Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal

September 27, 2024 11:23 PM

Nepal grounds all domestic flights due to adverse weather until Saturday Morning

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has announced the cancellation of all domestic flights until Saturday morning in response to adverse weather conditions affecting the nation. On Friday alone, an estimated 75 percent of domestic flights were canceled, as incessant rainfall in Kathmandu continued for over 24 hours. Nepal typically operates around 300 two-way domestic flights daily. Currently, the country is experiencing the impact of monsoon winds, with moisture from the Bay of Bengal and a...

September 16, 2024 3:29 PM

Civil Aviation Bill proposed to split CAAN

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Badri Prasad Pandey had affirmed in the meeting of the House of Representatives, International Relations and Tourism Committee that the government of Nepal is serious towards enhancing air safety in Nepal. According to sources, Minister of Civil Aviation Pandey said that the Aviation Bill may soon be tabled in Parliament after receiving approval from the Ministry of Finance. The Aviation Bill has a proposal to split the Civil Aviation Authority...

July 25, 2024 10:25 PM

Why does Nepal suffer so many air crashes?

Eighteen people were killed in Nepal when a small passenger plane crashed while taking off from the main airport in the capital Kathmandu, drawing attention once again to the Himalayan nation's poor record on air safety. Here is a look at why Nepal, where more than 360 have died in airplane or helicopter crashes since 2000, is particularly susceptible. TERRAIN Wedged between India and China, landlocked Nepal is home to eight of the world's 14 highest peaks, and its planes often have to servic...

July 25, 2024 10:19 PM

Relatives of 18 dead in Nepal plane crash demand answers

Relatives of the 18 dead in an airplane crash in Nepal have yet to hear from the government or the airline on the possible cause of the disaster, they said a day after the small jet went down during take-off at the airport in Kathmandu, the capital. The incident has cast a spotlight on the mountainous, landlocked nation's poor record on air safety, with almost 360 people killed since 2000 in plane and helicopter crashes. The 50-seater CRJ-200 aircraft that crashed this week was operated by Sau...