Gorkha Airlines
| Gorkha Airlines | |
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| IATA code : | G1 |
| ICAO code : | IKA |
| Call sign : | GORKHA AIRLINES |
| Founding: | 1996 |
| Operation stopped: | 2008 |
| Seat: |
Kathmandu , Nepal
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| Home airport : | Pokhara airport |
| Fleet size: | 2 |
| Aims: | national |
| Gorkha Airlines ceased operations in 2008. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Gorkha Airlines was a Nepalese airline based in Kathmandu that offered national connections from Pokhara and Kathmandu to airports in the Himalayas .
history
Gorkha Airlines was founded in 1996. The operating recording was made in the same year from the Kathmandu airport with two leased helicopters of the type Mil Mi-17 . In 1998 the company took over its first two Dornier 228s . After the last helicopter was taken out of service in 2005, Gorkha Airlines only used this type of aircraft. The company ceased operations in 2008.
fleet
When operations ceased, the fleet consisted of two Dornier 228 machines .
Incidents
- On June 30, 2005, a Gorkha Airlines Dornier 228-200 ( aircraft registration number 9N-AEO ) got off the runway when landing at Lukla Airport, which is difficult to approach . The aircraft was so badly damaged that it had to be written off. The twelve occupants (nine passengers and three crew members) survived but were slightly injured.
See also
Web links
Commons : Gorkha Airlines - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Gorkha Airlines website ( memento from January 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ JP airline-fleets international, Edition 99/00
- ↑ JP airline-fleets international, Edition 2005/06
- ↑ a b JP airline-fleets international, Edition 2008/09 and 2009/10
- ^ Accident report Do 228-200 9N-AEO , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 15, 2018.