Simrik Air

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Simrik Air
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IATA ICAO Call sign
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Founded2001
AOC # 034/2000 [1]
Hubs Kathmandu
Secondary hubs Pokhara Airport
Fleet size5
Headquarters Kathmandu, Nepal
Website www.simrikair.com
A Eurocopter AS 350 of Simrik Air Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil, Simrik Air JP7331477.jpg
A Eurocopter AS 350 of Simrik Air

Simrik Air Pvt. Ltd. is a helicopter airline based at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. It operates chartered helicopter services. The company was established in 2001. It was a partner of Simrik Airlines, which operates scheduled fixed-wing services, [2] [3] until latter airline was rebranded as Guna Airlines in 2021. Simrik Air also partners with Swiss helicopter operator Air Zermatt, which helps with pilot training. [4] [5]

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Simrik Air, has added a new Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter to its fleet. The helicopter, which has serial number 65430, was signed for in Singapore on March 20, 2023. It is the latest and most successful model of the Bell Jet Ranger helicopter, and is equipped with advanced avionics and safety features. [6]

Fleet

Current fleet

The Simrik Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of March 2023): [7] [8]

Simrik Air fleet
AircraftIn FleetOrdersPassengersNotes
CYTotal
Eurocopter AS350 B3e 40055 [9] [10]
Bell 407 GXP 10055
Bell 505 Jet Ranger X 1 [11] 1 [12] 044
Total52

Former fleet

Accidents and incidents

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References

  1. ↑ "Civil Aviation Report 2017" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Simrik Fix Wing Partner". Simrik Air. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "History". Simrik Airlines. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Air Zermatt". Simrik Air. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "HILFSEINSATZ: Bergretter-Legende hilft in Nepal" (in German). Luzerner Zeitung. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Simrik Air expands fleet with Bell 505 JRX". The Annapurna Express (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  7. ↑ "Simrik Air added AS 350 B2 helicopter in its fleets". Aviation Nepal. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "First Flight for New Simrik Air 407 GXP". Heli Hub. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Simrik Air adds a third AS350 B3e". Nepali Times. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  10. ↑ Rai, Pinkey (27 April 2019). "Simrik Air received its new chopper today". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  11. ↑ Cuenca, Oliver (22 March 2023). "Simrik Air receives Bell 505". Air Med and Rescue. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Simrik Air orders first 2 Bell 505 helicopters in Nepal" . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  13. ↑ "Fatal helicopter crash on Everest". BBC. 28 May 2003. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  14. ↑ "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 95067". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  15. ↑ "Accident Records of Nepalese Registered Helicopters" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  16. ↑ "Simrik Air chopper catches fire after bird hit". The Kathmandu Post. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  17. ↑ "Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  18. ↑ "Helicopter crash-lands at Kathmandu-based Grande Int'l Hospital". República. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  19. ↑ "Video shows a helicopter crash-landing at a hospital in Kathmandu". The Nation Herald Thailand. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  20. ↑ "Simrik Air chopper crashes in Sankhuwasabha". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  21. ↑ "CAAN bars Simrik Air from flights after Sankhuwasabha crash until investigations over - OnlineKhabar English News". 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2023-08-01.

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