Nepal Airlines Corporation Archives - aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/tag/nepal-airlines-corporation/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:14:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://aviospace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/463575282_2477404082464408_3209599391009761950_n-150x150.jpg Nepal Airlines Corporation Archives - aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/tag/nepal-airlines-corporation/ 32 32 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 Not Just Lukla: Exploring Other Airports in the Everest Region https://aviospace.org/not-just-lukla-other-airports-everest-region/ https://aviospace.org/not-just-lukla-other-airports-everest-region/#respond Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:02:36 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=10722 When a media outlet as respectable as the BBC comments that Lukla is the “most dangerous airport” in the world, one does take it seriously. And then every other travel blog dubs it to be the most dangerous, and we have a cascade of the labelling of Lukla as an aerodrome of the most extreme […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/not-just-lukla-other-airports-everest-region/feed/ 0 How Airlines Make Money From $10 Tickets and $5 Million First Class Seats https://aviospace.org/how-airlines-make-money/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:22:17 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=8524 In 2010, Ryanair’s airlines which is famously known for its cheap ticket prices, faced a backlash for wanting to charge extra money for even letting the passengers use the toilet.  In 2009, this budget airline from Ireland “was carrying 66.5 million passengers for an average fare of €35“, reported Simple Flying. Some users on online […]

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]]> Nepal Airlines’ First Hijacking Linked 3 Future Prime Ministers to a $30,000 Heist https://aviospace.org/nepal-airlines-corporation-history-first-hijacking-in-nepal/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:44:45 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=8374 Nepal Airlines is one of the main fixed-wing operators in Nepal and the flag carrier of the nation. It was Nepal Airlines that first operated to /from the most dangerous airport in the world– Lukla Airport. The person who was seminal to the construction of Lukla Airport– Sir Edmund Hillary – saw the loss of […]

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]]> Nepal Airlines Once Flew to London and Paris. Now It Is Fighting for Survival https://aviospace.org/nepal-airlines-london-paris-fighting-survival/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:55:49 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=8395 Nepal Airlines used to operate to cities like London, Frankfurt, and Paris, which house not only the busiest international airports in the world but also the busiest global airports. It can well be said that Nepal Airlines was the first operator to the most dangerous airport in the world– Lukla Airport. But in 2019, the […]

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]]> Nepal Bought 2 Airbus A330s Despite an EU Flight Ban: Then a Billions-Rupee Scandal Emerged https://aviospace.org/airbus-a330-widebody-the-biggest-airline-scam-in-nepal/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:58:24 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=8334 Widebody aircraft have revolutionized the field of air travel. Widebodies fall in the list of the biggest commercial aircraft ever made such as the Airbus A380, among others. The widebody Airbus A350-900 is also deployed to operate on the longest one-stop flight that spans more than 10,000 nautical miles, while the Airbus A350-900 ULR is […]

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]]> Is Pokhara Airport China’s debt trap? https://aviospace.org/pokhara-airport-china-debt-trap/ https://aviospace.org/pokhara-airport-china-debt-trap/#comments Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:45:18 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=8183 Of all the aerodromes in Nepal, perhaps the most sumptuous looking of them all is Pokhara International Airport. The towering mountain that lies to the opposite of its magnificent entry, the obvious lack of danger associated with other airports such as Lukla Airport, the ability to serve the go-to touristic city in Nepal- Pokhara, are […]

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