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Founded | 2001 | ||||||
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AOC # | 034/2000 [1] | ||||||
Hubs | Kathmandu | ||||||
Secondary hubs | Pokhara Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Headquarters | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||||
Website | www.simrikair.com |
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]
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]
The Simrik Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of March 2023): [7] [8]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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C | Y | Total | ||||
Eurocopter AS350 B3e | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | [9] [10] |
Bell 407 GXP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
Bell 505 Jet Ranger X | 1 [11] | 1 [12] | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Total | 5 | 2 |
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