Altitude Air Pvt. Ltd is a helicopter airline based at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, operating chartered helicopter services. The company was established in 2016 and mainly carries out rescue and charter flights.[1][5]
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Founded | 2016 | ||||||
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AOC # | 085/2016[2] | ||||||
Hubs | Tribhuvan International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 3[3] | ||||||
Parent company | Yeti Group[4] | ||||||
Headquarters | Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||||
Key people | Nima Nuru Sherpa (Managing Director/Accountable Manager) | ||||||
Website | altitudeairnepal |
Altitude Air was founded in 2016 in Kathmandu, Nepal, by various Nepalese tourism entrepreneurs. It carries out domestic chartered helicopter flights throughout Nepal from its hub in Kathmandu. It is planning to be the first airline to introduce the AgustaWestland AW119 Koala to the Nepalese market and has already carried out demonstration flights.[6]
The Altitude Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2019):[3]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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C | Y | Total | ||||
Eurocopter AS350 B3e | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | [7] |
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