Buddha Air flight makes emergency VOR landing at TIA A Buddha Air flight made a VOR-assisted emergency landing at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) today after experiencing mechanical issues in-flight. Kathmandu 06 Jan, 2025
EDITORIAL: Investors worried A year after its inaugural, the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) at Bhairahawa has been facing one setback after another in operating international flights, much to the chagrin of private sector investors who were expecting a windfall in their business. Opinion 19 May, 2023
Govt apathy towards GBIA dismays stakeholders The initial excitement following inauguration of Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) on May 16, 2022 has turned into a massive disappointment for local businesses and stakeholders as Jazeera Airlines remains the only international carrier conducting operations to and from the country’s second international airport at present. Business 22 Mar, 2023
Pokhara international airport set for night flights With the instrument landing system (ILS) brought into operation at Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA), the airport will now remain open for at least 18 hours a day from on Thursday. Kathmandu 24 Feb, 2023
Black boxes from Nepal plane crash to be sent to Singapore Both the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder would be examined by experts at Singapore's Transportation Safety Investigation Bureau. Nepal 26 Jan, 2023
60 of the Nepal plane crash victims handed over to relatives 60 of the Nepal plane crash victims handed over to relatives Nepal 24 Jan, 2023
PRIA has no instrument landing system: CAAN The newly opened airport in Pokhara where a Yeti Airlines plane was attempting to land when it crashed over the weekend, killing all 72 on board, did not have a functioning instrument landing system that guides planes to the runway, an official said today. Aviation safety experts said it reflected Nepal’s poor air safety record, although the cause of the accident has not been determined. Nepal 20 Jan, 2023
Nepal crash: Airport had no instrument landing system Authorities said it was taking time to identify several bodies that were badly burned. Nepal 19 Jan, 2023
Suspension of flights from GBIA hits businesses The initial excitement following the start of flight operations from Gautam Buddha International Airport of Bhairahawa on May 16 has been superseded by anxiety as international flights from the country’s second international airport have been suspended since December 21 as a result of bad weather, unavailability of aircraft, and delay in bringing the instrument landing system into operation. Nepal 06 Jan, 2023
Calibration test at PRIA to begin from today The aircraft of Aero Thai Company is set to conduct the first mechanical flight test (calibration flight) at Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA) from November 21 to 28. As a result, regular flights to and from the region will be disrupted while test is being conducted. Nepal 21 Nov, 2022
GBIA exposes conflict of interest in aviation The conflict of interest in Nepal's civil aviation sector has once again been thrust to the fore, thanks to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal's tactics to coerce international airlines to fly to the newly-constructed Gautam Buddha International Airport. Nepal 04 Nov, 2022
Nepal's second international airport nearly complete, ready for takeoff: ADB Despite challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, the construction of Nepal’s Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) is nearly complete. Business 26 Mar, 2022
