Kathmandu: Nepal Shivani Air (P) Ltd, the first and the only fixed wing flying school approved by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has acquired an aircraft.

The Dimond Katana DA 20-C1 for single engine training arrived from Baltimore WT International Airport through the United Freight Solution Pvt Ltd at the Bharatpur Airport, in Chitwan states a press release of the flying school, today.

Nepal Shivani Air has its own training centre at Chitwan, Bharatpur. The training of the first batch has already commenced.

The commercial pilots in the making will bridge the gap between the high demand and low supply of commercial pilots in Nepal for the international market, adds the release.