Nepal says ‘no proof’ flydubai plane suffered bird strike
Nepal’s civil aviation authority disputed on Tuesday whether a flydubai plane had been hit by a bird strike in Nepali airspace, calling the United Arab Emirates carrier’s account of the…
Flydubai aircraft returns to Dubai after engine fire due to Nepal bird strike
A flydubai flight from Kathmandu to Dubai experienced a bird strike during takeoff but returned to the United Arab Emirates, the company said on Monday, April, 24th.”Our experienced flight crew…
INCIDENT | Nepal’s aviation body suspends two controllers after flights avert mid-air collision -PTI
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has suspended two employees of the air traffic controller department for “carelessness”, the aviation body’s spokesperson Jagannath Niroula told India’s Press Trust of…
Nepal plane makes emergency landing after ‘indication of fire’ in engine
A Shree Airlines Dash 8 turboprop made a safe emergency landing in Nepal on Thursday (Mar 9) after an “indication of fire” in one of its engines, officials said, in…
Nepal plane crash pilot reported no power in engines before disaster
A preliminary investigation report into the Yeti Airlines plane crash said the pilot indicated there was no power in the engine before tragedy struck. The plane disaster, which left 71…
UPDATE | Searchers find black boxes of aircraft in deadly Nepal crash
Searchers on Monday found both the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from a passenger flight that crashed on Sunday, killing at least 68 people in Nepal’s deadliest plane…
Following the deadly crash, Nepal changes Flying Rules
The Nepali aviation regulator, Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has made drastic changes to existing flight rules and permits, in attempt to prevent another crash in the country. CAAN…