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Nepal: another aircraft accident

Caan authorities ground a charter company's helicopters

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has banned all helicopter flights by Simrik Air, the charter service company based at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. This is a decision that comes after last Friday a rotorcraft of the airline had crashed to the ground, killing one person. The authority will inspect the fleet and proceed with an audit of the company.These are the facts: an...

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Kathmandu, Nepal, 05/08/2023 10:15
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