Tara Air welcomes Viking DHC6-400 Twin Otter aircraft to its fleet

Tara Air has welcomed a new Viking DHC6-400 Twin Otter aircraft to its fleet. The Viking 400 Twin Otter aircraft arrived today at 6:25 pm at Kathmandu after its ferry flight from Seychelles via the Maldives, India and home to Nepal.

The crew members on board were Capt. Prabhakar Ghimire & Capt.  Pawan Singh Nagarkoti and for technical assistance Mr. Jagat Lama from engineering was present along till the arrival.  Mr. Bidhan Shrestha , Airworthiness Inspector-CAA of Nepal was also present.

The Viking 400s are the latest series of Twin Otters that can operate out of the most challenging airports in the world such as Lukla, Dolpo or Rara with ease.

Tara Air has taken delivery of the aircraft with MSN 846 from Air Seychelles. After detailed inspections and a test flight it has been issued the CAA of Nepal Certificate of Airworthiness and allocated Nepalese Registration no. 9N-ALO.

This latest addition to Tara Air’s fleet of STOL aircraft will enable to service remote airports in the mountainous regions of Nepal, where road travel is either very arduous or impossible. It will also help facilitate Nepal’s target of 2 million tourists in the year 2020.