Air Dynasty

Air Dynasty Heli Service Pvt. Ltd.[1][2][3]
IATA ICAO Callsign
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Founded 1993
AOC # 035/2001[4]
Hubs Tribhuvan International Airport (Kathmandu)
Secondary hubs Pokhara Airport (Pokhara), Tenzing–Hillary Airport (Lukla)[5]
Fleet size 5
Headquarters Sinamangal, Kathmandu
Key people Malcom Smith (Chairman)[6]
Website http://www.airdynastyheli.com

Air Dynasty Heli Service Pvt. Ltd is a helicopter airline based at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, operating chartered helicopter services. The company was established in 1993 and mainly carries out rescue and charter flights.[1]

History

Air Dynasty was founded in 1993 in Kathmandu, Nepal. It carries out domestic chartered helicopter flights throughout Nepal from its three hubs in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Lukla.[5] In 2005, the airline partnered with the Bhutanese flag carrier Druk Air, to whom a Eurocopter helicopter was leased, after the Government of Bhutan decided to introduce helicopter charter services in the country.[7] In 2013, the European Commission banned all Nepalese airlines from entering the European airspace. This restriction is still in place as of November 2017 and specifically also regards Air Dynasty.[8][9]

Fleet

The Air Dynasty fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2017):[5][10][11]

Air Dynasty fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Eurocopter AS350 B3e 2 0 0 5 5
Eurocopter AS350 FXII 2 0 0 5 5
Eurocopter AS350 BA 1 0 0 5 5
Total 5 0

Accidents and incidents

  • 26 September 2013 – A Eurocopter AS 350 helicopter of Air Dynasty crashed after landing at Lukla Airport. The helicopter's tail touched a fence for which it crashed. All four people onboard escaped the accident alive.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 "About Us". Air Dynasty. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Air Dynasty Heli Services". HotelNepal.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Air Dynasty Helicopter Service". I am Kathmandu. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Civil Aviation Report 2017" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "Air dynasty operating service from three bases around the country". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Air Dynasty acquires new chopper". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Kuensel Highlights" (PDF). Spur of the Momo. Canadian Cooperation Office. 8 (1): 4. December 2001. Archived from the original (pdf) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
  8. ↑ "EU bans all airlines from Nepal to fly into the 28 nation bloc". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "LEGAL NOTICE" (PDF). European Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-25. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Our Fleet". Air Dynasty. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Air Dynasty receives its new factory made H125 '9N-AMI' chopper". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Chopper crashes in Lukla, injures 4". Nepali Reporter. Retrieved 1 November 2017.


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