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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| 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 | ||||||
A Eurocopter AS 350 of Simrik Air
Fleet
Current fleet
The Simrik Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of March 2023):[6][7]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Eurocopter AS350 B3e | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | [8][9] |
| Bell 407 GXP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Bell 505 Jet Ranger X | 1[10] | 1[11] | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | ||||
Former fleet
Accidents and incidents
- 28 May 2003 - A Simrik Air Mil Mi-8MTV-1 crashed while approaching Everest Base Camp. Two passengers were killed and nine injured.[12]
- 23 November 2006 - A Simrik Air Mil Mi-8MTV-1 crashed during an emergency landing in Jumla District.[13][14]
- 22 June 2015 - A Simrik Air Eurocopter AS 350 caught fire after a bird strike in Gorkha District and had to make an emergency landing. All five persons on board were reported to be safe.[15][16]
- 30 June 2018 - A Simrik Air Eurocopter AS 350 crashed during a landing at Grande International Hospital in Kathmandu. No passenger was harmed,[17] however the video of which went viral.[18]
References
- "Civil Aviation Report 2017" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- "Simrik Fix Wing Partner". Simrik Air. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- "History". Simrik Airlines. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- "Air Zermatt". Simrik Air. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- "HILFSEINSATZ: Bergretter-Legende hilft in Nepal" (in German). Luzerner Zeitung. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- "Simrik Air added AS 350 B2 helicopter in its fleets". Aviation Nepal. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- "First Flight for New Simrik Air 407 GXP". Heli Hub. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- "Simrik Air adds a third AS350 B3e". Nepali Times. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- Rai, Pinkey (27 April 2019). "Simrik Air received its new chopper today". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- Cuenca, Oliver (22 March 2023). "Simrik Air receives Bell 505". Air Med and Rescue. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "Simrik Air orders first 2 Bell 505 helicopters in Nepal". Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Fatal helicopter crash on Everest". BBC. 28 May 2003. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 95067". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- "Accident Records of Nepalese Registered Helicopters" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- "Simrik Air chopper catches fire after bird hit". The Kathmandu Post. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- "Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- "Helicopter crash-lands at Kathmandu-based Grande Int'l Hospital". República. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- "Video shows a helicopter crash-landing at a hospital in Kathmandu". The Nation Herald Thailand. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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