One of the four aircrafts has arrived Nepal from China today. The 56-seater arrived Nepal
today at 1:45 this afternoon. The
aricraft is Morden Ark 60 (MA60). The 56-seater
is the first new aircraft to arrive Nepal after 28 years. Nepal Airlines Corporation bought the plane
for domestic transportation. The plane will be handed formally to Nepal
Airlines Corporation tomorrow in a organising a special function. Nepal Airlines
corporation now has only a plane remaining, before another plane was destroyed
in a dangerous crash in Arghakhanchi on February 18 this year. NAC is now
struggling to provide service with just one Twin Otter these days.
The MA60 was manufactured by Chinese manufacturer Avic
International which is from Xian province. The American pilots brought the plane in Nepal
from China and the foreigner pilots will stay Nepal for one months and will
train Nepali pilots for one months to fly MA60. Nepal Airlines Corporation had
previously sent four Nepali pilots and nine aeronautical engineers to China for
training about MA60 and other planes. They sent pilots also arrived today with
the aircraft.
It is learnt that the new aircraft will make its first
flight from Kathmandu to Bhairahawa for the first flight in Nepal. The
Nepal Airlines Corporation is plannig to
make official scheduled flight of the plane from next week. The aircraft will
be used for the flight to Dhangadi,
Bhairahawa , Biratnagar and Bhadrapur.
The Chinese company will be delivering next 19 seater Twin
Otter Y12E on July this year.
The plane today got a huge welcome by the public and the NAC
officials. Plane was welcomed by playing special musical instruments called Panche Baaza and
with religious Pooja being organised. Lets have a look at some pictures of the
arrival of MA60.
The air way of Nepal is not considered as the safe airway
lets how the new aircraft make impression in the difficuly air way.
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