 Buddha Air’s New ATR 72-600 Lands in Kathmandu, Fleet Hits 17 https://aviospace.org/buddha-airs-new-atr-72-600-lands-in-kathmandu-fleet-hits-17/ https://aviospace.org/buddha-airs-new-atr-72-600-lands-in-kathmandu-fleet-hits-17/#respond Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:36:29 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=17200 Buddha Air (U4), Nepal’s largest private airline by fleet size, has taken delivery of a new-generation ATR 72-600 turboprop, registered 9N-AOS. The aircraft landed at Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), Kathmandu, on Saturday, July 25, 2026, after a ferry flight that began in Toulouse, France, and routed through Cairo and Muscat. The delivery raises Buddha Air’s […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/buddha-airs-new-atr-72-600-lands-in-kathmandu-fleet-hits-17/feed/ 0 How Common and Dangerous Are Bird Strikes in Indian Aviation? https://aviospace.org/how-common-and-dangerous-are-bird-strikes-in-indian-aviation/ https://aviospace.org/how-common-and-dangerous-are-bird-strikes-in-indian-aviation/#respond Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:06:06 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=17193 Indian airports recorded 1,782 bird strikes in 2025, a 39 percent jump over the 1,278 cases logged in 2024, according to figures the government shared with parliament, according to a report by FODNews. The scale of the problem stems from a familiar and largely unresolved cause: garbage dumps, meat shops, and open waste sites operating […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/how-common-and-dangerous-are-bird-strikes-in-indian-aviation/feed/ 0 Nepal’s Helicopter Companies Don’t Even Have Hangars. Now They’re Talking Mergers https://aviospace.org/nepals-helicopter-companies-dont-even-have-hangars-now-theyre-talking-mergers/ https://aviospace.org/nepals-helicopter-companies-dont-even-have-hangars-now-theyre-talking-mergers/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:51:27 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=17143 Nepal’s Ministry of Tourism has openly asked the country’s airline and helicopter operators whether the time has come to merge, according to a report by Kantipur. The Ministry convened a discussion titled “Economic Stability and Security of the Nepali Aviation Industry” at Singha Durbar on June 29, 2026, bringing together representatives from every domestic carrier […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/nepals-helicopter-companies-dont-even-have-hangars-now-theyre-talking-mergers/feed/ 0 How Common and Dangerous Are Bird Strikes in Pakistani Aviation? https://aviospace.org/how-common-and-dangerous-are-bird-strikes-in-pakistani-aviation/ https://aviospace.org/how-common-and-dangerous-are-bird-strikes-in-pakistani-aviation/#respond Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:11:57 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=17021 Pakistan sits on the Central Asian Flyway, the migratory corridor that funnels birds between Siberia and South Asia, and that geography collides directly with the country’s busiest runways. Between 2018 and 2022 alone, Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) recorded 622 bird strike incidents nationwide, an average of well over one every three days, according to […]

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