infrastructure - aviation

“They have sucked NAC dry”, interview with Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation Prithibi Subba (nt 25/05/2007, originally in Himal Khabarpatrika, 15-29 May)

Nepal Airlines staff involved in trafficking, by Krishna Regmi (kp 21/05/2007)

Nepal Airlines: Revamp or close down, by Krishna Regmi (kp 17/05/2007)

Direct flight to Europe from Nepal suspended (Xinhua 17/05/2007)

China Southern to increase flights (kp 03/05/2007)

Mayhem at TIA, by Krishna Regmi (kp 02/05/2007), Hundreds of passengers stranded as NAC fails to operate Int'l flights (nn 03/05/2007), Committee to probe TIA mayhem (kp 04/05/2007), Rescue NAC, by Raman Grandon (kp 06/05/2007)

Bomb scare aboard Qatar Airways flight at Kathmandu airport (wi 01/05/2007), Bomb hoax shuts down Kathmandu airport for hours (Khaleej Times 01/05/2007)

TIA out of function for two hours (kp 01/05/2007)

Domestic flights packed: Passengers stranded (kp 01/05/2007)

Yeti Airlines adds Jetstream to its fleet (kp 30/04/2007)

CSA to promote Nepal (samn 29/04/2007)

Air seat shortage spoils tourism revival (kp 26/04/2007)

NAC's Boeings grounded, by Krishna Regmi (kp 25/04/2007)

Airport tax being siphoned off, by Krishna Regmi (kp 18/04/2007)

Govt to review ASA (kp 14/04/2007)

No civil registration for MA-60 aircraft (kp 05/04/2007)

Surkhet airport blacktopped after 41 years, by Motiram Poudel (kp 05/04/2007)

Kenya Airways eyes Nepali market (samn 01/04/2007)

Fishtail Air brings in chopper (samn 22/03/2007)

AOAN to halt flight services on Thursday (nn 20/03/2007)

Biratnagar flights halted (kp 04/03/2007)

Yeti Airlines gets international flight permission (nn 21/02/2007), Govt OKs Yeti Airlines going int'l (kp 21/02/2007)

NAC pilots to fetch Rs 200,000 salary, by Krishna Regmi (kp 19/02/2007)

Air service risky due to feeble security system (kp 12/02/2007)

China Southern Airlines starts flight to Nepal (nn 06/02/2007), China Southern makes maiden landing at TIA (kp 07/02/2007), China Southern targets 10,000 Chinese to Nepal (kp 20/02/2007)

Cathay Pacific to start flights to Nepal (kp 02/02/2007)

Extra flights fail to rescue stranded passengers, by Krishna Regmi (kp 30/01/2007)

Separate customs desk for inbound workers (kp 27/01/2007)

Bad weather affects flights to Pokhara (kp 24/01/2007)

Up in the air: Chaos on the ground and above it at Kathmandu airport, by Kala Pradhan (nt 05/01/2007)

Air passenger movement hits record (kp 03/01/2007)

‘Establish direct air links between SAARC capitals’ (kp 30/12/2006)

Increasing cases of theft at TIA, by Krishna Regmi (kp 30/12/2006), Panel to probe TIA baggage theft (kp 01/01/2007), Mgmt protected NAC staff involved in theft at TIA: report, by Krishna Regmi (kp 18/02/2007)

Flights cancellation affects Simara folk (samn 29/12/2006)

China Southern airlines set to start flights to Nepal (nn 27/12/2006), China Southern to enter Nepal, by Krishna Regmi (kp 27/12/2006), China Southern to begin flights from Jan 22 (kp 04/01/2007), China Southern Airlines in Nepal (samn 04/01/2007)

Nepal Airlines short of pilots (samn 25/12/2006)

Team to settle TIA land compensation (kp 24/12/2006)

IATA plans to open office in Nepal (samn 24/12/2006)

Journos feel ill-treated by Gulf Air (samn 21/12/2006)

Ministry studying causes of air accidents: Minister Gyawali (nn 18/12/2006)

All flights to sub-continent fully booked till January 7 (Peninsula 17/12/2006)

Nepal airports on alert over hijack fear (samn 16/12/2006)

Minister stresses aviation safety (samn 08/12/2006)

Pilot's error amid bad weather resulted in Ghunsa chopper crash (nn 05/12/2006), Ghunsa victims selectively compensated, by Baburam Kharel (kp 09/12/2006) [Nepal's tradition of exclsuion will be continued also under the forces that are in poweer now!]

NAC concludes it needs more aircraft to stay in business (nn 04/12/2006), NAC to add 2 new aircraft (kp 04/12/2006)

‘Sort out air accessibility crunch’ (kp 02/12/2006)

New aviation policy announced, by Krishna Regmi (kp 29/11/2006)

Air China to expand services to Nepal (nn 29/11/2006)

Investment on aviation little: expert (samn 29/11/2006))

Flying Dragon halts service (kp 28/11/2006)

10 NAC pilots set to quit jobs (samn 27/11/2006)

ICAO seeks overhaul in Nepal aviation (samn 24/11/2006)

CAAN allows pilots to fly up to 65 year (nn 23/11/2006)

Mero Air loses licence to fly (samn 23/11/2006)

Simrik Air chopper force-lands in Jumla (nn 23/11/2006)

Cosmic Air to resume services from Dec (samn 21/11/2006)

Austrian Airlines to stop flights to Nepal (kp 18/11/2006), Worry over Austrian Air's withdrawal (samn 18/11/2006)

Streamlining TIA, by Abhi Subedi (kp 16/11/2006)

Mismanagement at TIA irritates tourists, by Krishna Regmi (kp 14/11/2006)

Int'l airlines flock to Nepal: Korean Air to fly in from Monday, by Krishna Regmi (kp 12/11/2006), Aviation sector set to take off (samn 12/11/2006), Korean airlines begins operation to Kathmandu (nn 14/11/2006), Korean Air begins flights to Nepal (kp 14/11/2006)

Domestic airlines increase ticket prices (nn 09/10/2206), Airfares raised, govt cries foul (kp 09/11/2006), Airfare surcharge withdrawn (kp 10/22/2006), Laudable move (kp 10/11/2006), Airlines can now slap surcharge (kp 11/11/2006)

Traffic chaos at TIA (kp 05/11/2006)

Airfare to be dearer from next week (samn 03/11/2006), Airlines defer imposition of surcharge (kp 07/11/2006)

Airlines run out of tickets, by Krishna Regmi (kp 29/10/2006), Open up the sky (kp 30/10/2006)

Air Arabia to fly to three more cities (Khaleej Times 28/10/2006), Air Arabia connecting Nepal from Nov 7 (kp 04/11/2006), Air Arabia commences flights to Nepal (kp 08/11/2006)

China Southern Airlines seeks nod to fly to Nepal (pd 27/10/2006)

Oli keen on buying MA-60 planes, by Krishna Regmi (kp 27/10/2006)

Bad weather and poor judgment reasons for Ghunsa chopper crash: preliminary report (nn 21/10/2006), Bad weather caused chopper crash: Report (kp 21/10/2006)

Overbooking leaves passengers stranded (samn 20/10/2006)

New aviation policy on anvil (samn 18/10/2006)

GMG to link Ktm-Dhaka from Oct 22 (kp 16/10/2006), GMG maiden flight (samn 25/10/2006)

Dubious MA-60 Chinese aircraft deal, by Krishna Regmi (kp 15/10/2006), Cancel the deal (kp 16/10/2006), Dubious MA-60 Chinese aircraft deal (samn 16/10/2006)

Cosmic Air suspends flights: ‘Airline flying into rough clouds’, by Krishna Regmi (kp 14/10/2006)

No-fly season: Don’t challenge the Himalayan monsoon, by Suman Pradhan (nt 13/10/2006)

Aviation fuel price hiked (kp 13/10/2006)

Air Arabia to start flights to Nepal (nn 09/10/2006), Air Arabia to fly to Nepal (kp 12/10/2006)

Security beefed up in Nepali int'l airport (Xinhua 04/10/2006)

Airlines go extra miles to ferry crowd (samn 01/10/2006)

International Airport Vital for Pokhara: Nepal's second largest city is a major passenger destination, by Rup Narayan Dhakal (on 30/09/2006)

Pressure to use EXIM loan on unneeded planes, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 30/09/2006)

Flying in Nepali terrain, by Rishi Poudel (kp 28/09/2006), Wing and prayer: Last week’s crash shows, yet again, that aviation rules in Nepal need an overhaul, by Soma Sen (nt 29/09/2006)

Adverse weather disrupts air service (kp 25/09/2006)

Chopper missing in eastern Nepal (nn 23/09/2006), Top WWF and Forest Ministry officials are also missing (nn 23/09/2006), Bad weather affects search of missing helicopter (nn 24/09/2006), Chopper carrying 24 goes missing: State Minister Rai, Dr Harka Gurung, Finnish envoy on board, by Dharma Poudel & Krishna Regmi (kp 24/09/2006), Chopper goes missing with 24 on board (samn 24/09/2006), India expresses readiness for help in search of missing chopper (nn 24/09/2006), WWF staff missing after Nepal helicopter crash, by Randeep Ramesh (Guardian, UK 25/09/2006), Nepal steps up search for missing helicopter (Kuwait Times 25/09/2006), Nepal: Helicopter With 24 Aboard Missing: Rescue efforts hampered by remote terrain and bad weather, by Rajan Pokhrel (on 25/09/2006), Nepal's Missing Helicopter Crashed: Fate of passengers not yet confirmed, by Madhabi Bhatta (on 25/09/2006), Nepal seeks help in search for missing WWF chopper (Reuters 25/09/2006), Nepal hunt for helicopter goes on (BBC News 25/09/2006), Cruel weather stymies search for chopper (samn 25/09/2006), Bad weather obstructing chopper search, by Krishna Regmi (kp 25/09/2007), Missing chopper found (nt 25/09/2006), Chopper crash site spotted; All 24 on-board died (nn 25/09/2006), Govt forms high-level commission to probe chopper crash (nn 25/09/2006), Missing chopper crashed, no survivors (kp 26/09/2006), Govt. announces Wednesday as a day of national mourning (nn 26/09/2006), US Secretary of State saddened by death of colleagues; UN mourns death of friends and colleagues in helicopter crash (nn 26/09/2006), Conservationists lament big loss, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp 26/09/2006), Bodies of chopper crash victims to be brought to Kathmandu on Wednesday (nn 26/09/2006), Nation mourns deaths of distinguished persons (nn 27/09/2006), Nation’s loss (kp 27/09/2006), Rescuers reach Nepal crash bodies (BBC News 27/09/2006), Dead bodies of chopper crash victims brought to the capital (nn 27/09/2006), Mortal remains brought to Kathmandu (kp 28/09/2006), Last rites of late Rai performed (nn 28/09/2006), Last rites performed with state honors: Some remains yet to be identified (kp 29/09/2006), Void: The chopper crash left a vacuum in Nepal’s biosphere (nt 29/09/2006), Damned either way! by Hemant Arjyal (kp 05/10/2006), Bodies of four chopper crash victims identified (nn 06/10/2006), Chopper victims remembered (kp 06/10/2006), Insurance for victims (samn 15/10/2006), Lelep youths get money for tracing chopper, by Dharma Prasad Poudel (kp 30/10/2006), Relief for Ghunsa chopper crash victims (kp 01/11/2006), Again Controlled-Flight-Into-Terrain, by Keshab Poudel (sp 03/11/2006)

Int'l airlines allowed to add extra flights (kp 23/09/2006)

216 more domestic flights during Dashain, by Krishna Regmi (kp 21/09/2006)

Six more airlines to fly to Nepal, by Krishna Regmi (kp 15/09/2006)

NAC adds flights to eastern hilly areas (samn 14/09/2006)

Future Of Aviation Business In Nepal, by Dorji Tsering Sherpa (rn 14/09/2006)

Indian Airlines resuming Kathmandu-Varanasi-Kathmandu flights (nn 10/09/2006)

Stranded passengers stir against NAC (kp 08/09/2006)

Air Dynasty chopper damaged (kp 04/09/2006)

Nepal urges China to allow chartered flights (kp 01/09/2006)

Sorry visitors, all plane seats are booked, by Krishna Regmi (kp 31/08/2006)

Another Jetstream in Yeti's fleet (kp 30/08/2006)

NA Boeing makes an emergency landing in New Delhi (nn 18/08/2006), NAC Boeing makes emergency landing (kp 18/08/2006)

Brokers selling Nepal Airlines’ tickets (samn 15/08/2006)

Pilots express dissatisfaction over new law of the CAAN (nn 14/08/2006)

Nepal tightens airport security after India warning, Britain plot (Khaleej Times 12/08/2006), Security tight at TIA after UK terror plot (kp 12/08/2006), Kathmandu airport alert after terror plot in Britain (wi 12/08/2006), Nepal's airport bans carrying of liquids by passengers (Daily Star 13/08/2006)

CAAN issues directive to check pilot exodus (kp 12/08/2006)

Karnali Air chopper overturns at TIA, seven hurt (nn 08/08/2006), Karnali helicopter crash-lands (kp 09/08/2006)

CAAN grounds Cosmic Air pilots (samn 08/08/2006)

Test flight conducted at Geta airport (samn 07/08/2008)

Sustainability of domestic airlines: A big question, by Krishna Regmi (kp 06/08/2006)

Revitalising The National Carrier, by Manohar SJB Rana (rn 04/08/2006)

Nepal’s carrier to return (tc 01/08/2006)

Korean company keen on int'l airport in Pokhara, by Kulchandra Neupane (kp 25/07/2006)

Yeti airlines adds aircraft (samn 22/07/2006)

King’s Africa trip lands NAC Rs 30m short, by Krishna Regmi (kp 19/07/2006), Nepali king's Africa trip lands NAC over 420,000 USD short (People's Daily 20/07/2006)

Karnali air chopper makes emergency landing (nn 12/07/2006), Karnali chopper escapes accident (samn 13/07/2006)

Helicopter Services in Nepal, by Birendra Kumar Singh (tg 05/07/2006)

Yeti Airlines plane makes ‘heavy-landing’ at Bajura airfield (nn 03/07/2006), Another Yeti Airlines Twin Otter crashes (kp 04/07/2006), Ground Yeti planes (kp 04/07/2006)

Locals raise funds to build airport (kp 29/06/2006)

Nepal plans to restructure state-owned airline (People's Daily 02/07/2006)

NAC to start Pokhara-Bhairahawa flights (kp 28/06/2006)

Nepal to check "reckless" flying (People's Daily 28/06/2006)

Yeti Airlines Twin Otter crashes in Jumla; 9 killed (nn 21/06/2006), Yeti Airlines plane crashes in Jumla, 9 dead (ko 21/06/2006), Nine killed in Jumla plane crash (samn 22/06/2006), ‘Stiff turn caused Yeti air crash’ (samn 23/06/2006)

Yeti's new aircraft arrives (kp 19/06/2006)

Sky’s limit for Nepal flights (tc 15/06/2006)

Row interrupts taxi service at TIA (kp 05/06/2006)

Don't ground Cosmic Fokker-100s: SC (kp 30/05/2006)

SAARC members agree to set up direct air links (nn 24/05/2006)

Yeti acquires new aircraft (kp 08/05/2006)

Chopper makes emergency landing (nn 07/05/2006)

Nepal reviews ASA with Myanmar (kp 29/04/2006

Booking of flights to Nepal drops by half, by Criselda E. Diala (Khaleej Times 23/04/2006)

Strike hits aviation sector hard (samn 16/04/2006)

Flights being operated as usual (nn 10/04/2006)

Grounded private sector: Business should not exploit the war but start working to stop it, by Artha Beed (nt 07/04/2006)

Cosmic Air Dispute: Loss of Credibility (sp 07/04/2006)

Lease disputes bring down Nepal airlines (samn 03/04/2006), Cosmic Air warns of legal action against Irish companies (nn 03/04/2006)

The sky is the limit: But why isn’t Kathmandu linked to Lahore or Bangalore with Dhaka, Madras and Karachi?, by Kanak Mani Dixit (nt 31/03/2006)

Govt's apathy on air service, by Krishna Regmi (kp 31/03/2006)

‘Ensure air service to remote areas’ (kp 18/03/2006)

No more flights to Rajbiraj (samn 18/03/2006)

Chopper pilots end strike (kp 07/03/2006)

Services improved at TIA (kp 05/03/2006)

Cosmic's Fokker fleet grounded (kp 23/02/2006), Cosmic Air resumes int'l flights (kp 24/02/2006)

CAAN yet to recover dues from air operators (nn 21/02/2006)

Nepal announces airfare hike in domestic sector (People's Daily 14/02/2006), Air fare to increase by 17 percent (nn 14/02/2006

RNAC Finally Increases Pilots' Salary, allowance (nln 14/02/2006)

NTB