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Nepal’s Shree Airlines Receives First Airbus Helicopter

: Mar 3, 2014 - : 10:04 am

 
Shree Airlines, a leading helicopter operator in Nepal, has taken delivery of first of the five heavy-weight AS350 B3e rotorcraft ordered from Airbus Helicopters, in a significant milestone for the tiny south Asian nation’s aerospace industry.
 
The Nepal-based airline, which offers charter services in helicopters, placed an order for eight helicopters from Airbus Helicopters, formerly Eurocopter, comprising fiveAS350 B3e and three EC130 T2 last year.
 
The AS350 B3e is an advancement of the AS350 helicopter type and stands out in hot conditions and extremely high altitudes. It will be deployed for search and rescue operations, aerial work and disaster relief missions in Nepal, a country known for harsh operating conditions. The EC130 T2 will mainly be used for tourism operations.
 
Once all five AS350 B3e aircraft are delivered, Shree Airlines will become the largest operator of this model in the land-locked nation. Shree Airlines is already operating one AS350 B3e which arrived in February last year.
 
 
The airline is also hoping to expand passenger transport and utility mission operations in neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar in the near future.
 
“Its enhanced performance fits well toward providing safe services to our private and governmental customers, along with multinational organizations that include the United Nations,” Sudhir Mittal, Managing Director of Shree Airlines says.

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