Cosmic Air
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| Cosmic Air | ||
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| IATA F5 |
ICAO COZ |
Callsign COSMIC AIR |
| Founded | 1997 | |
| Hubs | Tribhuvan International Airport | |
| Focus cities | Indira Gandhi International Airport | |
| Fleet size | 2 | |
| Destinations | 3 (domestic) 3 (international) | |
| Parent company | Cosmic Air Pvt. Ltd. | |
| Headquarters | Kathmandu | |
| Key people | Sushil Shrestha (president) | |
| Website: http://www.cosmicair.com/ | ||
Cosmic Air is an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. It operates scheduled domestic and international services in Nepal, mainly for the tourist industry. Its main base is Kathmandu Airport, (also called Tribhuvan International Airport) and all flights depart or return there. The airline temporarily suspended flights on 14 October 2006, but expected to reinstate flights at the end of October after aircraft maintenance checks. [1]
The airline connects Katmandu to cities across Nepal and to cities in North India.
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[edit] History
The airline was established in 1997 and started operations on 1 January 1998 with two Mil Mi-17 helicopters. In August 1998 Dornier 228 aircraft were added to the fleet. It is wholly owned by Captain RP Pradhan. It launched international services in 2005, but has since returned two leased aircraft. Financial problems became public in November 2005 when the airline had to halt its domestic operations after the state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation refused to sell it fuel unless it cleared past debts of Rs 125 million. Operations restarted after the airline paid its first instalment of Rs 5 million. In 2005 Cosmic Air incurred a loss of Rs 620 million. [2]
The temporary suspension of operations in October 2006 was because the airline's only operational Fokker aircraft was grounded for technical reasons. The aircraft had been operating on the Delhi, Varanasi, Biratnagar and Nepalgunj sectors. [3]
[edit] Services
Cosmic Air operates the following services (at March 2008):
- Domestic scheduled destinations: Biratnagar, Kathmandu, Nepalgunj.
- International scheduled destinations: Delhi (14 times a week), Varanasi (4 times a week), and Kolkata (3 times a week).
[edit] Fleet
The Cosmic Air fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2008) [4] :
In October 2004 Cosmic Air acquired its first 105-seat Fokker 100 on lease from AerCap Ireland. In January and April 2005 AerCap Ireland and AerCo leased two further Fokker 100s to Cosmic Air. This leasing was terminated on 15 March 2006, due to Cosmic Air defaulting on the leasing agreement. [2]
Previously operated:
- 1 Saab 340A (at January 2005)
- 1 Dornier 228-100 (at November 2006)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Airliner World, December 2006
- ^ a b Nepalnews.com 2 April 2006
- ^ Nepal Tourism Directory retrieved 18 November 2006
- ^ [[1]], 17 March 2008
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