Agni Air
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Agni Air Pvt. Ltd. is an airline based in Nepal which started operations in March 2006. It has its headquarters in Kathmandu.[1][2]
[edit] History
Agni Air started operations on 16 March 2006 on the Lukla and Tumlingtar sectors with a Dornier 228 and started flying to Biratnagar the next day.[3]
[edit] Destinations
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) granted Agni Air an air operators certificate, allowing it to operate scheduled flights, as well as mountain flights.[4] Agni Air provides scheduled flights at the following locations (as of June 2010):[5]
The Agni Air fleet consists of [3] :
The airline plans to acquire two more aircraft.[3]
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- 24 August 2010 - RNA Dornier Do 228-101 9N-AHE (9N-AAD) crashed after the crew decided to return and to divert to Simara Airport (VNSI) due to poor weather conditions at Kathmandu. News reports indicate that the airplane suffered a generator failure and ATC contact was lost around 7:30 am LT. 14 including 6 foreigners killed.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "How to find Us." Agni Air. Retrieved on 24 August 2010. "Agni Air Pvt. Ltd. P. O. Box: 23650 Prayag Marg, Shantinagar, Kathmandu, Nepal,"
- ^ "Contact Us." Agni Air. Retrieved on 24 August 2010.
- ^ a b c Nepalshotel.com March 2006
- ^ Hotelnepal.com retrieved 19 November 2006
- ^ "Flying Schedule". Agni Air. http://www.agniair.com/home/schedule.php. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ Aviation Safety Network retrieved 24 august 2010
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