Impro Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
— — —
Founded2006
Ceased operations2008
AOC #044/2005[1]
HubsTribhuvan International Airport
Fleet size1 (at closure)
HeadquartersNepal

Impro Airways was a helicopter airline based at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, operating chartered helicopter services.

History

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) granted Impro Airways an Air Operators Certificate in 2006 permitting it to operate domestic charter services to remote sectors with three passenger and cargo-versioned MI-17 (MI-8 AMT) MTV helicopters,[2] after it initially planned to operate a fleet of Dornier 228 aircraft.[3]

On January 10, 2010, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal officially revoked Cosmic Air's Air operator's certificate, after it ceased operations in 2008.[4]

Destinations

Impro Airways was permitted to operate charter flights to any airport or heliport in Nepal.[1]

Fleet

At the time of closure, Impro Airways operated the following aircraft:

Impro Airways Fleet
Aircraft In fleet Notes
MI-17 (MI-8 AMT) MTV 1

References

  1. ^ a b "CAAN Report 2011-2012" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. ^ CAAN Archived 2 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 19 November 2006
  3. ^ "Two more airlines get permit to fly". The Himalayan Times. 20 April 2005. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. ^ Karki, Dinesh (18 January 2010). "Three airline companies lose AOC". República. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
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