Friday, November 09, 2012

Nepal Airlines Corporation plans to exchange engines of three Twin Otters

KATHMANDU: Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) might announce a global tender under the engine exchange concept to recover the engines of its three grounded Twin Otter aircraft.
 

Nepal Airlines Corporation, at present, has sent the engines of the three Twin Otters to a French company.

However, to start the operation of the Twin Otters promptly it is planning to go ahead with the engine exchange concept.

“By adopting the engine exchange concept, we will be able to get a temporary engine to operate the Twin Otters and after the original engine has been repaired, it can be again exchanged with the temporary engine,” said Nepal Airlines Corporation spokesperson Saroj Kasaju.

“We are looking forward to an exchange concept so that we can work quickly and we will also have a few alternatives along with the existing company,” he said.

Among the seven Twin Otters, Nepal Airlines Corporation has given two for charter flights, and three have been grounded due to engine problems. It has only two Twin Otters for its domestic market.

“We are planning to increase our domestic flights and for this we will need to operate all the five Twin Otters soon, after the engines of the three Twin Otters are repaired,” said Kasaju.

According to him, with additional aircraft, the Nepal Airlines Corporation will also increase its flight frequency to 40 daily to Lukla, Pokhara, Jomsom, Jumla, Humla and most of the mountain region, which has very low air connectivity.

Currently, the flights stand at five flights in an average daily.

At present, Nepal Airlines Corporation with two old Twin Otters operates five domestic flights a day and has two aging Boeings for its international flight schedule.


http://www.thehimalayantimes.com

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