Nepal Airlines Selling Chinese Turboprops At 'Scrap' Price

Nepal Airlines Harbin Y-12E airplane
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SINGAPORE—Nepal Airlines is in the process of shedding its five Chinese-made turboprops, offering them for sale at “scrap value.” The flag-carrier has reportedly become frustrated with mechanical issues and a dearth of pilots trained on the aircraft, according to local paper Kathmandu Post. Nepal...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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