Manang Air Pvt. Ltd. (
Nepali: मनाङ एयर) is a
helicopter airline based in
Kathmandu,
Nepal and was founded in 1997 and has been operating helicopters in commercial air transportation within the Nepalese territory under the Regulation of
Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. The company provides chartered services and is focused on personalized services such as adventure flights helicopter excursions or expedition work.[2] It is the only
Approved Training Organization in Nepal.[3]
History
The airline started operations with a single
Mil Mi-17 helicopter in 1997. It resumed its flights in 2014 after three years, after the company had stopped its service in 2009 after its
MI-17 helicopter was involved in an accident.[4][5]
Fleet
Current fleet
The Manang Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2022):[6]
15 November 2009 - A Manang Air
MI-17 helicopter crashed on a
cargo mission. The chopper had left
Surkhet Airport at 10:30 a.m. with supplies including pipes meant for setting up a drinking water supply system in
Rodikot in
Humla District. The accident occurred at 11:15 a.m. A Russian flight engineer was killed in the accident, and five other people were injured.[7]
10 June 2017 - A Manang Air helicopter en route to
Gosainkunda from
Kathmandu crash-landed at Gosainkunda Helipad incurring minor damages. There were no human casualties.[8]
14 April 2019 - A Manang Air
Eurocopter AS350 registration 9N-ALC parked at the helipad of
Lukla Airport was destroyed when a
Let 410 registration 9N-AMH operated by
Summit Air veered of the runway while taking off for
Ramechhap. Two helicopters of Manang Air were hit by the plane. The first officer of the flight died in the accident as well as two security officers on the ground near the runway. Several people were injured.[10]
14 October 2023 - A Manang Air
Eurocopter AS350 registration 9N-ANJ flying from Lukla to Solukhumbu to pick up a passenger crashed near Lobuche. Captain Prakash Kumar Sedhai was injured from the fire that blew after that landing. The plant had left Lukla airport at 7:13 am and met with an accident at 7:25 am. [13]
Manang Air Pvt. Ltd. (
Nepali: मनाङ एयर) is a
helicopter airline based in
Kathmandu,
Nepal and was founded in 1997 and has been operating helicopters in commercial air transportation within the Nepalese territory under the Regulation of
Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. The company provides chartered services and is focused on personalized services such as adventure flights helicopter excursions or expedition work.[2] It is the only
Approved Training Organization in Nepal.[3]
History
The airline started operations with a single
Mil Mi-17 helicopter in 1997. It resumed its flights in 2014 after three years, after the company had stopped its service in 2009 after its
MI-17 helicopter was involved in an accident.[4][5]
Fleet
Current fleet
The Manang Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2022):[6]
15 November 2009 - A Manang Air
MI-17 helicopter crashed on a
cargo mission. The chopper had left
Surkhet Airport at 10:30 a.m. with supplies including pipes meant for setting up a drinking water supply system in
Rodikot in
Humla District. The accident occurred at 11:15 a.m. A Russian flight engineer was killed in the accident, and five other people were injured.[7]
10 June 2017 - A Manang Air helicopter en route to
Gosainkunda from
Kathmandu crash-landed at Gosainkunda Helipad incurring minor damages. There were no human casualties.[8]
14 April 2019 - A Manang Air
Eurocopter AS350 registration 9N-ALC parked at the helipad of
Lukla Airport was destroyed when a
Let 410 registration 9N-AMH operated by
Summit Air veered of the runway while taking off for
Ramechhap. Two helicopters of Manang Air were hit by the plane. The first officer of the flight died in the accident as well as two security officers on the ground near the runway. Several people were injured.[10]
14 October 2023 - A Manang Air
Eurocopter AS350 registration 9N-ANJ flying from Lukla to Solukhumbu to pick up a passenger crashed near Lobuche. Captain Prakash Kumar Sedhai was injured from the fire that blew after that landing. The plant had left Lukla airport at 7:13 am and met with an accident at 7:25 am. [13]