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Simara airport shut for 20 days for upgradation (ht 10/03/2010)
Plan for hydrant dispenser refuelling at TIA, by Sangam Prasain (kp 10/03/2010)
Second Int’l airport to take off (kp 08/03/2010)
Four new airlines awaiting license for int'l flights (nn 05/03/2010)
TIA speeds up facility upgradation, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 28/02/2010), Minister directs TIA to improve facility (kp 28/02/2010)
Construction of Pokhara Airport starts (rn 27/02/2010)
Malaysian Airlines to operate in Nepal (nn 26/02/2010), Malaysia Airlines to fly to Nepal (ht 26/02/2010)
Separate TIA channel for outbound labour (ht 26/02/2010)
Domestic airlines aim international flights, by Sangam Prasain (kp 23/02/2010)
EU asks PM to expedite deal: Warns of foreign investment ‘jeopardy’, by Anil Giri (kp 17/02/2010)
Air Dynasty gets new helicopter (kp 16/902/2010), Air Dynasty gets new chopper (nn 16/02/2010)
NRNA provides trolleys to TIA (kp 12/02/2010)
Air Kasthamandap acquires new aircraft (nn 12/02/2010)
India okays new ASA with Nepal (kp 12/02/2010), India okays air pact (ht 12/02/2010)
Night flights (ht 11/02/2010)
Buddha’s planned Lucknow service likely to be delayed (kp 09/02/2010)
Airline operators hike fuel surcharge (kp 08/02/2010), AOAN hikes fuel surcharge (nn 08/02/2010)
Snailport: Congestion at Tribhuvan International Airport, by Dewan Rai and Suvayu Dev Pant (nt 05/02/2010)
S'pore-Nepal air pact (Straits Times 02/02/2010), Nepal, Singapore ink new air services agreement (nn 02/02/2010)
Nepal-Turkey air service soon (kp 28/01/2010), Air service between Nepal and Turkey to start soon (nn 28/01/2010)
Officials go the extra mile in securing airport, by Trishna RL Rana Thapa (ht 28/01/2010)
Direct flights to Europe not likely so very soon (ht 27/01/2010)
TIA on high alert, by Baburam Kharel and Sangam Prasai (kp 23/012/2010), High security alert at international airport (nn 26/01/2010)
Seminar on bringing uniformity in aircraft maintenance concludes (nn 21/01/2010)
Nepal first foreign destination of Spicejet (ht 14/01/2010)
Acquisition Of Aircraft A Burning Issue Of NAC, by Raj Bhai Manandhar (rn 13/01/2010)
TIA reform plan goes slow (kp 07/01/2010)
Poor visibility disrupts flights to Nepalgunj for last two days, by Surendra Kafle (ht 02/01/2010)
Air travel cheaper for Khotang folks, by Dilip Khatri (ht 02/01/2010)
UAE keen on signing open sky agreement with Nepal (ht 02/01/2009)
Two new foreign airlines to begin service by March (ht 01/01/2010), Omani, Filipino airlines apply to link Nepal (kp 01/01/2010), Two more international airlines to venture into Nepali skies (nn 01/01/2010)
Tara Air starts mountain flights in Pokhara (ht 01/01/2010)
PAC instructs NAC to cancel aircraft purchase bid (nn 28/12/2009), PAC stalls new aircraft purchase (ht 29/12/2009), Scrap Airbus deal: PAC; PAC asks govt to start a fresh bidding process, by Mukul Humagain (kp 29/12/2009), PAC versus NAC (kp 30/12/2009)
PM flight, power cut cause flight delay, by Sangam Prasain (kp 27/12/2009), TIA faces power cut for second consecutive day (nn 27/12/2009)
NAC to lease aircraft from Turkuaz airline for six weeks (kp 27/12/2009)
New int’l air route in operation (kp 24/12/2009), Not at all (ht 30/12/2009)
One more parliamentary committee eyes NAC deal (kp 24/12/2009), NAC answers fail to satisfy MoF (kp 25/12/2009)
Up in the air: The future of the Nijgarh airport project is uncertain with too many “ifs” and “buts”, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 22/12/2009)
Destination Kathmandu adds to TIAs burden, by Rajan Pokharel (ht 19/12/2009)
Envoys press Sujata for Airbus deal (kp 17/12/2009)
Flydubai debuts here (ht 16/12/2009), Flydubai soars in Nepal (kp 16/12/2009)
Alpine Air to start regional flights by third week of Jan (ht 15/12/2009), Alpine Air to fly abroad from Jan (kp 15/12/2009)
Kingfisher gets OK to fly KTM-DEL-MUM (kp 14/12/2009)
Air fare debate: Karnali folk, airline operators trade charges (kp 13/12/2009)
SpiceJet to fly in Nepal (kp 13/12/2009), SpiceJet announces its foray into Nepal (nn 13/12/2009), SpiceJet to spice up Nepali air horizon, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 13/12/2009)
Airbus Deal: Govt urges envoys for transparency (kp 09/12/2009),
Construction of new airport commences in Pokhara (nn 09/12/2009), Bhandari inaugurates int'l airport (ht 09/12/2009)
MoTCA mulling giving TIA mgt to private party (ht 08/12/2009)
Janakpur Airport to get a facelift (nn 07/12/2009)
Etihad to fly daily (kp 04/12/2009), Etihad to start daily flights to Kathmandu (ht 04/12/2009)
THAI mulling to connect Kathmandu with popular destinations (nn 03/12/2009), Thai Airways for hotspots (ht 04/12/2009)
Jet starts Mumbai-KTM service (kp 03/12/2009), Jet Airways Mumbai-KTM flight (ht 03/12/2009)
Work on int’l airport in Pokhara begins (kp 01/12/2009)
ADB okays $80m for airport development (kp 25/11/2009)
More airlines to fly to Nepal, by Sangam Prasain (kp 23/11/2009)
Rush hour travails for passengers at TIA, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 19/11/2009)
Foreign airlines apply to link Nepal (kp 19/11/2009)
Pokhara stirs to start international flights (kp 19/11/2009), Buddha Air to operate Pokhara-India airlink, by Rup Narayan Dhakal (ht 19/11/2009)
Fog grounds flights, passengers suffer (ht 18/11/2009)
NAC signs deal for two Airbus aircraft (nn 17/11/2009), NAC-Airbus deal could stir controversy, by Mukul Humagain (kp), NAC's 2-aircraft deal with Airbus, by Eliza Tuladhar (ht 18/11/2009), Airbus deal in soup: NAC defies House warning (kp 25/11/2009), NAC runs into flak over Airbus deal (kp 27/11/2009), PAC shows red light to NAC on airline purchase deal (nn 27/11/2009), Lawmakers smell rat in Airbus purchase deal, by Mukul Humagain (kp 28/11/2009), Nepal Airlines: NAC's purchase bid hits PAC air pocket, by Yadav Raj Joshi (ht 28/11/2009), Wait and Watch! Aviation fans will have to wait to find out which aircraft RA eventually decides to buy, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 01/12/2009), Govt must purchase Airbus: Kansakar (kp 01/12/2009), Airbus deal: EPF sets ten pre-conditions (kp 02/12/2009), NAC put cart before horse: Experts (kp 04/12/2009), Experts strike down NAC's bid (ht 04/12/2009)
System snag hits eastern airport (kp 17/11/2009)
Stray invades runway, by Diwakar Bhandary (ht 16/11/2009)
Snag disrupts flights, by Manoj Shrestha (ht 16/11/2009)
Humla air service shut to bag tender (kp 16/11/2009)
Manang Air chopper crashes: Russian engineer killed, five injured (kp 16/11/2009)
Nepali airline to link Lhasa (kp 10/11/2009)
Buddha Air to link Lucknow in March (kp 09/11/2009)
Mountain flights soar higher (kp 08/11/2009)
Back to the future: Airlines are reviving old airstrips to open remote areas to tourism (nt 30/10/2009)
International Pokhara: Buddha Air eyes Indian tourism and pilgrim market (nt 30/10/2009)
NAC may lease aircraft for Delhi flight (ht 29/10/2009)
NAC holding short end of business stick (ht 27/10/2009), NAC opts for Airbus (kp 27/10/2009), NAC’s purchase deal excites travel trade (kp 28/10/2009), Tourism entrepreneurs hail NAC’s decision (ht 28/10/2009), Big Deal: The country’s flag carrier decides to buy two aircraft in more than two decades (sp 30/10/2009)
Jackals, foxes run amok on runway, by Shekar Regmi (ht 24/10/2009)
Fog continues to plague TIA, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 22/10/2009)
Etihad to fly daily from Jan (kp 09/10/2009)
Arke Fly to link Nepal with Europe (kp 06/10/2009), Arke Fly to directly connect Nepal with Europe from tomorrow (nn 06/10/2009), Dutch airlines to resume flights here (ht 07/10/2009), ArkeFly makes maiden flight to Kathmandu (kp 08/10/2009)
“No Option For Buying Aircraft”, interview with Sugat Ratna Kansakar (sp 25/09/2009)
Dragon Air increases weekly flight on Kathmandu route (ht 25/09/2009)
Dashain rush: Airlines, transporters slash fares, by Shekhar Regmi (ht 20/09/2009)
Airport destroyed by Maoists in poor condition (rn 19/09/2009)
Irregularities continue to mar NAC (nn 18/09/2009), PAC tells NAC not to buy new aircraft (ht 19/09/2009)
Tara Air to start scheduled flights (kp 17/09/2009)
NIBL, Yeti sign e-ticketing MoU (kp 14/09/2009)
The
Weakest Link: As the government aims to bring in one million tourists
within two years, lack of wide body planes with the national flag
carrier emerges as a major handicap, by Bhagirath Yogi (sp 11/09/2009)
Five-fold rise in weekly air seat capacity: No limit to cargo service; MoU grants 21 points, by Kuvera Chalise and Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 11/09/2009)
Close shave for aircraft, by Surendra Kafle (ht 09/09/2009)
All credit to “laughing hyena”, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 08/09/2009)
EBL, Yeti Air bring e-ticketing (ht 07/09/2009)
Qatar Airways to expand Nepal operations (Peninsula 01/09/2009)
Grounded! Nepal is behind schedule on a global agreement to phase in digital passports by 2010, by Dewan Rai (nt 28/08/2009)
Choppers collide while landing (ht 27/08/2009)
Morning flights grounded (kp 26/08/2009)
TUI Travel PLC to operate Kathmandu-Amsterdam flights (nn 26/08/2009)
Minister pledges air link between India & Pokhara, by Rup Narayan Dhakal (ht 24/08/2009)
Air link to hilly east cut (ht 20/08/2009)
Nepal Police proposes plan to Boost TIA security, by Trishna RL Rana Thapa (ht 19/08/2009)
NAC to add to its domestic fleet, by Kuvera Chalise (ht 14/08/2009)
China Eastern to start Kathmandu-Kunming flight (kp 12/08/2009), CEA's flights to Nepal (ht 13/08/2009)
What “An” end: The Soviet Antonov-2 aircraft, although hardly ever put into serious use, was once part of the RA fleet, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 31/07/2009)
Air link to Lanka to be resumed (kp 28/07/2009)
Tribhuwan International Airport to get hi-tech radar soon (ht 25/07/2009)
Nepal seeks resumption of direct air link with Myanmar (Xinhua 23/07/2009)
Close shave for NAC plane (ht 22/07/2009)
Yeti’s Pilatus Porter ports at TIA (ht 09/07/2009), The return of the Pilatus Porter: After 50 years, a legendary aircraft returns to the Nepali skies (nt 10/07/2009)
Civil Aviation Minister for restructuring NAC (nn 08/07/2009)
Quality Service At A Fair Price, by Raj Bhai Manandhar (rn 03/07/2009)
NAC to finalize aircraft purchase soon (kp 02/07/2009), NAC to purchase aircraft for credible services: Minister (rn 02/07/2009), We are in growth mode: NAC (ht 02/07/2009)
Domestic airlines industry: Some key issues, by Vijay Shrestha (ht 02/07/2009)
HAN calls for new craft for NAC (ht 26/06/2009)
Holding up the whole sky: All-female cockpit crews become common as more women pick piloting careers, by Paavan Mathema (nt 26/06/2009)
Airfares in NRs from July (ht 25/06/2009), NATTA hails airfare currency shift (ht 26/06/2009)
Some good news from Dutch capital, by John Narayan Parajuly (kp 22/06/2009), Flight from Holland again (ht 22/06/2009)
Extension of Surkhet Airport to start soon (rn 19/06/2009), Surkhet Airport to compensate landowners (rn 22/06/2009)
Lounging around: If you are tired of Kathmandu's seedy airport, wait it out on the upper deck, by Paavan Mathema (nt 19/06/2009)
NAC to hire 27 more pilots (rep 12/06/2009)
Cosmic Air lands in controversy over payment deal (rep 11/06/2009)
Where Politics Is More Prevalent, by Raj Bhai Manandhar (rn 10/06/2009)
Airport runway to resume (kp 15/05/2009)
Alpine Air to go international (kp 13/05/2009)
Buddha adds one more ATR (kp 11/05/2009)
Korean company shows interest in Nijgadh airport (kp 10/05/2009)
With more traffic, changes in TIA (kp 09/05/2009)
Dragon honours top Nepal agents (kp 09/05/2009)
Guna Airlines to operate soon (kp 06/05/2009), Guna Air hits start button (ht 06/05/2009)
Air seats demand up with protests (kp 28/04/2009)
Funds sought to rebuild airport (ht 27/04/2009)
Buddha Air’s third ATR slated to arrive May 5 (kp 25/04/2009), Buddha Air, Alliance Francaise sign MoU (nn 25/04/2009)
Kathmandu-Mumbai flight to be relaunched from May 1 (ht 21/04/2009)
Deal struck on air remote control (rn 13/04/2009)
Reconstruction of Kolti Airport in final stage (rn 13/04/2009)
Nobody knows when NAC will get new jet, by Manesh Shrestha (kp 02/04/2009)
Boeing Wet-Lease: Direct dealing may land flag-carrier in trouble, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/03/2009), NAC cancels Boeing wet lease: Says plan now is to buy two new aircraft, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 28/03/2009)
No flights to Bhojpur (kp 27/03/2009)
Bahrain Air serves in Nepal (kp 18/03/2009)
Three new airlines in the pipeline (nn 18/03/2009)
Flights disrupted (kp 16/03/2009)
Bhairahawa airport shuts down for renovation work (ht 14/03/2009)
Road blockade boon for airlines, by Naresh Kr. Sharma (kp 13/03/2009)
19 bids received for NAC jet lease (kp 13/03/2009), Nepal Airlines, Holding Emotional Bank Account, by Raj Bhai Manandhar (rn 13/03/2009), Four bids for same aircraft, by Manesh Shrestha (kp 24/03/2009)
Passengers’ fury at TIA over baggage row (ht 03/03/2009)
Anti-graft body calls for improved facilities at TIA (ht 03/03/2009)
Bahrain Air launches flights to Nepal (nn 03/03/2009)
Direct flight to Mumbai to begin from April, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 02/03/2009)
Service charge to be included in air tickets (rn 02/03/2009)
New airline company to launch air taxi service (kp 16/02/2009)
Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Nepal on certain aspects of air services (Official Journal of the European Union 12/02/2009) [text of the agreement], Council
decision of 7 April 2008 on the signing and provisional application of
the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of
Nepal on certain aspects of air services (Official Journal of the European Union 12/02/2009) [text of the decision]
Domestic air fares slashed (kp 10/02/2009)
Etihad roles out 'inspired service campaign' (nn 10/02/2009)
PIA begins Kathmandu- Islamabad flights (kp 06/01/2009)
Private airlines charge higher fuel surcharge, by Binod Bhandari (kp 03/01/2009)
Lost in the TIA labyrinth, by Sameer Dixit (ht 30/01/2009)
NAC loses 7.74m, by Phanindra Dahal (kp 26/01/2009)
Air taxi service to begin operation in Nepal (Xinhua 24/01/2009)
NAC to add six planes (kp 23/01/2009), NAC to buy 6 new aircraft, by Kuber Chalise (ht 26/01/2009)
Etihad celebrates its first anniversary in Nepal (nn 23/01/2009), Etihad Airways marks first anniv of Nepal operation (kp 24/01/2009), UAE national carrier's bid to promote Nepali tourism sector (ht 25/01/2009), We want to help boost Nepal's tourism, interview with Joost den Hartog (kp 25/01/2009), Flying high: Etihad completes its first year of operation in Nepal, by Paavan Mathema (nt 30/01/2009)
Government buckles up for new international airport (nn 21/01/2009)
Nepal-Lanka ASA review (ht 20/01/2009), Nepal, Sri Lanka ink revised ASA (ht 24/01/2009)
NA aircraft stuck in New Delhi (kp 15/01/2009)
Bahrain Air to start Nepal flights (Trade Arabia 14/01/2009)
CAAN nod to buy new aircraft (ht 10/01/2009)
Paragliding disrupts flights’ schedule (ht 09/01/2009)
Direct flight to Doha soon, Shanghai-Tokyo route plan (ht 05/01/2009)
Lukla air crash report: Misjudgement behind crash (kp 01/01/2009)
CAAN bid to upgrade air service quality (ht 01/01/2009), Airport Security And Flight Safety, Focus On Passenger Protection, by Raj Bhai Manandhar (rn 01/01/2009)
Twin otter veers off runway at TIA, no fatalities reported (nn 24/12/2008)
Nothing international about Tribhuvan airport: Security lax, facilities nil, by Shivani RL Rana (ht 22/12/2008)
Flights from Nepalgunj cancelled (ht 19/12/2008)
Fleet Expansion Is A Must, by Raj Bhai Manandhar (rn 19/12/2008)
Blackout:
destiny or indicator? The latest blackout at the Tribhuwan
International Airport indicates that CAAN is still to be purged of the
trappings of old Nepal, by Mukund Raj Mishra (kp 11/12/2008)
Airlink to 18 Indian cities soon: Yami (ht 08/12/2008), Nepal to start air service to Indian metros (nn 08/12/2008)
Air Cargo & Export Possibilities, by Raj Bhai Manandhar (rn 07/12/2008)
First Nepali aircraft to test-fly today (kp 06/12/2008), Dream of young engineers comes true, finally, by Santosh Pokharel (kp 07/12/2008), Nepal's own ultralight takes off in Pokhara, by Bibhu Bhusal (ht 07/12/2008), Danfe, the first aircraft of Nepal, takes off, by Purushottam Khatri (rn 07/12/2008), Danfe’s Flight (rn 08/12/2008), The sky is the limit: Engineer overcomes bureaucratic hurdles to test fly the first Nepal- built aircraft, by Prakriti Pathak (nt 19/12/2008), Danfe takes off, thanks to labour of love, by Bhibhu Bhusal (ht 07/01/2009)
Airlines resume Ktm-Bangkok flights (kp 06/12/2008)
Power shortage hits TIA (kp 29/11/2008)
Overcoming Aircraft Shortage Problem, by Raj Bhai Manandhar (rn 21/11/2008)
Govt to build 2nd int’l airport (rn 19/11/2008)
Bigger fleet a must to regain credibility of NAC (kp 16/11/2008)
TIA to be operated at night (kp 02/11/2008)
Change in the air, by Mukunda Mishra (kp 28/10/2008)
Bring back single engine aircraft, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 27/10/2008)
Korean Air adds direct flight to handle rush of workers (kp 22/10/2008)
Airline Deregulation Prerequisite For LCC Enhancement, by Raj Bhai Manandhar (rn 19/10/2008)
Revealing the un-revealed, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 17/10/2008)
Airport safety (kp 16/10/2008), Terrain warning (nt 17/10/2008)
NAC suspension turns Manthali airport into a veritable pasture (ht 16/10/2008)
State of civil aviation, by Mukund Raj Mishra (kp 14/10/2008)
Plans afoot to buy two more airplanes for NAC: Minister Yami (nn 12/10/2008), NAC to get two more jets in three months (kp 13/10/2008), Two new aircraft soon to beef up NAC: Yami (ht 13/10/2008)
Yeti Airlines Twin Otter crashes, 18 killed (nn 08/10/2008), 18 killed in Yeti plane crash in Lukla; govt to investigate (ek 08/10/2008), Nepal launches investigation of plane crash (iht 09/10/2008), Probe commission on Lukla crash to start work from today (nn 10/10/2008), German forensic team to help identify Nepal crash victims (Daily Times 10/10/2008), German aid to unravel crash victims’ identity: Probe team inspects accident site:to submit report within 2 months (ht 12/10/2008)), Plane crash probe team visits site (kp 12/10/2008), Air Safety Cautions (rn 13/10/2008), On autopilot (ht 13/10/2008), Eight victims identified (ht 15/10/2008)
Air passengers left in the lurch, by Surendra Kafle (ht 06/10/2008)
NAC office closure hits scores (ht 06/10/2008)
Thai Airways adds 3 flights (kp 03/10/2008)
NAC, Yeti accused of fleecing passengers, by Ratna Prasad Acharya (ht 03/10/2008)
Jiri Airport awaits resumption (rn 02/10/2008)
NAC Boeing makes emergency landing: Int’l fleet down to one again (kp 18/09/2008)
Buddha Air's ATRs to start operations today (kp 17/09/2008)
Engineering in CAAN and Yami, by Mukund Raj Mishra (kp 15/09/2008)
Airlines double flights to east, by Merina Sharma (ht 10/09/2008)
CAAN can’t improve, by Mukund Raj Mishra (kp 27/08/2008)
Govt moving to convert NAC into public company (kp 21/08/2008)
Solving the deportee problem, by Hari Sarmah (kp 21/08/2008)
Buddha Air gets $10m IFC loans (kp 19/08/2008), $10m IFC loan to Budhha Air (ht 20/08/2008), Enhancing Air Capacity: IFC supports Nepal’s Buddha Air to enhance efficiencies and tap growth opportunities (sp 22/08/2008)
Blue skies ahead: Nepal's national airline is finally flying out of turbulence, by Dewan Rai (nt 15/08/2008), Generating lift: Nepal Airlines comes with lots of baggage, but rescue is possible, by Minesh Poudel (nt 15/08/2008)
NAC Boeing refused refuelling in Dubai, by Kuber Chalise (kp 12/08/2008)
'We guarantee the punctuality of flights', interview with Dr Govinda Bahadur Thapa, chairman of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) (kp 04/08/2008)
Hope you enjoyed flying and hope you will fly with us again: NAC, by N.P. Upadhyaya (tg 30/07/2008)
Manang airport construction in doldrums (rn 24/07/2008)
Public-private partnership proposed for NAC (kp 23/07/2008)
e-ticketing: Boon or bane?, by Hari Sarmah (kp 12/07/2008)
More on hope, less on commitment!, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 09/07/2008)
NAC aircraft back from Brunei (ht 09/07/2008)
Karnali folks lock out airport over fare hike, by Janak Nepal (kp 08/07/2008)
APJC to oversee IATA implementation (ht 08/07/2008)
Nepalgunj flights disrupted over fares (ht 06/07/2008), Airline offices padlocked in Nepalgunj (kp 07/07/2008), Airport strike called off (ht 08/07/2008)
50 Years And Forward, by Raj Bhai Manandhar (rn 01/07/2008), NAC vanishing into the blue (02/07/2008), NAC flight cancelled for lack of passengers, by Krishna Regmi (kp 03/07/2008), Corruption Air (kp 03/07/2008), NAC cancels HK flights (kp 04/07/2008), NAC hopeful of other Boeing returning (ht 07/07/2008)
Chopper accident at Annapurna, all safe (kp 30/06/2008)
FlyYeti suspends Nepal operation (kp 30/06/2008), Nepal budget airline suspends operations (Gulf Times 01/07/2008), Flight suspension to hit tourism (ht 02/07/2008)
Karnali locals padlock Surkhet airport (kp 26/06/2008)
Ticket prices head skyward as airlines raise fuel surcharge, by Krishna Regmi (kp 19/06/2008), Airlines hike fuel surcharge (kp 26/06/2008)
CAAN, air safety & CIAA, by Mukund Mishra (kp 13/06/2008)
NAC turns 50, staff not keen to celebrate, by Prakriti Prasad (ht 10/06/2008), Worst is over: NAC’s technocrat MD, by Prakriti Prasad (ht 18/06/2008)
Agni Air brings new aircraft (ht 10/06/2008)
Airfares to go up (kp 07/06/2008), Karnali locals protest fare hike (ht 10/06/2008)
"Aviation Industry Is A Driver Of Economic Growth", interview with Lalit Bikram Shah (sp 23/05/2008)
Balewa airport to reopen after 16 yrs (kp 23/05/2008)
Yeti brings sixth Jetstream 41 (ht 22/05/2008)
Airliners warn govt: Roll back ATF price hike or raise airfare (ht 15/05/2008)
NAC to cancel int’l flights for a week, by Krishna Regmi (kp 11/05/2008)
Luggage vanishes from NAC flight (ht 10/05/2008)
ICAO points up air safety lapses in Nepal, by Krishna Regmi (kp 08/05/2008), Flight safety (kp 09/05/2008)
Bhairahawa airport sans water, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 03/05/2008)
Aviation safety in New Nepal, by Mukunda Mishra (kp 30/04/2008)
Asiana Airlines, Gandaki Int’l ink accord (ht 29/04/2008)
Shree Air helicopter force-landed at Makalu base camp (nn 19/04/2008), No headway in copter landing case (ht 22/04/2008)
Delay in engine delivery continues to cripple NAC (kp 15/04/2008)
Ticket agencies, Qatar Airways reach deal (kp 08/04/2008)
Travel agencies stop selling Qatar Airways tickets (kp 03/04/2008)
Dragonair to add flights (ht 02/04/2008)
Gulf Air offers lounge at TIA (kp 20/03/2008)
‘Send Home a Friend’ program launched in Germany, by Krishna Regmi (kp 10/03/2008) [Air Berlin plans flight connection to Nepal!]
Did it come with a bang then?, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 07/03/2008)
10 killed in UNMIN copter crash (kp 04/03/2008), 10 killed as UN chopper crashes in Ramechhap, by Himal Dhungel (ht 04/03/2008), Seven UN staffs, three crew members killed in chopper crash (nn 04/03/2008), Chopper crash dead airlifted to capital (kp 05/03/2008), Govt says 12 killed, UNMIN says 10 (ht 05/03/2008), UN Union demands investigation of chopper crash (nn 05/03/2008), Human error caused UNMIN chopper crash (ht 18/06/2008)
IA misbehaved and left without us passengers: CNI Prez (kp 01/03/2008)
Flight cancelled: Government bureaucracy grounds the first light aircraft made in Nepal, by Dambar Krishna Shrestha (nt 22/02/2008)
NAC to pay Rs 235m for engine overhaul, by Krishna Regmi (kp 20/02/2008)
NA chopper crashes in Everest region (nn 20/02/2008)
Ed Hillary and Mingbo story!, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 16/02/2008)
Weeks in queue for air ticket, by Lilabhallav Ghimire (kp 13/02/2008)
CAAN says ‘no’to light aircraft test flight, by Baburam Kharel (kp 12/02/2008)
‘An open sky policy will attract more international airlines’, interview with Kumar De Silva, country manager of Etihad Airways in Nepal (kp 11/02/2008)
NAC doomed to closure?, by Krishna Regmi (kp 10/02/2008), NAC pilots quitting en masse for bluer skies (kp 16/02/2008)
Yeti Airlines venture with Air Arabia (nn 14/01/2008), Yeti Airlines to go international: Air Arabia to own major stake, by Krishna Regmi (kp 15/01/2008),
Yeti joins Air Arabia low-cost operation (Gulf Today 21/01/2008), Yeti flies in int’l sky (kp 23/01/2008)
A tattered banner at TIA!, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 12/01/2008)
NAC has new chairman, MD (kp 08/01/2008)
E-ticketing will shut us down: Travel agents, by Tapas Barsimha Thapa (kp 01/01/2008)
Dense fog affects flights (kp 31/12/2007)
Orient Thai flies in Nepali sky (kp 30/12/2007)
Nepal
reviews ASA with UAE (kp 28/12/2007)
More
flights to UAE planned: RAK Airways to enter Nepal (kp 26/12/2007)
Mahat
for privatized TIA mgmt (kp 22/12/2007)
NAC
to suspend flights from Tuesday (kp 15/12/2007), NAC
suspends flights (kp 19/12/2007)
Hong
Kong Express Airways begins thrice-weekly
service (kp 14/12/2007)
Air
links to Malaysia, UAE to be expanded (kp 12/12/2007)
CAAN
forwards proposal for fuel surcharge hike (kp 12/12/2007)
Orient
Thai to fly to Nepal from Dec 18 (kp 11/12/2007)
‘Weak
NAC is major problem of tourism industry’, interview with Manohar SJB Rana (kp 10/12/2007)
NAC
under ‘aviation mafia’: Minister Gurung (kp 09/12/2007)
Hong
Kong Express to link Nepal: Thai, Etihad to add frequency, by Krishna Regmi (kp 07/12/2007)
Domestic
air fares to go up (kp 07/12/2007)
SC
ends Ameco row (kp 06/12/2007)
Dragon
Air eager to bring in Chinese tourists, interview with Tom Wright (kp 03/12/2007)
Sanfebagar airport quiet for 5 months (kp 02/12/2007)
IFC to help Nepal Airlines restructuring, by Krishna Regmi (kp 01/12/2007)
Dragon Air back in Nepal's Skies (kp 01/12/2007)
Schedule the twin otters!, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 30/11/2007)
Nepal to review ASA with UAE, Malaysia (kp 24/11/2007)
Ameco claims Rs 700m compensation, by Krishna Regmi (kp 21/11/2007), NAC in red over Boeing repair, by Akanshya Shah Rana (ht 22/11/2007), NAC to approach SC to quash stay order, by Krishna Regmi (kp 27/11/2007), NAC moves SC over Ameco row (kp 29/11/2007)
TIA Signs Pact on Air Traffic with TAR (ht 15/11/2007)
NAC takes PAC officials on a trip (nn 13/11/2007), NAC to be Without Any Boeing for a Week, by Akanshya Shah Rana (ht 14/11/2007), SC stays Boeing engine overhaul contract (kp 15/11/2007), Flying dangerously (ht 15/11/2007), No NAC int'l flights for 2 weeks in Dec (kp 16/11/2007), Flag-carrier without a flag, by Vijay Lama (kp 16/11/2007), Halt repair work, NAC tells Ameco (kp 17/11/2007)
Pilots threaten to quit over idling of Boeings (kp 13/11/2007)
Hong Kong Express to fly to Nepal (kp 08/11/2007)
Gulf links Ktm, Saudi Arabia (kp 08/11/2007)
‘SilkAir will promote Nepal through global network’ (kp 05/11/2007)
No air ticket wihout citizenship, by Shahiman Rai (kp 31/10/2007)
SilkAir starts flights to Nepal (kp 31/10/2007)
Ameco to overhaul NAC engines (kp 30/10/2007)
Etihad Airways starts flights to Nepal (kp 29/10/2007)
With flights fully booked, stranded Nepalese workers unable to fly home (Peninsula 18/10/2007)
Ameco to get NAC engine overhaul contract, by Krishna Regmi (kp 17/10/2007)
Plans for int'l airport in Bara begins (nn 15/10/2007), Govt works on int'l airport in Bara (samn 15/10/2007)
Air tickets sold out for Dashain (kp 06/10/2007)
Japan requested to fund int'l airport (kp 06/10/2007)
Young engineers building light aircraft, by Baburam Kharel (kp 23/09/2007)
More pilots dump troubled NAC, by Krishna Regmi (kp 22/09/2007)
NAC flights suspended, by Krishna Regmi (kp 20/09/2007), NAC flights resume (kp 21/09/2007)
Govt to build another int’l airport (kp 20/09/2007)
Buddha Air plane hits tanker (kp 18/09/2007)
Dragon Air to fly in from Dec (kp 14/09/2007), Dragonair to start services from December 2 (nn 17/09/2007)
NAC planning to lease Jet Airways craft (kp 11/09/2007)
TIA to cut landing, parking fees, by Krishna Regmi (kp 08/09/2007)
Airfares to Nepal too expensive, by Krishna Regmi (kp 06/09/2007)
Hong Kong probes NAC aircraft safety, by Krishna Regmi (kp 06/09/2007)
NAC sacrifices goats to fix technical snag, by Krishna Regmi (kp 03/09/2007), Goats sacrificed to fix Nepal jet (BBC News 05/09/2007) [no comment!]
Air Arabia Kathmandu, Chittagong flights up (Trade Arabia 29/08/2007)
IA plane's wheel catches fire after landing, all passengers safe (nn 29/08/2007)
NAC pilots refuse to run fire risk: Over 2,000 passengers stranded (kp 29/08/2007), NAC to resume flights (kp 30/08/2007), Safety counts (kp 30/08/2007), Hong Kong-bound NAC Boeing makes ‘emergency landing’ at TIA (nn 30/08/2007), NAC passengers recall panic (kp 31/08/2007), Safety being compromised, by Rajesh KC (kp 31/08/2007)
PAC directs NAC to bring aircraft on lease (nn 28/08/2007), ‘Punish officials responsible for mess’: Lease plane for flag carrier: PAC (kp 28/08/2007)
Buddha Air flight cancellation irks passengers (kp 28/08/2007)
What's next in NAC?, by Krishna Regmi (kp 24/08/2007)
NAC management handover planned (kp 17/08/2007)
Govt relaxes rules for int'l airlines (samn 15/08/2007) [An overdue step but absolutely insufficient!!], Govt allows foreign airlines to add flights (kp 16/08/2007), Govt formulates flexible provisions for int'l airlines (nn 19/08/2007)
Yes, it’s ‘one minute per year’!, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 14/08/2007)
Gulf Air offers cheap fares for workers (Gulf Daily News 14/08/2007)
New airlines flock to Nepal as tourism booms, by Krishna Regmi (kp 12/08/2007), Bitter pill (kp 13/08/2007)
Domestic air fares to go up, by Krishna Regmi (kp 09/08/2007)
New outbound air route proposed, by Krishna Regmi (kp 08/08/2007)
Int'l airlines sell higher fare tickets: NAC flights from next week, by Krishna Regmi (kp 07/08/2007)
NAC cancels all int’l flights for a week, by Krishna Regmi (kp 31/07/2007), Tourism entrepreneurs concerned over cancellation of NAC's flights (nn 31/07/2007), NAC on deathbed (kp 02/08/2007), Open sky without national carriers, by Hari Sarmah (kp 03/08/2007), Inevitable role of national flag carrier, by Aditya Baral (kp 04/08/2007), Committee formed to probe NAC (kp 09/08/2007), NAC resumes flights (kp 12/08/2007)
‘Aircraft carrier’ in Sao Paulo!, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 31/07/2007)
Ghunsa chopper crash victims' kin seek relief from parliament (kp 27/07/2007)
NAC domestic flights cancelled as employees go on strike (nn 27/07/2007), Strike grounds NAC's domestic fleet (kp 28/07/2007)
Silk Air to fly to Nepal (samn 26/07/2007), Silk Air to resume regular flights to Nepal (nn 27/07/2007)
'Buy aircraft but maintain transparency’ (kp 24/07/2007)
Nepal-Sri Lanka aviation talks fail (kp 21/07/2007)
NAC plans to lease Bhutanese aircraft (kp 21/07/2007)
NRNs discuss establishing new airline (nn 17/07/2007)
Forty-ninth Bhoto Jatra!, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 16/07/2007)
Shivani Air to impart practical training (kp 08/07/2007)
‘Privatize NAC’ (kp 07/07/2007)
NAC suggested to add six aircraft (kp 05/07/2007), Wanted Aircraft (sp 06/07/2007)
Two Indian companies in fray for Nepal airport project (Hindustan Times 05/07/2007)
UAE to launch direct flights to Nepal (nn 04/07/2007), Etihad Airways to come to Nepal (samn 05/07/2007)
Domestic airlines packed, passengers stranded (kp 03/07/2007)
Gulf Air promoting Nepal abroad interview with Mohammed Zainal is the general manager of Gulf Air in Nepal (kp 02/07/2007)
NAC celebrates its 49th anniversary (nn 01/07/2007)
Aircraft maintenance in Nepal, by Rajendra Kshetri (kp 25/06/2007)
Move to ban arms on planes (samn 23/06/2007)
Private airlines to build hangars at TIA (kp 20/06/2007)
NAC cancels bid for Boeing lease (kp 19/06/2007), NAC Boeing grounded (kp 19/06/2007)
Airfares on Ktm-Delhi route up, by Krishna Regmi (kp 14/06/2007)
Airport blacktopping urged (samn 14/06/2007)
NAC cancels engine overhaul tender, by Krishna Regmi (kp 13/06/2007)
Repair delays to disturb NAC's operation (kp 01/06/2007)
Nepal-Sri Lanka air link being mulled (nn 29/05/2007), Sri Lankan to resume flights (kp 29/05/2007)
Govt to buy aircraft for NAC (kp 27/05/2007), Ministry seeks to acquire new aircraft (samn 27/05/2007)
Nepal, Hong Kong review air service (kp 25/05/2007)
“They have sucked NAC dry”, interview
with Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation Prithibi Subba
(nt 25/05/2007, originally in Himal Khabarpatrika, 15-29 May)
Nepal Airlines staff involved in trafficking, by Krishna Regmi (kp 21/05/2007)
Nepal Airlines: Revamp or close down, by Krishna Regmi (kp 17/05/2007)
Direct flight to Europe from Nepal suspended (Xinhua 17/05/2007)
China Southern to increase flights (kp 03/05/2007)
Mayhem at TIA, by Krishna Regmi (kp 02/05/2007), Hundreds of passengers stranded as NAC fails to operate Int'l flights (nn 03/05/2007), Committee to probe TIA mayhem (kp 04/05/2007), Rescue NAC, by Raman Grandon (kp 06/05/2007)
Bomb scare aboard Qatar Airways flight at Kathmandu airport (wi 01/05/2007), Bomb hoax shuts down Kathmandu airport for hours (Khaleej Times 01/05/2007)
TIA out of function for two hours (kp 01/05/2007)
Domestic flights packed: Passengers stranded (kp 01/05/2007)
Yeti Airlines adds Jetstream to its fleet (kp 30/04/2007)
CSA to promote Nepal (samn 29/04/2007)
Air seat shortage spoils tourism revival (kp 26/04/2007)
NAC's Boeings grounded, by Krishna Regmi (kp 25/04/2007)
Airport tax being siphoned off, by Krishna Regmi (kp 18/04/2007)
Govt to review ASA (kp 14/04/2007)
No civil registration for MA-60 aircraft (kp 05/04/2007)
Surkhet airport blacktopped after 41 years, by Motiram Poudel (kp 05/04/2007)
Kenya Airways eyes Nepali market (samn 01/04/2007)
Fishtail Air brings in chopper (samn 22/03/2007)
AOAN to halt flight services on Thursday (nn 20/03/2007)
Biratnagar flights halted (kp 04/03/2007)
Yeti Airlines gets international flight permission (nn 21/02/2007), Govt OKs Yeti Airlines going int'l (kp 21/02/2007)
NAC pilots to fetch Rs 200,000 salary, by Krishna Regmi (kp 19/02/2007)
Air service risky due to feeble security system (kp 12/02/2007)
China Southern Airlines starts flight to Nepal (nn 06/02/2007), China Southern makes maiden landing at TIA (kp 07/02/2007), China Southern targets 10,000 Chinese to Nepal (kp 20/02/2007)
Cathay Pacific to start flights to Nepal (kp 02/02/2007)
Extra flights fail to rescue stranded passengers, by Krishna Regmi (kp 30/01/2007)
Separate customs desk for inbound workers (kp 27/01/2007)
Bad weather affects flights to Pokhara (kp 24/01/2007)
Up in the air: Chaos on the ground and above it at Kathmandu airport, by Kala Pradhan (nt 05/01/2007)
Air passenger movement hits record (kp 03/01/2007)
‘Establish direct air links between SAARC capitals’ (kp 30/12/2006)
Increasing cases of theft at TIA, by Krishna Regmi (kp 30/12/2006), Panel to probe TIA baggage theft (kp 01/01/2007), Mgmt protected NAC staff involved in theft at TIA: report, by Krishna Regmi (kp 18/02/2007)
Flights cancellation affects Simara folk (samn 29/12/2006)
China Southern airlines set to start flights to Nepal (nn 27/12/2006), China Southern to enter Nepal, by Krishna Regmi (kp 27/12/2006), China Southern to begin flights from Jan 22 (kp 04/01/2007), China Southern Airlines in Nepal (samn 04/01/2007)
Nepal Airlines short of pilots (samn 25/12/2006)
Team to settle TIA land compensation (kp 24/12/2006)
IATA plans to open office in Nepal (samn 24/12/2006)
Journos feel ill-treated by Gulf Air (samn 21/12/2006)
Ministry studying causes of air accidents: Minister Gyawali (nn 18/12/2006)
All flights to sub-continent fully booked till January 7 (Peninsula 17/12/2006)
Nepal airports on alert over hijack fear (samn 16/12/2006)
Minister stresses aviation safety (samn 08/12/2006)
Pilot's error amid bad weather resulted in Ghunsa chopper crash (nn 05/12/2006), Ghunsa victims selectively compensated, by Baburam Kharel (kp 09/12/2006) [Nepal's tradition of exclsuion will be continued also under the forces that are in poweer now!]
NAC concludes it needs more aircraft to stay in business (nn 04/12/2006), NAC to add 2 new aircraft (kp 04/12/2006)
‘Sort out air accessibility crunch’ (kp 02/12/2006)
New aviation policy announced, by Krishna Regmi (kp 29/11/2006)
Air China to expand services to Nepal (nn 29/11/2006)
Investment on aviation little: expert (samn 29/11/2006))
Flying Dragon halts service (kp 28/11/2006)
10 NAC pilots set to quit jobs (samn 27/11/2006)
ICAO seeks overhaul in Nepal aviation (samn 24/11/2006)
CAAN allows pilots to fly up to 65 year (nn 23/11/2006)
Mero Air loses licence to fly (samn 23/11/2006)
Simrik Air chopper force-lands in Jumla (nn 23/11/2006)
Cosmic Air to resume services from Dec (samn 21/11/2006)
Austrian Airlines to stop flights to Nepal (kp 18/11/2006), Worry over Austrian Air's withdrawal (samn 18/11/2006)
Streamlining TIA, by Abhi Subedi (kp 16/11/2006)
Mismanagement at TIA irritates tourists, by Krishna Regmi (kp 14/11/2006)
Int'l airlines flock to Nepal: Korean Air to fly in from Monday, by Krishna Regmi (kp 12/11/2006), Aviation sector set to take off (samn 12/11/2006), Korean airlines begins operation to Kathmandu (nn 14/11/2006), Korean Air begins flights to Nepal (kp 14/11/2006)
Domestic airlines increase ticket prices (nn 09/10/2206), Airfares raised, govt cries foul (kp 09/11/2006), Airfare surcharge withdrawn (kp 10/22/2006), Laudable move (kp 10/11/2006), Airlines can now slap surcharge (kp 11/11/2006)
Traffic chaos at TIA (kp 05/11/2006)
Airfare to be dearer from next week (samn 03/11/2006), Airlines defer imposition of surcharge (kp 07/11/2006)
Airlines run out of tickets, by Krishna Regmi (kp 29/10/2006), Open up the sky (kp 30/10/2006)
Air Arabia to fly to three more cities (Khaleej Times 28/10/2006), Air Arabia connecting Nepal from Nov 7 (kp 04/11/2006), Air Arabia commences flights to Nepal (kp 08/11/2006)
China Southern Airlines seeks nod to fly to Nepal (pd 27/10/2006)
Oli keen on buying MA-60 planes, by Krishna Regmi (kp 27/10/2006)
Bad weather and poor judgment reasons for Ghunsa chopper crash: preliminary report (nn 21/10/2006), Bad weather caused chopper crash: Report (kp 21/10/2006)
Overbooking leaves passengers stranded (samn 20/10/2006)
New aviation policy on anvil (samn 18/10/2006)
GMG to link Ktm-Dhaka from Oct 22 (kp 16/10/2006), GMG maiden flight (samn 25/10/2006)
Dubious MA-60 Chinese aircraft deal, by Krishna Regmi (kp 15/10/2006), Cancel the deal (kp 16/10/2006), Dubious MA-60 Chinese aircraft deal (samn 16/10/2006)
Cosmic Air suspends flights: ‘Airline flying into rough clouds’, by Krishna Regmi (kp 14/10/2006)
No-fly season: Don’t challenge the Himalayan monsoon, by Suman Pradhan (nt 13/10/2006)
Aviation fuel price hiked (kp 13/10/2006)
Air Arabia to start flights to Nepal (nn 09/10/2006), Air Arabia to fly to Nepal (kp 12/10/2006)
Security beefed up in Nepali int'l airport (Xinhua 04/10/2006)
Airlines
go extra miles to ferry crowd (samn 01/10/2006)
International
Airport Vital for Pokhara: Nepal's second largest city is a major
passenger destination, by Rup Narayan Dhakal (on 30/09/2006)
Pressure
to use EXIM loan on unneeded planes, by Bikash Sangraula (kp
30/09/2006)
Flying
in Nepali terrain, by Rishi Poudel (kp 28/09/2006), Wing
and prayer: Last week’s crash shows, yet again, that aviation rules in
Nepal need an overhaul, by Soma Sen (nt 29/09/2006)
Adverse
weather disrupts air service (kp 25/09/2006)
Chopper
missing in eastern Nepal (nn 23/09/2006), Top
WWF and Forest Ministry officials are also missing (nn 23/09/2006), Bad
weather affects search of missing helicopter (nn 24/09/2006), Chopper
carrying 24 goes missing: State Minister Rai, Dr Harka Gurung, Finnish
envoy on board, by Dharma Poudel & Krishna Regmi (kp 24/09/2006), Chopper
goes missing with 24 on board (samn 24/09/2006), India
expresses readiness for help in search of missing chopper (nn
24/09/2006), WWF
staff missing after Nepal helicopter crash, by Randeep Ramesh
(Guardian, UK 25/09/2006), Nepal
steps up search for missing helicopter (Kuwait Times 25/09/2006), Nepal:
Helicopter With 24 Aboard Missing: Rescue efforts hampered by remote
terrain and bad weather, by Rajan Pokhrel (on 25/09/2006), Nepal's
Missing Helicopter Crashed: Fate of passengers not yet confirmed, by
Madhabi Bhatta (on 25/09/2006), Nepal
seeks help in search for missing WWF chopper (Reuters 25/09/2006), Nepal
hunt for helicopter goes on (BBC News 25/09/2006), Cruel
weather stymies search for chopper (samn 25/09/2006), Bad
weather obstructing chopper search, by Krishna Regmi (kp 25/09/2007), Missing
chopper found (nt 25/09/2006), Chopper
crash site spotted; All 24 on-board died (nn 25/09/2006), Govt
forms high-level commission to probe chopper crash (nn 25/09/2006), Missing
chopper crashed, no survivors (kp 26/09/2006), Govt.
announces Wednesday as a day of national mourning (nn 26/09/2006), US
Secretary of State saddened by death of colleagues; UN mourns death of
friends and colleagues in helicopter crash (nn 26/09/2006), Conservationists
lament big loss, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp 26/09/2006), Bodies
of chopper crash victims to be brought to Kathmandu on Wednesday (nn
26/09/2006), Nation
mourns deaths of distinguished persons (nn 27/09/2006), Nation’s
loss (kp 27/09/2006), Rescuers
reach Nepal crash bodies (BBC News 27/09/2006), Dead
bodies of chopper crash victims brought to the capital (nn 27/09/2006),
Mortal
remains brought to Kathmandu (kp 28/09/2006), Last
rites of late Rai performed (nn 28/09/2006), Last
rites performed with state honors: Some remains yet to be identified
(kp 29/09/2006), Void:
The chopper crash left a vacuum in Nepal’s biosphere (nt 29/09/2006), Damned either way! by Hemant Arjyal (kp 05/10/2006), Bodies of four chopper crash victims identified (nn 06/10/2006), Chopper victims remembered (kp 06/10/2006), Insurance for victims (samn 15/10/2006), Lelep youths get money for tracing chopper, by Dharma Prasad Poudel (kp 30/10/2006), Relief for Ghunsa chopper crash victims (kp 01/11/2006), Again Controlled-Flight-Into-Terrain, by Keshab Poudel (sp 03/11/2006)
Int'l
airlines allowed to add extra flights (kp 23/09/2006)
216
more domestic flights during Dashain, by Krishna Regmi (kp 21/09/2006)
Six
more airlines to fly to Nepal, by Krishna Regmi (kp 15/09/2006)
NAC
adds flights to eastern hilly areas (samn 14/09/2006)
Future
Of Aviation Business In Nepal, by Dorji Tsering Sherpa (rn 14/09/2006)
Indian
Airlines resuming Kathmandu-Varanasi-Kathmandu flights (nn 10/09/2006)
Stranded
passengers stir against NAC (kp 08/09/2006)
Air
Dynasty chopper damaged (kp 04/09/2006)
Nepal
urges China to allow chartered flights (kp 01/09/2006)
Sorry
visitors, all plane seats are booked, by Krishna Regmi (kp 31/08/2006)
Another
Jetstream in Yeti's fleet (kp 30/08/2006)
NA
Boeing makes an emergency landing in New Delhi (nn 18/08/2006), NAC
Boeing makes emergency landing (kp 18/08/2006)
Brokers
selling Nepal Airlines’ tickets (samn 15/08/2006)
Pilots
express dissatisfaction over new law of the CAAN (nn 14/08/2006)
Nepal
tightens airport security after India warning, Britain plot (Khaleej
Times 12/08/2006), Security
tight at TIA after UK terror plot (kp 12/08/2006), Kathmandu
airport alert after terror plot in Britain (wi 12/08/2006), Nepal's
airport bans carrying of liquids by passengers (Daily Star 13/08/2006)
CAAN
issues directive to check pilot exodus (kp 12/08/2006)
Karnali
Air chopper overturns at TIA, seven hurt (nn 08/08/2006), Karnali
helicopter crash-lands (kp 09/08/2006)
CAAN
grounds Cosmic Air pilots (samn 08/08/2006)
Test
flight conducted at Geta airport (samn 07/08/2008)
Sustainability
of domestic airlines: A big question, by Krishna Regmi (kp 06/08/2006)
Revitalising
The National Carrier, by Manohar SJB Rana (rn 04/08/2006)
Nepal’s
carrier to return (tc 01/08/2006)
Korean
company keen on int'l airport in Pokhara, by Kulchandra Neupane (kp
25/07/2006)
Yeti
airlines adds aircraft (samn 22/07/2006)
King’s
Africa trip lands NAC Rs 30m short, by Krishna Regmi (kp 19/07/2006), Nepali
king's Africa trip lands NAC over 420,000 USD short (People's Daily
20/07/2006)
Karnali
air chopper makes emergency landing (nn 12/07/2006), Karnali
chopper escapes accident (samn 13/07/2006)
Helicopter
Services in Nepal, by Birendra Kumar Singh (tg 05/07/2006)
Yeti
Airlines plane makes ‘heavy-landing’ at Bajura airfield (nn
03/07/2006), Another
Yeti Airlines Twin Otter crashes (kp 04/07/2006), Ground
Yeti planes (kp 04/07/2006)
Locals
raise funds to build airport (kp 29/06/2006)
Nepal
plans to restructure state-owned airline (People's Daily 02/07/2006)
NAC
to start Pokhara-Bhairahawa flights (kp 28/06/2006)
Nepal
to check "reckless" flying (People's Daily 28/06/2006)
Yeti
Airlines Twin Otter crashes in Jumla; 9 killed (nn 21/06/2006), Yeti
Airlines plane crashes in Jumla, 9 dead (ko 21/06/2006), Nine
killed in Jumla plane crash (samn 22/06/2006), ‘Stiff
turn caused Yeti air crash’ (samn 23/06/2006)
Yeti's
new aircraft arrives (kp 19/06/2006)
Sky’s
limit for Nepal flights (tc 15/06/2006)
Row
interrupts taxi service at TIA (kp 05/06/2006)
Don't
ground Cosmic Fokker-100s: SC (kp 30/05/2006)
SAARC
members agree to set up direct air links (nn 24/05/2006)
Yeti
acquires new aircraft (kp 08/05/2006)
Chopper
makes emergency landing (nn 07/05/2006)
Nepal
reviews ASA with Myanmar (kp 29/04/2006
Booking
of flights to Nepal drops by half, by Criselda E. Diala (Khaleej Times
23/04/2006)
Strike
hits aviation sector hard (samn 16/04/2006)
Flights
being operated as usual (nn 10/04/2006)
Grounded
private sector: Business should not exploit the war but start working to
stop it, by Artha Beed (nt 07/04/2006)
Cosmic
Air Dispute: Loss of Credibility (sp 07/04/2006)
Lease
disputes bring down Nepal airlines (samn 03/04/2006), Cosmic
Air warns of legal action against Irish companies (nn 03/04/2006)
The
sky is the limit: But why isn’t Kathmandu linked to Lahore or Bangalore
with Dhaka, Madras and Karachi?, by Kanak Mani Dixit (nt 31/03/2006)
Govt's
apathy on air service, by Krishna Regmi (kp 31/03/2006)
‘Ensure
air service to remote areas’ (kp 18/03/2006)
No
more flights to Rajbiraj (samn 18/03/2006)
Chopper
pilots end strike (kp 07/03/2006)
Services
improved at TIA (kp 05/03/2006)
Cosmic's
Fokker fleet grounded (kp 23/02/2006), Cosmic
Air resumes int'l flights (kp 24/02/2006)
CAAN
yet to recover dues from air operators (nn 21/02/2006)
Nepal
announces airfare hike in domestic sector (People's Daily 14/02/2006),
Air
fare to increase by 17 percent (nn 14/02/2006
RNAC
Finally Increases Pilots' Salary, allowance (nln 14/02/2006)
NTB
operating shuttle bus service in ‘bandh’ (nn 05/02/2006)
Nepal
mulls downward revision of landing fees in int'l airport (Xinhua
31/01/2006), Govt
mulls revision of landing fees (kp 31/01/2006)
Kuwait,
Nepal to increase flights (Kuwait News Agency 24/01/2006), Nepal,
Kuwait review ASA (kp 01/02/2006)
Nepal
curfew hits Indian airlines flights (nk 21/01/2006)
Air
traffic improves (kp 18/01/2006)
Fog
affects domestic flights in southern Nepal (TMC 14/01/2006), Fog
affects flights (kp 14/01/2006)
The
vital cover up ! by Hemant Arjyal (kp 10/01/2006)
Air
Nepal's passengers stranded in Kathmandu (People's Daily 10/01/2006)
No
immediate hike in airfare (nn 09/01/2006)
Zero
fatality in Nepalese air travel in 2005 (nn 04/01/2006)
Nepal
to Expedite Int’l Airport Plan in Pokhara, Lumbini (nln 31/12/2005)
What
ails CAAN?, by Binod Raj Gautam (kp 31/12/2005)
Royal
airline (nt 30/12/2005, originally in Samaya, 29 December)
ANI
flight disruption affects many (kp 29/12/2005)
Airlines
operators warn of unilateral fare hike (nn 23/12/2005)
Pull
up…Pull up…: Like others before it, Cosmic Air has run into severe
turbulence, by Naresh Newar (nt 23/12/2005)
CAAN
annuls registration of Necon Air (nn 22/12/2005)
Near,
yet very far, by Binod Raj Gautam (kp 21/12/2005)
Bhairahawa
airport runway deteriorating, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 16/12/2005)
Are
pilots only to be blamed? by Binod Raj Gautam (kp 06/12/2005)
Fear
of flying Nepal’s airports are hurting, not helping, tourism and
economic growth, by Artha Beed (nt 02/12/2005)
Minting
(unpaid) air miles! by Hemant Aryal (kp 03/12/2005)
Credibility
of RNAC suffers (kp 01/12/2005
Passengers
wail as ANI stays grounded (samn 28/11/2005)
Freight
forwarders begin indefinite strike (kp 26/11/2005)
Int'l
air passengers increase (kp 25/11/2005)
Trouble
in the air, by Binod Raj Gautam (kp 23/11/2005)
Air
tickets in short supply in Nepalgunj (samn 20/11/2005)
NOC
halts fuel supply to airlines owing dues, by Krishna Regmi (kp
18/11/2005), Three
airlines suspend domestic flights (nn 18/11/2005), 3
airlines continue to suspend flights (kp 19/11/2005), Gorkha
Airlines resumes flights (kp 20/11/2005), Cosmic
Air to clear dues in 3 months (kp 22/11/2005)
Cosmic
Air launches jet mountain flight (nn 17/11/2005)
Operational
oversight, by Ramesh Man Manandhar (kp 12/11/2005)
RNAC's
30 pc flights face cancellation, by Krishna Regmi [In Nepal's current
circumstances, this must be called royal misuse of public property!], Royal
Nepal Airlines Face Tough Time: Official
(Red Orbit 10/11/2005)
Cosmic
aircraft makes emergency landing (kp 07/11/2005)
Bharatpur
airport upgraded (kp 06/11/2005)
Air
service to Mugu stays shut (samn 05/11/2005)
Yeti
Airlines Aircraft makes emergency landing (nn 04/11/2005)
Workers
at Indian Airlines' Kathmandu office continue strike (nn 02/11/2005)
Myanmar,
Nepal to establish air link by month-end (People's Daily 24/10/2005)
Step
back and wait: All his life he has done just like that, by Shradha
Ghale (nt 21/10/2005) [On the discriminating practices at Tribhuvan
International Airport]
Ten
small aircraft land at TIA (kp 11/10/2005)
Pvt
airlines stop flights, hundreds stranded, by Nawaraj Shahi (kp
05/10/2005), Resume
flights (kp 06/10/2005)
Bomb
threat at TIA turns out a hoax, by Krishna Regmi (kp 30/09/2005)
Many
passengers stranded in Nepalgunj in absence of regular flights (nn
18/09/2005)
Govt
to upgrade five airports (kp 15/09/2005)
Fare
wars, rallies & monsoon! by Hemant Arjyal (kp 02/09/2005)
Airline
operators demand hike in airfare (nn 24/08/2005), Airlines
demand airfare hike (kp 26/08/2005)
Martin
Air suspends flights to Nepal (kp 24/08/2005), Ominous
signal (kp 25/08/2005)
RNAC
slashes airfares (nn 22/08/2005)
Air
Nepal passengers stranded (kp 18/08/2005)
Lauding
the lapse? by Hemant Arjyal (kp 16/08/2005)
Air
Sahara to resume Nepal flights Aug 12,
by Sudeshna Sarkar (ians 07/08/2005)
IAF
did not monitor the Austrian aircraft’s flight: Report (nn
06/08/2005)
Bursts
& outbursts at TIA, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 05/08/2005)
ANI
Flying high, interview with Pradeep Raj Pandey, chief executive
officer of Air Nepal International (ANI) (kp 01/08/2005)
Flying
in the rain: No sooner had the monsoon begun, then we got the first
weather-related air mishap of the season, by Vijay Lama (nt
29/07/2005)
Bharatpur-KTM
air route costliest (samn 29/07/2005)
Five
more airlines acquire AOC (kp 28/07/2005)
Air
Nepal launches int’l flight service (nn 24/07/2005)
Bhairahawa
airfield submerged (kp 21/07/2005)
RNAC
fails to borrow Rs 8 billion (kp 19/07/2005)
Connecting
Bangalore and Kathmandu, by Sudeshna Sarkar (Deccan Herald 11/07/2005)
Cosmic
Air flies to Kolkata (kp 10/07/2005)
Hurdles
to surmount, by Hemant Arjyal (kp
06/07/2005)
Aviation
Policy Compromising National Interests By Raj Bhai Manandhar (rn
06/07/2005)
Air
Nepal to begin int’l flights (samn 05/07/2005)
Insufficient
aircraft a major obstacle: Khanal (kp 01/07/2005)
A
Look At Airline Notices, by Prayag Man Kayastha (rn 01/07/2005)
Gorkha
airlines aircraft skids off in Lukla, all passengers safe (nn
30/06/2005)
Joining
for Monsoon wash? by Hemant Arjyal (kp 21/06/2005)
Is
price war here to stay? by Krishna Regmi (kp 16/06/2005)
Cheats
get launch pad as helicopter conquers Everest, by Peter Almond (Sunday
Times 12/06/2005), Chopper
on Chomolungma: Government says the highest helicopter landing never
happened. Why? by Alok Tumbahangphey (nt 17/06/2005)
The
National Flag Carrier Amid Triumph, Hope And Despair, by Raj Bhai
Manandhar (rn 12/06/2005)
Yeti
Airlines slashes fares (kp 08/06/2005)
Govt
to develop int'l airport in Bhairahawa (kp 07/06/2005)
In
search of new airspace, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 04/06/2005)
Dragon
Airlines gets AOC (kp 04/06/2005)
Jet,
Sahara suspend flights to Kathmandu, by Sudeshna Sarkar (Hindustan
Times 01/06/2005), Qatar,
Jet Airways suspend flights, by Krishna Regmi (kp 02/06/2005)
Price
war ends, air fares to go up, by Krishna Regmi (kp 26/05/2005)
Sorry,
can't fly lower! by Hemant Arjyal (kp 03/05/2005)
Two
more airlines get permit to fly, by Dikshya Thakuri (ht 20/04/2005
Price
war goes international, by Ratnakar Adhikari (kp 01/04/2005), Fare
war fares well for fliers, by Krishna Regmi (kp 06/04/2005
FASA
promises slot to RNAC (kp 29/01/2005)
Govt
scraps airlines’ syndicate system By Bishnu Devkota (rn 24/01/2005)
End
syndicate system, Karnali traders demand, by Bishnu Devkota (rn
15/01/2005)
Cutthroat
Competition: Nepal's private airlines make efforts to lure passengers
through reducing fares in the New Delhi sector (sp 14/01/2005)
More
aircraft to boost RNAC (rn 08/01/2005)
Airliners
seek permission for 14 new aircraft (kp 06/01/2005)
3
killed in chopper crash, by Krishna Regmi (kp 05/01/2005)
Release
immediately (ht 03/01/2005)
Volume
of air traffic rise by 24pc (kp 01/01/2005)
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