Karnali Air was an airline

Airline

An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...

 based in Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

 and operated helicopter services. It merged with Necon Air

Necon Air

Necon Air was an airline based in Nepal. The airline was Nepal's first private airline company and was established on September 14 1992 with Hawker Siddeley HS 748 AVRO. Plans were announced to add two medium size Boeing or Airbus aircraft by September 2002...

 in 2001. Necon Air became defunct in 2003.

History

In 2001 it was, along with Shangri-La Air

Shangri-La Air

Shangri-La Air was an airline based in Nepal. It merged with Necon Air in 2001. Necon Air became defunct in 2003.- History :The airline was established in 1999. In 2001 it was, along with Karnali Air, part of an ‘operational merge’ with Necon Air....

, part of an ‘operational merge’ with Necon Air. The Executive Chairman of Karnali Air, Captain Narayan Singh Pun took on the position of Executive Chairman and Managing Director of Necon Air.

Fleet

The Karnali Air fleet consisted of :

• 6 helicopters, including the Eurocopter Ecureuil
  Eurocopter Ecureuil
  The Eurocopter AS350 Ecureuil is a single-engined light helicopter originally manufactured by Aérospatiale . The AS350 is marketed in North America as the AStar...