Air Dynasty
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| Founded | 1993 | ||||||
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Tenzing–Hillary Airport (Lukla)[5] | |||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||||
| Key people | Pavitra K. Karki (Chairman)[6] | ||||||
| Website | http://www.airdynastyheli.com | ||||||
Eurocopter AS350 in front of the Himalayas
Air Dynasty Heli Service Pvt. Ltd. is a
History
Air Dynasty was founded in 1993 in Kathmandu, Nepal. In 2001, the airline received a
Eurocopter helicopter was leased, after the government of Bhutan decided to introduce helicopter charter services in the country.[8]
In 2013, the European Commission banned all Nepalese airlines from entering European airspace. This restriction is still in place as of January 2023 and specifically also regards Air Dynasty.[9][10]
Fleet
Current fleet
The Air Dynasty fleet consists of these aircraft (as of May 2019):[5][11][12]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Eurocopter AS350 B3e | 1 | 1[13] | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Eurocopter AS350 FXII | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Eurocopter AS350 BA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | ||||
Former fleet
| Aircraft | Operated | Passengers | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Y | Total | |||
Airbus H125[14]
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1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | Crashed on 27 February 2019[15]
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Accidents and incidents
- 26 September 2013 – An Air Dynasty Eurocopter AS 350 helicopter crashed after landing at
- 27 February 2019 – An Airbus H125
References
- ^ a b "About Us". Air Dynasty. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Air Dynasty Heli Services". HotelNepal.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Air Dynasty Helicopter Service". I am Kathmandu. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Civil Aviation Report 2017" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Air dynasty operating service from three bases around the country". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Air Dynasty acquires new chopper". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "AN INVESTMENT GUIDE TO NEPAL Opportunities and conditions" (PDF). United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. January 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Acharya, Gopilal (19 January 2006). "Domestic helicopter service picks up". Kuensel. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
- ^ "EU bans all airlines from Nepal to fly into the 28 nation bloc". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "LEGAL NOTICE" (PDF). European Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-25. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Our Fleet". Air Dynasty. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Air Dynasty receives its new factory made H125 '9N-AMI' chopper". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Air Dynasty new chopper to arrive within a week". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "9N-AMI ( AS350 H125)". Air Dynasty. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222317". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Chopper crashes in Lukla, injures 4". Nepali Reporter. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160947". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Seven people, including tourism minister, killed in a helicopter crash". The Kathmandu Post. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
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