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Risky business: Conflict of interest in CAAN is hazardous to aviation safety (kp 16/05/2012)
Agni plane crashes in Jomsom; 15 including crew members killed, 6 injured (nn 14/05/2012), Dead bodies of plane crash victims airlifted to Kathmandu (nn 14/05/2012), 15 die in Agni Air crash at Jomsom, six survive, byManoj Adhikari, Santosh Pokharel and Dilip Poudel (rep 15/05/2012) Agni
plane goes down in Jomsom; 15 dead: Air hostess, two Danes, three
Indians survive accident; Dornier craft was headed for Jomsom from
Pokhara (kp 15/05/2012), 15
killed in Agni Air crash in Jomsom, six survive: 13 Indian
nationals,two crew members among dead; Condition of one injured critical (ht 15/05/2012)
Tara to resume flights in Karnali with NAC plane (kp 14/05/2012), Tara Air conducts test flight of Twin Otter (ht 14/05/2012)
Multi-storey parking at TIA on cards (ht 14/05/2012)
Flying blind: It’s difficult to say if Nepal’s aviation industry has any specific vision or long-term plan, by Buddhi Sagar Lamichhane (kp 13/05/2012)
Crack,
confusion and chat: Plane crash investigations need to be more thorough
and include human behaviour analysis to find causes, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 11/05/2012)
CAAN seeks to streamline ground handling service, by Eliza Manandhar (ht 07/05/2012)
Nepali airlines lack long-term strategy, interview with Tri Ratna Manandhar (kp 05/05/2012)
Pokhara package: Finally, a new airport? by Ramesh Poudel (nt 04/05/2012), Three Chinese firms in bid to build new Pokhara airport, by Sangam Prain (kp 05/05/2012), Three Chinese firms submit bid (rep 09/05/2012)
TIA ground handling: CAAN plans to break NAC’s monopoly (kp 02/05/2012)
Airports suffer due to lack of sufficient aircraft (ht 30/04/2012)
Where
old planes go to die: The carcasses of planes are a mute testimony to
political interference and private greed that bled Nepal's airlines dry, by Dewan Rai (nt 27/04/2012)
NAC continues to fly into red (rep 25/04/2012)
NAC to revive Airbus deal, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 25/04/2012), The saga of NAC’s aircraft purchase plan continues (kp 28/04/2012)
TIA to get 300 new prepaid taxis: English language, uniform compulsory for taxi drivers (ht 20/04/2012)
Buddha Air opens spanking new hangar (kp 19/04/2012)
Turkish Air plans direct flights to Kathmandu (ht 13/04/2012)
Thai Airways announces special offers (rep 11/04/2012)
CAAN to purchase new aircraft (ht 10/04/2012)
CAAN to auction 11 old aircraft, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 04/04/2012)
Five countries keen to increase flights to Ktm (rep 03/04/2012)
Three airports to resume operations (ht 03/04/2012)
Bomb hoax at TIA, flights halted for hours (ht 02/04/2012), Bomb hoax on April Fool’s Day (ht 02/04/2012)
‘Middle way’ solution for jet purchase plan (kp 30/03/2012)
EXIM Bank condition leaves govt in dilemma, by Sangam Prasain (kp 29/03/2012)
NA personnel hurt in minor chopper accident (nn 28/03/2012)
Turkish Airlines to fly Kathmandu-Istanbul (kp 26/03/2012)
Pokhara-Kathmandu air ticket booking at 90 percent (rep 25/03/2012)
CAAN mulls handing over airports to community (kp 25/03/2012)
Varanasi flights expected to boost religious tourism (kp 24/03/2012)
Once is enough? Being a third world nation can no longer be an excuse to be third rate where tourism is concerned (nt 23/03/2012)
IRD charging VAT from intl airlines, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 21/03/2012)
Most airports in Nepal incurring losses: Report (kp 17/03/2012)
Agni Air to acquire two small aircraft (kp 16/03/2012)
Leaders, officials on the take: Complaint, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 14/03/2012)
Kingfisher halts flights to Kathmandu (kp 14/03/2012)
Entrepreneurs push for direct flights between Nepalgunj, Pokhara, by Santosh Pokhrel (rep 08/03/2012)
High airfare hurts passenger movement (kp 08/03/2012)
Buddha Air crash: Investigation report blames pilot error, ‘distractions’, by Sangam Prasain (kp 03/03/2012)
Buddha starts Ktm-Banaras flight (rep 01/03/2012)
Prompt steps urged to ease TIA congestion, by Sangam Prasain (kp 29/02/2012)
Nepal Airlines Corporation: Caught in flight, by Sugat Ratna Kansakar (rep 28/02/2012)
Fishtail Air imports chopper (ht 28/02/2012)
Nepal to ask India for more air entry points, by Sangam Prasain (kp 27/02/2012)
Air travel to be dearer from next month: Airline Operators Association of Nepal plans to hike price by Rs 60 to Rs 150 (ht 27/02/2012), Airlines hike fuel surcharge (rep 28/02/2012), Airlines hike fuel surcharge, by Sangam Prasain (kp 28/02/2012)
Blue Airways gets MoTCA nod, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 23/02/2012)
Aviation minister inspects airports in far west as another fire sweeps through field near Dhangadhi airport (nn 23/02/2012)
Aircraft purchase plan fails to get off the ground (kp 17/02/2012)
Speed up air safety efforts, Nepal told (kp 16/02/2012)
In bits-n-pieces, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 12/02/2012)
NAC fleet expansion plan: China agrees to give two aircraft in grant (kp 12/02/2012)
Bad weather leads to flight cancellations (kp 09/01/2012)
Airport authority to auction old aircraft (ht 09/02/2012), TIA ready to auction five dumped aircraft, by Eliza Manandhar (ht 18/02/2012)
Fire rages near airport, no harm done / Panic rules; 3 int’l flights hover for an hour, by Sangam Prasain and Binod Ghimire (kp 08/02/2012), Fire on TIA premises hits flights (ht 08/02/2012)
NAC grounds one Boeing (ht 04/02/2012)
Study begins for Dharan airport, by Rohit Rai (rep 01/02/2012)
Kangel airport resumes operation (rep 31/01/2012)
Buddha Air flying to Varanasi from March (rep 30/01/2012), Buddha Air to fly to Varanasi from March 1 (kp 04/02/2012)
CIAA says helipad crumbled due to poor construction (kp 28/01/2012)
PAC to summon secretaries for reviving Airbus deal (rep 27/01/2012), PAC calls meeting to discuss NAC’s aircraft purchase plan (kp 27/01/2012)
RAK Airways starting Nepal flights from mid-Feb, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 26/01/2012), RAK Airways opens booking for flights to UAE (rep 02/02/2012)
From competition to mud-slinging (rep 24/01/2012)
US, Australia interested in signing ASAs with Nepal, by Sangam Prasain (kp 24/01/2012), Nepal plans ASAs with four countries: Agreement with Vietnam,Indonesia,the US and Australia are in pipeline (ht 27/01/2012)
Domestic airfare in for an upward revision, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 21/01/2012), Domestic carriers up fuel surcharge by Rs 55-Rs 190 (kp 22/01/2012)
Nepal seeks new air routes to handle growing traffic (kp 21/01/2012)
'Determined to procure Chinese aircraft for NAC' (rep 19/01/2012)
Dense fog leaves TIA outof action for half-a-day, by Sangam Prasain (kp 17/01/2012)
Fishtail aircraft skids off runaway, by Santosh Pokharel (rep 13/01/2012)
Govt to keep scheme for int’l airlines this year too (kp 10/01/2012)
American experts conducting TIA's first seismic preparedness study, by Bikash Sangraula (rep 09/01/2012)
Suketar Airport upgradation to end (ht 08/01/2012)
NAC seeks maximum aircraft under grant assistance (rep 04/01/2011)
BB Airways gets ministry’s green signal; To start int’l flights to seven destinations from September (ht 04/01/2012)
Buddha Air crash probe team asks for more time (kp 02/01/2012)
Experts call for cheaper air service (ht 01/01/2012)
The choice: Analysis of black box data is necessary to find out what exactly happened to the Buddha Air aircraft, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 25/12/2011)
TIA to install new navigation system (ht 24/12/2011)
Beijing writes to Finance Ministry to take aircraft purchase process ahead (kp 23/12/2011)
CUTE to reduce check-in queues at TIA (rep 21/12/2011), CAAN launches new system at TIA (kp 21/12/2011), Tribhuvan International Airport goes hightech (ht 21/12/2011)
Bad weather disrupts air traffic (ht 18/12/2011)
Domestic air passenger traffic growth slows down (kp 17/12/2011)
TIA to have new tourist taxis, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 17/12/2011)
Minister’s bid to buy planes hits ‘system violation’ hurdle, by Sangam Prasain (kp 16/12/2011)
Airliners seek interest on cash deposit: Oil Corporation undecided on bank guarantee (ht 16/12/2011)
Int’l air passenger traffic soars 13pc, by Sangam Prasain (kp 15/12/2011)
New domestic airport near Capital mulled (kp 14/12/2011)
Hold
on till ten: Aviation sector has come a long way since 1978, but many
issues remain to improve aviation safety, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 11/12/2011)
Wings over Nepal: CAAN itself should follow ICAO’s guidelines while ensuring that airlines stay in line, by Birendra Kumar Singh (kp 08/12/2011)
Two is better than one: The planned regional international airport in Pokhara will allow development to take off, by Debendra K.C. (kp 08/12/2011)
Call to make sustainable aviation (ht 08/12/2011)
Air service disrupted, Khotang locals adversely affected (ht 03/12/2011)
Fishtail helicopter crashes in Solu, all 3 on board safe (nn 29/11/2011)
The search for order, by C.K. Lal (rep 28/11/2011)
Sita Air plane meets with accident at Nepalgunj airport; all 21 on board safe (nn 26/11/2011), Sita Air meets with accident (rep 27/11/2011)
Govt to request Exim Bank for $145m for new Pokhara airport, by Sangam Prasain (kp 26/11/2011)
Bomb hoax grounds Agni Air planes (rep 25/11/2011), Bomb hoax delays flights (kp 25/11/2011), Bomb hoax creates panic in airport (ht 25/11/2011)
4 injured in plane accident in Mugu, by Tufan Neupane (rep 21/11/2011), Makalu plane crashes at Talcha (kp 22/11/2011), Makalu plane crash-lands at Talcha: Injured passengers recount horror (kp 23/11/2011))
Delhi-KTM airfare hike in offing (kp 16/11/2011)
NAC team to visit China to examine aircraft, by Sangam Prasain (kp 15/11/2011), Tourism Minister Magar says NAC will acquire a fleet of five aircraft soon (nn 15/11/2011), NAC aircraft purchase might face rough weather: Minister vows to buy Chinese MA 60 plane, by Eliza Manandhar (ht 16/11/2011), NAC team gives thumbs up to Chinese planes, by Sangam Prasain (kp 28/11/2011), NAC aircraft deal in December During the visit of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, by Elita Manandhar (ht 28/11/2011)
Dense fog prompts flight cancellations, by Sangam Prasain (kp 14/11/2011), Fear of flying TIA has many problems, but it can’t be blamed for bad weather (kp 15/11/2011), Bad weather hits tourists, commoners (kp 17/11/2011), Poor visibility affects Solukhumbu flights (ht 17/11/2011), Tourists stranded in Solukhumbu: Adverse weather conditions disrupt flights for six consecutive days (ht 18/11/2011)
Twin Otter landing gear units missing: NAC, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 13/11/2011), After Boeing wheels, NAC Twin Otter’s landing gears go missing (kp 13/11/2011), Case Of Missing Wheels, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 20/11/2011)
Buddha Air crash probe stalls over money matters (kp 11/11/2011)
TIA among most hated airports (ht 11/11/2011), Airport woes: TIA is ranked one of the world’s worst airports, but this is no reason to fret, by Buddhi Sagar Lamichhane (20/11/2011)
Air passengers stuck in Mugu (ht 10/11/2011)
NAC seeks 8 aircraft in grant from China, by Sangam Prasain (kp 10/11/2011)
Korean firm seeks go-ahead for 2nd international airport, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 09/11/2011)
Bad weather prompts flurry of flight cancellations, business losses, by Sangam Prasain (kp 07/11/2011)
Foggy weather halting flights to and from Pokhara airport for four days (nn 05/11/2011), 118 flights cancelled in 3 days, by Santosh Pokhrel (rep 06/11/2011)
No flights to Lukla airport for last three days (nn 03/11/2011), Hundreds of Solu tourists stranded: Flights disrupted in Lukla for three days due to poor visibility, by Manoj Kumar Shrestha (ht 04/11/2011), Bad weather leaves hundreds of tourists stranded in Lukla, by Sangam Prasain (kp 05/11/2011), Rescue of tourists stranded in Lukla begins, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 05/11/2011), 24 tourists stranded in Lukla airlifted: Thick fog mars rescue operation; NA chopper to fly today (ht 05/11/2011), Rescue flight couldn't take off for Lukla (rep 06/11/2011), 30 domestic flights cancelled: Over 3,500 tourists stranded in Lukla, Surke (kp 06/11/2011), Weather continues to play foul in Solu: Tourists stuck at Everest region for five days (ht 06/11/2011), Stranded tourists being airlifted from Lukla (nn 06/11/2011), Day 7: 400 tourists airlifted from Lukla, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 07/11/2011), Skies clear for a while; over 500 tourists airlifted from Lukla (kp 07/11/2011), Tourists at mercy of weather: 1,600 still stranded in Lukla (ht 07/11/2011), Helicopter with rescued Lukla tourists makes emergency landing in Dolakha (nn 07/11/2011), Around 1,000 rescued from Lukla, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 08/11/2011), Over 1,000 tourists rescued from Lukla (ht 08/11/2011), Marooned, in limbo, and feeling blue: Stranded tourists say they have little or no info about rescue (ht 08/11/2011), Over 2000 tourists still stranded in Lukla (nn 08/11/2011), 750 tourists airlifted from Lukla (rep 09/11/2011), 500 people still
stranded in Lukla (kp 09/11/2011), Schedule flights to Lukla resume Thursday (rep 10/11/2011)
Govt
agencies’ delay hits int’l airport upgradation: Increasing number of
airlines flying to Nepal forced CAAN to add more infrastructure (ht 02/11/2011)
As TIA prospers, areas nearby left behind, by Nirjana Sharma (kp 01/11/2011)
IndiGo starts Kathmandu flight from Friday: Including the new airliner six Indian airlines fly to Nepal (ht 31/10/2011)
Air economics: A strong aviation industry can be a prominent source for prosperity and sustainable development, by Buddhi Sagar Lamichhane (kp 30/10/2011)
TIA busy like never before: The country’s only international airport is currently handling over 385 flight movements daily (kp 27/10/2011)
Ministry readies to award second int’l airport project (ht 26/10/2011)
Int'l air tickets selling out fast, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 22/10/2011)
High flying: Pilots need special skills to fly efficiently in the mountains, by Rameshwar Thapa (kp 21/10/2011)
TIA to install high-tech tool (ht 21/10/2011)
Three international carriers plan to link Kathmandu (kp 20/10/2011)
Army helicopter goes missing; worst feared for six persons on board (nn 18/10/2011), Nepal Army plane crashes with six on board, by Dilip Poudel and Rudra Khadka (rep 18/10/2011), Army plane crashes; 6 feared dead: Aircraft Kathmandu-bound from Nepalgunj (kp 19/10/2011), Army plane crashes, six feared dead, by Gyanendra Gautam (ht 19/10/2011), All six dead bodies airlifted to Kathmandu, by Dilip Poudel (rep 19/10/2011), Bodies brought to Kathmandu (kp 20/10/2011)
TIA breaking service, facility barriers, by Santosh Chhetri (kp 17/10/2011)
NAC’s Twin Otter grounded at Lukla (kp 17/10/2011)
Chinese team studying feasibility of regional airport, by Santosh Pokhrel (rep 13/10/2011)
Airlines report normal business during Dashain (rep 12/10/2011)
In-air liability: Aviation insurance claims and benefits are inadequate for Nepali passengers, by Buddhi Sagar Lamichhane (kp 09/10/2011)
Dangerous Sky: Buddha Air’s plane crash has again raised the question of aviation safety in Nepal, by Keshab Poudel (sp 30/09/2011)
Buddha Air puts off plan to launch flights on new routes (rep 27/09/2011)
'Private sector investment in aviation manpower poor', interview with Medini Prasad Sharma (rep 27/09/2011)
Pokhara-bound Agni Air plane makes ‘emergency landing’ at Kathmandu Airport (nn 27/09/2011)
22 crashes in 19 years: What went wrong?, by Prem Dhakal (rep 26/09/2011), Strengthen rules (rep 26/09/2011)
Bad air day for Nepali aviation: Crash, bomb hoax and plane with a flat tyre, by Santosh P. Pokharel (ht 26/09/2011)
Buddha Air plane crashes at Lalitpur; all 19 on board killed (nn 25/09/2011), Dead bodies of Buddha Air crash victims recovered (nn 25/09/2011), Three-member panel to probe Buddha Air plane crash (nn 25/09/2011), 19 killed as Buddha Air plane crashes in Lalitpur: Aircraft 2.5 min away from TIA when it crashed; experts blame bad weather, by Sangam Prasain (kp 26/09/2011), Another
Bloody Sunday: After quake, it’s a crash: Buddha Air Mt Everest
sightseeing flight goes down in Lalitpur; 10 Indians among 19 killed (ht 26/09/2011), Buddha Air plane crashes; all 19 on board dead, by Puruashottam Khatri (rn 26/09/2011), All 19 killed in Buddha plane crash, by Bikash Sangraula (rep 26/09/2011), ‘Beechcraft went out of control’, by Rudra Pangeni (ht 26/09/2011), Untold misery leaves kin dumbstruck, by Ankit Adhikari and Navin Adhikari (kp 26/09/2011), Another tragedy (ht 26/09/2011), ‘Timely help could have saved a life’ (ht 26/09/2011), "I want to live, take me to hospital", by Om Astha Rai and Arjun Poudel (rep), Crew's kin, friends shocked (rep 26/09/2011), Dr Mehta's last week in Nepal turns fateful, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 26/09/2011), Loved ones gone, memories remain, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 27/09/2011)
Flights resume at TIA after bomb hoax (nn 25/09/2011), Bomb hoax in SpiceJet plane creates panic (kp 26/09/2011)
Learning to fly: It’s Visit Nepal Year but our national carrier absorbs only five per cent of the market, by Buddhi Sagar Lamichhane (kp 25/09/2011)
Airport scales calibrated wrongly (ht 23/09/2011)
NAC resuming KTM-Jumla flight after 20 yrs, by Tufan Neupane (rep 21/09/2011)
Bahrain Air to resume flights from Sept 21 (kp 17/09/2011)
Biratnagar ready for night flights: Up to 2,000 passengers to benefit daily (ht 16/09/2011)
Buddha Air to fly to Varanasi from March (kp 14/09/2011)
Airlines report surge in bookings with festival rush (kp 08/09/2011), Airlines cautiously optimistic about Dashain bookings (rep 12/09/2011)
Mouse grounds NAC Boeing again, in HK, by Prem Dhakal (rep 07/09/2011), Another mouse found
inside NAC aircraft (kp 07/09/2011), Mice And Flight Safety, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn 07/09/2011), Elusive mouse stalls Boeing one more day, by Prem Dhakal (rep 08/09/2011), Mouse trapped inside plane escapes (rep 09/09/2011), Elusive mouse inside NAC Boeing caught in Hong Kong (nn 09/09/2011)
Another power struggle looming at NAC? (kp 04/09/2011), NAC unions bar Limbu from assuming office
Decide to knock on the prime minister’s door to settle EC-MD power sharing issue (kp 07/09/2011)
Airlines raise frequency Apex court favours for peak tourist season (kp 03/09/2011)
Where are our airlines?, by Buddhi Sagar Lamichhana (kp 02/09/2011)
Bahrain Air resumes Ktm flights: The airlines will fly daily from Sept 21 (ht 31/08/2011)
Air tickets for Dashain fast selling out, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 30/08/2011)
Buddha to fly between Pokhara, Bhairawa, by Santosh Pokharel (rep 29/08/2011)
Buddha Air tops domestic carrier ops, by Sangam Prasain (kp 29/08/2011)
Workers on strike at airport (rep 22/08/2011), Workers' strike TIA ends (rep 24/08/2011), Sigh of relief (rep 24/08/2011)
Int'l air carriers see boost in passenger movement (kp 22/08/2011)
NAC slashes airfare (rep 19/08/2011)
Probe reports of past air crashes lost: Taskforce, by Bikash Sangraula (rep 18/08/2011)
TIA to implement satellite-based navigation system (kp 17/08/2011)
Simrik Air to operate AS350 B3 plus helicopter (kp 16/08/2011)
Govt to seek donor support to expand NAC’s domestic fleet (kp 15/08/2011)
NAC role in bringing tourists negligible, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 14/08/2011)
Much needed flights to hilly areas few and far between, by Rajendsra Nath and Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 13/08/2011)
Carriers report strong inbound bookings for autumn season (kp 12/08/2011)
Country's aviation safety improves, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 09/08/2011), Nepal skies saw 65 air
accidents in two decades (kp 09/08/2011)
Second International Airport: Report calls for formation of steering committee (kp 09/08/2011)
MoTCA told to end differential airfare (rep 08/08/2011)
Lack of NAC aircraft hits tourism sector hard: It is making the country an expensive destination; Nepal losing long haul markets (ht 08/08/2011)
Lost in the clouds: Tourist air arrivals are increasing annually, but the national flag carrier’s market share is shrinking, by Sangam Prasain (kp 06/08/2011)
TIA runway falls apart for fifth time in 2 months (kp 31/07/2011)
NAC, the national flag carrier: Challenges and prospects, by Manohar SJB Rana (ht 27/07/2011)
Dragonair to fly daily on Ktm-HK route (ht 27/07/2011)
'Govt proposal of four intl airports not viable', by Samiksha Koirala (rep 24/07/2011)
Registrations of single-engine aircraft to be stopped (kp 20/07/2011)
TIA to install self-service check-in machines, by Sangam Prasain (kp 14/07/2011)
Missing in action, by Anup Ojha and Sukriti Raut (kp 09/07/2011)
Fishtail chopper makes emergency landing in Kalikot; all on board safe (nn 06/07/2011)
NAC will add two aircraft: Minister Biswokarma (rep 02/07/2011)
Smoggy skies threaten aviation in Kathmandu, by Ujjwala Maharjan (rep 01/07/2011)
Most NA choppers stay grounded for lack of money, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 30/06/2011), Provide Rs 800m for NA aircraft maintenance: SAC tells govt (rep 13/07/2011)
Shahi appointed NAC executive chairman, dual leadership scrapped (rep 30/06/2011), Manarup Shahi unqualified: Writ petition (rep 09/07/2011)
Anything that flies: TIA is an airport with limited scope, making it unable to handle even a modest increase in traffic, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 28/06/2011)
Flights resume at TIA after maintenance of VOR (nn 25/06/2011), Flights at TIA affected for two hrs, by Prem Dhakal(rep 26/06/2011), Communication snag grinds TIA to halt: Physical structures, hoarding boards, high-power FM stations blamed (ht 26/06/2011), Much ado about nothing?, by Bikash Sangraula (rep 28/06/2011), PAC finds serious lapses in maintenance of TIA runway, summons top officials for clarification (nn 29/06/2011), PAC wakes up to airport snag (kp 30/06/2011), PAC orders probe into lapses found in construction of TIA runway, helipad (nn 30/06/2011), PAC seeks action over TIA overlay, helipad defect, by Bikash Sangraula (rep 01/07/2011), Parliamentary committee asks CIAA to bring guilty to account (ht 01/07/2011), TIA runway (rep 02/07/2011)
Tara Air cargo makes hard handing at Simikot airport; crew members safe (nn 24/06/2011)
NAC to get two brand new aircrafts soon: Minister Biswokarma (nn 23/06/2011), Govt plans afresh to buy planes for NAC (kp 24/06/2011)
Air traffic controllers question repeated runway breakdown, by Bikash Sangraula (rep 22/06/2011), TIA runway problem hits flights (kp 22/06/2011), Flights at TIA disrupted as runway caves in, by Sangam Prasain (kp 22/06/2011), Flights delayed as TIA runway in need of repair (ht 22/06/2011)
Indian carrier IndiGo poised to enter Nepali skies (kp 18/06/2011)
Ministry waits for final report of second international airport (ht 11/06/2011)
Simara Airport to operate nighttime flights, by Upendra Lamichhane (rep 10/06/2011)
MoTCA says Air Arabia should be allowed to fly KTM-KUL, by Sangam Prasain (kp 03/06/2011)
Buddha Air starts Ktm-Tumlingtar flights (nn 01/06/2011)
NAC must go the RFP way: Panel (kp 31/05/2011)
Unsafe skies: Lack of oversight has made air travel in Nepal risky, by Bishwesh Shrestha (kp 27/05/2011)
Newly-built helipads at TIA falling apart, by Sangam Prasain (kp 26/05/2011)
China set to extend flights to Nepal (nn 26/05/2011)
TIA to get satellite-based navigation system (kp 25/05/2011)
10 NAC co-pilots grounded for staging protest, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 21/05/2011), Grounded co-pilots to take off: NAC management holds talks with agitators (ht 23/05/2011)
NAC off the radar as Limbu-Kansakar tussle flares, by Sangam Prasain (kp 17/05/2011)
Airlines raise fuel surcharge by 20% (rep 16/05/2011)
Panel wants rural airfare fund revived, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 14/05/2011)
NAC forms study team for aircraft purchase, by Sangam Prasain (kp 14/05/2011)
SIMRIK Air adds two choppers to its fleet (kp 14/05/2011)
Airlines hike surcharge amid rise in fuel price, by Sangam Prasain (kp 10/05/2011)
Sliding down to TIA: New ways of landing aircraft in the Capital should make a difficult airport to land at less so, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 08/05/2011)
Plane crash in Dolpa (ht 03/05/2011)
Airlines slash fares as slack season sets in (kp 02/05/2011)
NAC making losses due to services to remote sectors (kp 27/04/2011)
TIA gives the nod to constant descent approach system (kp 21/04/2011)
Kansakar vows to buy aircraft for NAC (kp 21/04/2011)
Nepal-Bhutan agree to revise air service agreement (rep 17/04/2011)
Twin Otter shortage hinders fleet expansion, by Sangam Prasain (kp 16/04/2011)
Air Kasthamandap to bring twin-engine aircraft (kp 13/04/2011)
Air Asia to fly to Kathmandu from June (rep 10/04/2011)
A
lot of hot air: The fake pilot racket in India is run in a hush-hush
manner; in Nepal, a mockingly corrupt system is run openly, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 10/04/2011)
2nd Int'l airport possible in 4 years at $600 million, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 09/04/2011), New International Airport (rep 10/04/2011), 'DFS first milestone for 2nd Int'l airport' (rep 11/04/2011), Second International Airport to be on the runway by 2015, by Sangam Prasain (kp 11/04/2011)
Int’l air passenger movement up 20pc (kp 04/04/2011)
Tribhuvan airport to start 24-hour operation (kp 31/03/2011)
Domestic air passenger movement up 12.83 pc, by Sangam Prasain (kp 28/03/2011)
Govt reopens China planes deal, by Kiran Chapagain (rep 23/03/2011), Aircraft buy deal: Govt solicits Chinese help (kp 27/03/2011), NAC issues just refuse to go away (ht 27/03/2011)
Second International Airport In Nepal (rn 21/03/2011)
Govt rolls back airfare hike in remote areas (kp 19/03/2011), No airfare hike for remote sectors (rep 20/03/2011), Private carriers reduce flights to remote routes, by Samiksha Koirala (rep 04/04/2011), 'Subsidize flights to rural areas' (rep 07/04/2011)
Airline offices in Humla closed following protest against price hike in airfare (nn 10/03/2011)
NAC office slung out on its ear, by Mahesh Acharya (kp 27/02/2011)
Airstrip can’t be an airport in 30 yrs (kp 27/02/2011)
Chopper charter fare to be uniform from March 1 (ht 21/02/2011)
Goma Air flight for western districts To link Jumla, Mugu, Humla, Bajhang, Bajura (ht 16/02/2011), Goma Air jets into aviation industry (kp 17/02/2011), Goma Air brings in two single-engine aircraft (nn 17/02/2011)
NAC increases international flights (nn 11/02/2011), KTM-DEL ‘n’ back for Rs 3k (kp 12/02/2011)
Airbus returning lock-up money to Nepal Airlines, by Terence Lee (ht 06/02/2011), Shady aircraft deal to cost Nepal Rs 2 billion (nn 07/02/2011), Letter sent by Airbus to NAC disappears mysteriously (nn 08/02/2011), NAC shows knack for standing still: Makes no move to get money (ht 23/02/2011), NAC inertia on lock-up money irks travel trade sector (ht 25/02/2011)
Domestic airfares to go up 13-49 pc, by Sangam Prasain (kp 05/02/2011), Airfare up by 33 pc, by Kuvare Chalise (ht 16/02/2011)
Janakpur airport to go international by 2012 (kp 05/02/2011)
Shut airport awaits air traffic controller (ht 01/02/2011)
India, China both flexible over Himalaya 2 air route, by Sangam Prasain (kp 29/01/2011)
Air passengers again required to show ID at check-in (kp 26/01/2011)
5 domestic carriers team up to start int’l airline, by Sangam Prasain (kp 25/01/2011)
60 tourists stranded in Lukla (kp 24/01/2011)
China Southern Airline to add more flights (ht 24/01/2011)
CAAN unions criticise rental extension by TIA (kp 22/01/2011), CAAN union cries foul on TIA revenue model (ht 24/01/2011)
Thinking about NAC: For a strategic direction, by Sugat Ratna Kansakar (ht 20/01/2011)
Carriers allowed to run extra flights during NTY, by Sangam Prasain (kp 19/01/2011), Govt to permit international airlines operators to increase flights during NTY-2011 (nn 21/01/2011)
Second International Airport expected to be completed in seven years (nn 17/01/2011), Nijgadh Airport can get boot-able by 2015: Study, by Sangam Prasain (kp 24/01/2011)
Can TIA handle Tourism Year traffic?, by Krita Raut (ht 16/01/2011)
TIA Does Its Bit For NTY 2011, by CK Khanal (rn 14/01/2011)
13-yr old radar still out of order (ht 12/01/2011)
Poor visibility shuts Simara airport (ht 09/01/2011)
Top business leaders urge PM to buy aircraft for NAC (ht 08/01/2011)
Old planes dumped at TIA to be auctioned: TIA management has passed a proposal to get rid of unserviceable planes (kp 08/01/2011)
Buddha Air set to start Lucknow service today (kp 07/01/2011), Buddha Air takes off for Lucknow (ht 08/01/2011)
China Eastern Airlines to start flight service to Ktm (nn 04/01/2011)
NAC unions halt agitation (nn 04/01/2011)
Bhairahawa halts night flights, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 03/01/2011)
Domestic air travel brings happy tidings: By Sept 2010,over a million boarded domestic flights (ht 03/01/2011)
For all the wrong reasons: NAC is expectedly the biggest let down for the NTY-2011, by Prakriti Pathak (kp 02/01/2011)
Hostaging the hostess! Improvements are needed in aviation, and how it’s reported in the media, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 30/12/2010)
Airline companies joining new airplanes purchasing bandwagon (nn 29/12/2010)
TIA immigration security: Nepal wants Indian help for revamp; Quantum of assistance needed worth millions of rupees, by Anil Giri (kp 28/12/2010), Take your time: Indian aid at TIA should be carefully negotiated (kp 29/12/2010), Nepal to make TIA the bees’ knees, by Anil Giri (kp 03/01/2011)
Air travellers sheep for TIA cabbies' shears, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 28/12/2010)
Domestic air operators hike fuel surcharge (kp 27/12/2010)
Domestic aviation high, passenger movement up 13pc, by Sangam Prasain (kp 25/12/2010)
NAC strike grounds domestic flights: Thousands of passengers left in lurch for 8 days (kp 23/12/2010), Strike called off, NAC starts domestic flights (ht 27/12/2010)
Domestic aviation industry witnessing growing investment (nn 23/12/2010)
Travel agents, airlines at odds, by Sangam Prasain (kp 22/12/2010)
Int’l air carriers in the pink, national flag carrier static, by Sangam Prasain (kp 20/12/2010)
Improve air safety: ICAO to govt (kp 18/12/2010), Air safety (rep 19/12/2010)
When KTM-Colombo flights? (kp 18/12/2010)
Aircraft missing with 22 on board, by Sangam Prasain (kp 16/12/2010), Tara Air Twin Otter missing (ht 16/12/2010), Wreckage found; all 22 killed, by Kumbharaj Rai (kp 17/12/2010), 17 Bhutanese out of 22 dead: Tickets booked under Nepali names to ‘evade tax’, by Sangam Prasain (kp 17/12/2010), No survivors in Tara Air crash: Bodies brought to Capital; 18 to be sent to Bhutan; Black box found (kp ht/12/2010), Travel agent held for ‘faking papers’: Nationality of 18 Bhutanese changed to evade tax fixed for foreigners (ht 17/12/2010), Panels to probe Tara Air crash (kp 18/12/2010), Travel agent handed to DRI: Police say agency owner, airline may face charges (ht 18/12/2010), Insurance living ordeal for victims’ families (ht 23/12/2010)
Buddha Air plans to start Pokhara-New Delhi flight (ht 14/12/2010)
Missing baggage cases on rise: Security body claims incidents have declined, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 09/12/2010), CIAA fiat sails against TIA wind, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 11/12/2010)
Hike in airfare planned (kp 09/12/2010)
National carrier hit hard by special right to Air Arabia to operate flights to Kuala Lumpur (nn 08/12/2010), House committee directs govt to cancel Air Arabia's Kathmandu - Malaysia flights (nn 12/12/2010), MOTCA told to nix Air Arabia’s M’asia flights, by Sangam Prasain (kp 13/12/2010), House panel directs to cancel Air Arabia deal (ht 13/12/2010), Air Arabia set to fly on schedule: Claims it would not hurt national flag carrier, ease traffic (ht 14/12/2010), NAC unions warn of stir (kp 15/12/2010), NAC unions stop domestic flights: Protests govt decision to allow Air Arbia fligth to Kuala Lumpur (ht 16/12/2010), Unions bleed NAC on Arabia fiasco (ht 18/12/2010)
NAC unions warn of stir (kp 08/12/2010)
Abrupt flight cancellations hit Jumla passengers (nn 08/12/2010)
Upper Tamakoshi signs loan agreement (nn 08/12/2010)
Safer skies: CAAN must meet international guidelines before it can play a larger role in securing Nepal’s skies, by Birendra Singh (kp 07/12/2010)
The plane truth: Tribhuvan International Airport’s capacity can be enhanced by adjusting the charges, by Umesh Panthi (kp 07/12/2010)
Domestic airlines fix uniform fares for long-distance routes, by Sangam Prasain (kp 06/12/2010), Uniform air fares: Tourism bodies for win-win situation (kp 07/12/2010)
Buddha Air to start Lucknow flights on Jan 7 (kp 29/11/2010), Buddha Air to fly Lucknow from Jan 7: Earlier, Necon Air, Cosmic Air and Air Nepal used to fly to Indian cities (ht 29/11/2010)
Lukla no. 8 in world's 10 most thrilling airports (kp 24/11/2010)
Technical glitch delays TIA flights (ht 24/11/2010)
Redesigned TIA arch an eyesore, by Bisahnu Prasad Aryal (ht 20/11/2010)
Hundreds of tourists stranded in Lukla due to flight cancellation (nn 19/11/2010), Thousands stranded near Everest (ht 20/11/2010), Over 1,500 stranded tourists rescued (nn 21/11/2010)
Royal’s exit bursts TIA seams, by Sangam Prasain (kp 17/11/2010), 70 flights cancelled due to VIP departure (nn 17/11/2010) [Is this the Nepali way to promote tourism??]
Fishtail Air helicopter crashes in Solukhumbu (nn 07/11/2010), 2 Fishtail chopper crew members dead (ht 08/11/2010), Fishtail chopper accident accident claims two, by Sangam Prasain (kp 09/11/2010), Fishtail Air to get Rs. 187 million as insurance (nn 09/11/2010)
Flying high: Domestic airlines increase flight frequency following heady growth in tourist arrivals, by Sangam Prasain (kp 06/11/2010)
‘Regulate airline safety standards’ (ht 03/11/2010)
NAC move sees a revival: Govt mulls forming high-level body to handle aircraft purchase for national carrier, by Sangam Prasain (kp 30/10/2010), Rescuing NAC (rep 01/11/2010)
West Nepal a boon to airlines, by J. Pandey (kp 27/10/2010)
NAC grounds Boeing: Int’l flights down by half (ht 26/10/2010)
TIA congestion hits domestic airlines, by Sangam Prasain (kp 25/10/2010)
More muscle for TIA (kp 21/10/2010)
Two Malaysian airlines to conduct flights to Nepal (nn 19/10/2010)
Over 500 passengers lose their luggage at TIA (nn 13/10/2010)
Sita Air aircraft sees accident at Lukla airport; passengers safe (nn 12/10/2010)
SpiceJet begins KTM-DEL flights (kp 08/10/2010), SpiceJet
brings a cheaper flight option to Delhi: Tourism Minister Sharat Singh
Bhandari flagged off its first flight from Kathmandu (ht 08/10/2010)
Airline companies set to increase domestic flights for Dashain festival (nn 05/10/2010)
Oman Air officially opens its Kathmandu route service (kp 30/09/2010)
NAC must get back cash from Airbus, rules CIAA, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 29/09/2010)
Airlines add flights to handle Dashain rush, by Sangam Prasain (kp 29/09/2010)
Nepal, Turkey sign ASA (nn 26/09/2010)
The ticket rush: With the peak tourist season having come at hand, airlines are seeing a surge in their passenger bookings, by Sangam Prasain (kp 18/09/2010)
Nepal-China flights to be increased: Tibet Tourism Bureau has also agreed to provide visas to international visitors from Nepal (kp 18/09/2010)
CAAN cap on CPL issue, by Sangam Prasain (kp 09/09/2010)
Airport out of order, locals in Taplejung hit (ht 08/09/2010)
SpiceJet to fly KTM from Oct 7 (ht 08/09/2010), SpiceJet to operate New Delhi-Kathmandu flights (nn 09/09/2010)
Birds of prey: The Biman mishap could easily have turned into a tragedy (kp 06/09/2010), Air safety rules flouted (kp 08/09/2010)
Buddha Air plane makes emergency landing at Bhairahawa Airport (nn 04/09/2010)
NAC to send aircraft to Israel for C-Check: The other NAC aircraft has been grounded due to faulty gear (ht 03/09/2010)
Kathmandu-Muscat service from today (kp 02/09/2010)
Animals pose a threat to Bhairahawa Airport, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 31/08/2010)
NAC says its Delhi flight to resume soon: The airline stopped flying on Kathmandu-Delhi route recently (ht 30/08/2010)
Are Nepali skies safe? The Agni Air crash has raised some serious questions about aviation safety in Nepal, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 28/08/2010), Was Agni Air crash really unexpected?, by Mukunda Mishra (rep 30/08/2010)
ArkeFly service from Oct 1 (kp 28/08/2010)
Budget airlines to the Tarai, interview with Prachanda Man Shrestha (kp 28/08/2010)
Helicopter makes emergency landing in Kapilvastu (nn 27/08/2010)
Air Kasthamandap, Makalu Air flights banned (nn 25/08/2010)
14 including six foreigners killed as Lukla-bound Agni Air plane crashes in Makwanpur (nn 24/08/2010), Govt forms panel to investigate Agni Air plane crash (nn 24/08/2010), Charred remains of Agni air plane crash brought to Ktm (nn 24/08/2010), 'Crash could have been averted if Agni Air had cancelled flight taking note of bad weather' (nn 24/08/2010), 14 killed in Makwanpur air crash (kp 25/08/2010), Aviation authority blamed for plane crash (kp 25/08/2010), Six foreigners among 14 killed in Agni Air crash (ht 25/08/2010), Beyond the call of duty: Ashish Sherchan, who flew to Bastipur on a rescue mission minutes after crash, narrates his experience (ht 25/08/2010), How air crash news spread and spurred rescue efforts (ht 25/08/2010), Bad logistics cost so many lives, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 26/08/2010), Air crash victims hard to identify, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 26/08/2010), Kin get remains of Nepalis killed in Agni Air crash (ht 26/08/2010), Crash course: Makawanpur should be a wake-up call for aviation sector (kp 26/08/2010), Black box yet to be found (kp 26/08/2010), Black-box of the crashed Agni Air plane found (nn 31/08/2010), Hotel Echo's last minutes: The last 26 minutes of Agni Air's 'Hotel Echo' (9N-AHE), by Dambar Lal Shrestha (nt 03/09/2010), Another Probe: The five-member probe commission constituted to look into Agni Air plane crash seems to be just as another ritual (sp 03/09/2010), Human error blamed, by Sangam Prasain (kp 22/11/2010), Spatial disorientation main culprit (ht 22/11/2010)
New pilots face increasing hurdles in taking up jobs (kp 21/08/2010)
Single-engine birds back in sky, by Sangam Prasain (kp 21/08/2010)
NAC credibility takes a nosedive: Flights to New Delhi suspended till September 2 (ht 21/08/2010)
Biratnagar airport to see enhancement in infrastructure (nn 19/08/2010)
Dynamic Airline to lose licence: Ministry finds cash guarantee not deposited, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/08/2010), Dynamic’s cheque dies (kp 23/08/2010)
New radar for TIA soon: CAAN, by Sangam Prasain (kp 16/08/2010)
Straighten matters (ht 16/08/2010)
No noise is good noise: Unrestricted night-time operation of flights at TIA will create far too many problems, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 12/08/2010)
Airport shut in Khotang (ht 10/08/2010)
Oman Air to operate direct flight between Nepal and Oman (nn 09/08/2010), Oman Air to link Muscat, Kathmandu from Sept 2 (kp 10/08/2010)
Buddha goes int’l on Aug 23 (kp 06/08/2010), Buddha Air to fly Paro from August 23 (ht 06/08/2010), Buddha set to expand its wings to Bhutan (nn 06/08/2010), Buddha reaches land of Thunder Dragon (kp 24/08/2010)
Tourism Ministry receives dozen proposals for new airports (nn 05/08/2010)
NAC cuts flights to hill districts (ht 03/08/2010)
Dragonair to increase flights (kp 02/08/2010), Dragon Air to add three more flights (nn 02/08/2010)
Nepal keen on NW passage, by Sangam Prasain (kp 30/07/2010)
FY to see 2nd int’l airport birth (kp 27/07/2010)
NA’s 15 aircrafts grounded (nn 27/07/2010)
Private airlines companies ask govt to reconsider its existing policy (nn 25/07/2010)
Solu flights off due to bad weather, by Julee Gurung (kp 22/07/2010)
Passenger traffic at TIA up 24pc in Q1, by Sangam Prasain (kp 20/07/2010)
NAC reduces fares (nn 16/07/2010)
Air services in Tumlingtar disrupted indefinitely after rain damages runway (nn 15/07/2010)
TIA to tie up with Interpol (kp 08/07/2010)
Air service closure hits Taplejung folk (kp 08/07/2010)
‘We urgently need more aircraft’, by Eliza Manandhar (ht 07/07/2010)
Agni Air plane faces gear breakdown after landing at Tumlingtar Airport (nn 01/07/2010)
Flight cost cheaper than bus fare (kp 01/07/2010)
Nepal Airlines Quality Is Pride, by Raj Bhai Manandhar (rn 01/07/2010), NAC posts Rs 1.70b accumulative loss Sticks to its proposed plan to buy two new aircraft to recover loss (ht 02/07/2010)
TIA's golden gate & engineering council, by Mukunda Mishra (rep 01/07/2010)
Buddha Air adds ATR 72 to its fleet (kp 21/06/2010), Buddha Air brings new 70-seater aircraft (ht 22/06/2010)
Aircraft purchase NAC’s dilemma, by Sugat Ratna Kansakar (ht 21/06/2010)
Reach for the sky: The ministry and CAAN need to work harder to get aviation off the ground, by Dorji Tsering Sherpa (kp 16/06/2010)
Oman Air’s direct flight (ht 03/06/2010), Oman Air to fly in Nepali skies (nn 03/06/2010)
Justice denied to air-crash victims, by Mukund Mishra (rep 03/06/2010)
Commemorating lesser events: Rediscovering some facts of Nepal’s aviation history, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 03/06/2010)
Scrap the Airbus deal, MoF instructs MoTCA (kp 03/06/2010), MoF refuses government guarantee for loan for purchase of two aircraft (nn 03/06/2010)
Team for turning NAC into public body (kp 27/05/2010)
Unity Air not to get flight permit (kp 25/05/2010)
Buddha Air’s test flight to Paro (kp 26/05/2010), Buddha Air flies to Bhutan (ht 26/05/2010)
Tara airlines aircraft makes emergency landing after midair 'technical bproblem' (nn 26/05/2010)
International airfares down 30pc (kp 12/05/2010)
Aviation disaster averted (kp 12/05/2010)
Rajbiraj airport back in operation (ht 10/05/2010)
Maoist strike hits domestic airlines (kp 04/05/2010)
Radar work at TIA done (kp 26/04/2010)
Kingfisher starts Delhi-Ktm flight Oman Air and Malaysian Air plan to fly to Nepal soon (ht 25/04/2010)
Purchase plan of two aircraft in limbo (nn 23/04/2010)
Kingfisher to link KTM-DEL from Saturday (kp 22/04/2010), Kingfisher to commence Kathmandu-Delhi flights (nn 22/04/2010), Kingfisher to fly to Kathmandu: The private Indian airlines set to land in TIA tomorrow (ht 23/04/2010), Kingfisher spreads wings in Nepal (kp 25/04/2010)
Airlines in price war (kp 22/04/2010)
NAC aircraft force-lands in Solu; crew, passengers safe (nn 19/04/2010), Twin Otter has rough landing at Kangel (kp 20/04/2010)
TIA tightens security amid rising theft (kp 16/04/2010)
TIA carrying out RADAR maintenance after six years (nn 08/04/2010), Work on radar to hit flights for 16 days, by Trishna RL Rana Thapa (ht 08/04/2010), Flights hit as TIA radar work continues (ht 12/04/2010)
Dynamic Air gets permission to operate intl flights (ht 07/04/2010)
Challenging airport: Taking off from Lukla is like taking off from an aircraft carrier, only there is no catapult, by Hemant Arjyal (kp 05/04/2010)
Etihad Airways connects Kathmandu with Tokyo (ht 30/03/2010), Etihad to link Ktm with Tokyo via Abu Dhabi (kp 30/03/2010) [This route is ecological nonsense!!]
Unity Air readying to take off (kp 28/03/2010)
Qatar Airways adds one more flight (rn 27/03/2010)
NAC to buy aircraft worth $356 million, by Eliza Manandhar (ht 25/03/2010)
Buddha, Dynamic to fly international, by Sangam Prasain (kp 24/03/2010)
CAAN strike withdrawn (kp 24/03/2010)
New Airlines to fly to Nepal (ht 23/03/2010)
Low cost carriers: LCC philosophy incorporates low operating costs but high margins through better management, by Dorji Tsering Sherpa (kp 21/03/2010)
NAC for hike in domestic fares (kp 20/03/2010)
Why can’t we privatise the national carrier and let it run professionally?, interview with Bhola thapa (kp 19/03/2010)
Budget airlines may shift to Tarai (kp 19/03/2010)
Bajhang-Dhangadi air service halted, by Jadish Khadka (ht 18/03/2010)
Massive expansion planned for TIA, by Sangam Prasain (kp 15/03/2010)
Simara airport shut for 20 days for upgradation (ht 10/03/2010)
Plan for hydrant dispenser refuelling at TIA, by Sangam Prasain (kp 10/03/2010)
Second Int’l airport to take off (kp 08/03/2010)
Four new airlines awaiting license for int'l flights (nn 05/03/2010)
TIA speeds up facility upgradation, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 28/02/2010), Minister directs TIA to improve facility (kp 28/02/2010)
Construction of Pokhara Airport starts (rn 27/02/2010)
Malaysian Airlines to operate in Nepal (nn 26/02/2010), Malaysia Airlines to fly to Nepal (ht 26/02/2010)
Separate TIA channel for outbound labour (ht 26/02/2010)
Domestic airlines aim international flights, by Sangam Prasain (kp 23/02/2010)
EU asks PM to expedite deal: Warns of foreign investment ‘jeopardy’, by Anil Giri (kp 17/02/2010)
Air Dynasty gets new helicopter (kp 16/902/2010), Air Dynasty gets new chopper (nn 16/02/2010)
NRNA provides trolleys to TIA (kp 12/02/2010)
Air Kasthamandap acquires new aircraft (nn 12/02/2010)
India okays new ASA with Nepal (kp 12/02/2010), India okays air pact (ht 12/02/2010)
Night flights (ht 11/02/2010)
Buddha’s planned Lucknow service likely to be delayed (kp 09/02/2010)
Airline operators hike fuel surcharge (kp 08/02/2010), AOAN hikes fuel surcharge (nn 08/02/2010)
Snailport: Congestion at Tribhuvan International Airport, by Dewan Rai and Suvayu Dev Pant (nt 05/02/2010)
S'pore-Nepal air pact (Straits Times 02/02/2010), Nepal, Singapore ink new air services agreement (nn 02/02/2010)
Nepal-Turkey air service soon (kp 28/01/2010), Air service between Nepal and Turkey to start soon (nn 28/01/2010)
Officials go the extra mile in securing airport, by Trishna RL Rana Thapa (ht 28/01/2010)
Direct flights to Europe not likely so very soon (ht 27/01/2010)
TIA on high alert, by Baburam Kharel and Sangam Prasai (kp 23/012/2010), High security alert at international airport (nn 26/01/2010)
Seminar on bringing uniformity in aircraft maintenance concludes (nn 21/01/2010)
Nepal first foreign destination of Spicejet (ht 14/01/2010)
Acquisition Of Aircraft A Burning Issue Of NAC, by Raj Bhai Manandhar (rn 13/01/2010)
TIA reform plan goes slow (kp 07/01/2010)
Poor visibility disrupts flights to Nepalgunj for last two days, by Surendra Kafle (ht 02/01/2010)
Air travel cheaper for Khotang folks, by Dilip Khatri (ht 02/01/2010)
UAE keen on signing open sky agreement with Nepal (ht 02/01/2009)
Two new foreign airlines to begin service by March (ht 01/01/2010), Omani, Filipino airlines apply to link Nepal (kp 01/01/2010), Two more international airlines to venture into Nepali skies (nn 01/01/2010)
Tara Air starts mountain flights in Pokhara (ht 01/01/2010)
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