Air Kasthamandap
{{short description|Nepali airline}}
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| founded = 2009
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| headquarters = Kathmandu, Nepal
| key_people = Pradeep Shrestha (CEO){{cite web |title=Why Are Most Domestic Airlines Running In Loss? |url=https://www.newbusinessage.com/Articles/view/940 |publisher=New Business Age |accessdate=1 May 2020}}
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Air Kasthamandap Pvt. Ltd. was an airline based in Nepal which started operations in 2009. It had its headquarters in Kathmandu and operated scheduled and charter flights and cargo flights in Western Nepal.
History
Air Kasthamandap started operations in 2009 with two brand new PAC P-750 XSTOL aircraft.{{cite web |title=About Air Kasthmandap |url=http://www.airkasthamandap.com/page.php?title=about-air-kasthmandap |publisher=Air Kasthmandap |accessdate=1 May 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228234219/http://www.airkasthamandap.com/page.php?title=about-air-kasthmandap |archivedate=28 February 2016}}
In June 2017, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal revoked Air Kasthamandap's Air operator's certificate.{{cite web |title=AOC of Air Kasthamandap cancelled |url=https://www.tourismmail.com/aoc-of-air-kasthamandap-cancelled |publisher=Tourism Mail |accessdate=1 May 2020 |date=6 July 2017}}
Destinations
Air Kasthamandap regularly served the following destinations on passenger or cargo service. These were cancelled either at the closure of operations or before:{{cite web |title=Air Kasthamandap |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/business/air-kasthamandap/ |publisher=The Himalayan Times |accessdate=1 May 2020 |date=October 29, 2009}}{{cite web |title=Projects |url=http://www.airkasthamandap.com/page.php?title=projects |publisher=Air Kasthamandap |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229211408/http://www.airkasthamandap.com/page.php?title=projects |archivedate=29 February 2016}}{{cite web |title=Flight Statistics |url=http://www.airkasthamandap.com/page.php?title=flight-statistics |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229211358/http://www.airkasthamandap.com/page.php?title=flight-statistics |archivedate=29 February 2016}}
Fleet
At the time of closure, Air Kasthamandap operated the following aircraft:{{cite web |title=AIR KASTHAMANDAP - FLEET |url=https://www.planelogger.com/Airline/Fleet/Air_Kasthamandap/195100#RegistrationList |publisher=Planelogger |accessdate=1 May 2020}}
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| PAC P-750 XSTOL | 3 |
Accidents and incidents
- 2016 Air Kasthamandap PAC 750XL crash - On 26 February 2016, an Air Kasthamandap PAC 750XL aircraft with eleven people on board crashed at Chilkhaya in Kalikot District, Nepal, killing two crew members and injuring all nine passengers on board.{{Cite web|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2016-02-26/air-kastamandap-plane-crash-lands-at-kalikots.html|title=Air Kasthamandap crash-lands in Kalikot; Captain, co-pilot killed|website=kathmandupost.ekantipur.com|access-date=2016-05-31|archive-date=2016-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226094202/http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2016-02-26/air-kastamandap-plane-crash-lands-at-kalikots.html|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
{{Portal|Nepal|Aviation}}
- {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://airkasthamandap.com/}} via Wayback Machine
{{Navbox Airlines of Nepal}}
Category:Defunct airlines of Nepal
Category:Airlines established in 2009
Category:2009 establishments in Nepal
Category:2017 disestablishments in Nepal
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