Mountain Air was an airline based in Nepal. Its aircraft were re-possessed in 2002.
History Mountain Air was established in April 2000. "Trekking in Nepal-Base Camp Adventure". Base Camp Adventure- Trekking Company. In November 2002 the Raytheon took back possession of two aircraft from Mountain Air because the airline defaulted on the aircraft-leasing arrangements.Timilsina, Satyendra (21 April 2003). "Raytheon Aircraft Co May Take Back Necon's Aeroplane" . The Kathmandu Post (via nepalnews.com). Retrieved 18 January 2011."The Raytheon Company last November had taken a similar decision and flown Mountain Air-owned Beech aircraft back."
Destinations Gorkha Airlines regularly served the following destinations, which were cancelled either at the closure of operations or before:
CityAirportNotesRefsBhairahawaGautam Buddha AirportBiratnagarBiratnagar AirportKathmanduTribhuvan International AirportNepalgunjNepalgunj AirportPokharaPokhara Airport
Mountain Air also operated scheduled mountain sightseeing flights from Kathmandu to Mount Everest range. The flights usually departed in the early morning hours and return to the airport one hour later.
Fleet At the time of closure, Mountain Air operated the following aircraft: +Gorkha Airlines Fleet Aircraft In fleet Notes Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliners 2
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