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Himalaya Airlines Conducts Proving Flight to Delhi

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Himalaya Airlines Conducts Proving Flight to Delhi
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March 31: Himalaya Airlines, a Nepal-China joint venture airline, carried out a proving flight on Kathmandu-Delhi-Kathmandu sector with its first new Airbus 320-214 on March 30, to demonstrate its preparedness for commercial operations. “The new aircraft, with the Nepalese registration number 9N-ALM, demonstrated its competence to operate commercial flights in all aspects of airline operation,” according to a press statement by the airline. 

The flight was conducted under the inspection of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) inspectors as per the CAAN Air Operator Certificate requirements. International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) inspectors also observed the proving flight.   

"With the proving flight successfully conducted, we will commence commercial operations soon,” says Vijay Shrestha, Vice-President, Administrations of Himalaya Airlines. 

The airline has scheduled its first destinations at Delhi and Doha in April 2016 followed by Lhasa, Chengdu and Beijing in China a few months later.  The airline had welcomed its first new aircraft Airbus 320-214, on March 9. This aircraft carried the Prime Minister KP Oli during his official visit to China.  

Over the coming five years, the airline aims to acquire 15 Airbus 320 family aircrafts and targets to operate from Kathmandu to various cities in Asia and beyond. “The company will introduce long haul wide body aircraft of A330 family in due course of time for the operation of direct flights to Japan, Korea, Europe, Australia, and America,” informs the statement.   

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