Everest Air

{{Short description|Defunct Nepalese airline}}

{{Infobox airline

| airline = Everest Air

| image =

| caption =

| IATA = E2[http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&luck=1&where=100022 ATDB] retrieved 19 November 2006

| ICAO = -

| callsign = -

| aoc = 007/96{{cite web |title=Civil Aviation Report 2010 |url=http://www.caanepal.gov.np/publication/CivilAviationLayoutReport_2010.pdf |publisher=Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal |accessdate=1 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907095953/http://www.caanepal.gov.np/publication/CivilAviationLayoutReport_2010.pdf |archive-date=7 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}

| founded =

| commenced = 1992

| ceased = 1998

| bases = Tribhuvan International Airport

| headquarters = Kathmandu, Nepal

| fleet_size = 1 (at closure)

| destinations = 11 (at closure){{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

}}

Everest Air was an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal that provided scheduled domestic air services and chartered helicopter flights.

History

Tha airline was originally formed as Nepal Air Charter Services.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} It was formed in 1992 and became defunct in 1998.

Destinations

Everest Air regularly served the following destinations, which were cancelled either at the closure of operations or before:[http://www.enjoynepal.com/Travel_Guide/gen_info/tg_gen_info_knowyourway.asp Enjoy Nepal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325143458/http://www.enjoynepal.com/Travel_Guide/gen_info/tg_gen_info_knowyourway.asp |date=2007-03-25 }} retrieved 19 November 2006

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City

!Airport

!Notes

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BhairahawaBhairahawa Airport
BharatpurBharatpur Airport
BiratnagarBiratnagar Airport
JomsomJomsom Airport
JumlaJumla Airport
KathmanduTribhuvan International Airport{{Airline hub}}
LamidandaLamidanda Airport
LuklaTenzing–Hillary Airport
PokharaPokhara Airport
ManthaliRamechhap Airport
RumjatarRumjatar Airport

Fleet

At the time of closure, Everest Air operated the following aircraft:

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|+Everest Air Fleet

! Aircraft !! In fleet !! Notes

Dornier 2281{{cite web |title=Everest Air - Fleet |url=https://www.planelogger.com/Airline/Fleet/Everest_Air/172483#RegistrationList |publisher=Planelogger |accessdate=1 May 2019}}

=Former fleet=

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|+Everest Air former Fleet

! Aircraft !! In fleet !! Notes

Mil Mi-81
Dornier 2283

Accidents and incidents

  • 1993 Everest Air Dornier 228 crash - On 31 July 1993, an Everest Air Dornier 228-101 aircraft, performing a scheduled flight from Kathmandu to Bharatpur, struck a mountain at Bharatpur. All 3 crew members and 16 passengers were killed.[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19930731-1 Aviation Safety Network] retrieved 19 November 2006

References