KATHMANDU: The Buddha Air has sold its first commercial flight Beechcraft. The Airlines, which started its flight from Beechcraft ‘B1900D’, sold the aircraft after flying it for 25 years.
Speaking at an interaction on the aircraft maintenance and operation organized by Buddha Air in Kathmandu, the Buddha Air officials informed that it sold Beechcraft to procure to ensure destinations through ATR as the latter is more convenient for most of the destinations in the country.
Buddha, which sold old Beechcraft, is adding a multi-seater ATR-72 aircraft. Buddha’s ATR planes are now flying to various destinations.
Buddha made its first commercial flight on October 11, 1997 with this (Beechcraft) aircraft.
The company flew these 18-seat aircraft regularly for 25 years. For the past three years, the company had kept these aircrafts for sale.
Buddha Air, the largest in the Nepali domestic air flight market, has 11 ATR-72, 3 ATR-42 aircraft with a capacity of 72 seats.
The airline plans to purchase three more ATR-72 aircraft.
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