Fishtail Air
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|headquarters = Sinamangal, [[Kathmandu]] |
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|key_people = Suman Pandey (CEO){{cite web|title=Fishtail Air signs first Airbus Helicopters' HCare Smart Contract in Nepal|date=3 July 2017 |url=http://www.aviationnepal.com/fishtail-air-signs-first-airbus-helicopters-hcare-smart-contract-in-nepal/|publisher=Aviation Nepal|access-date=30 September 2017}} |
|key_people = Suman Pandey (CEO){{cite web|title=Fishtail Air signs first Airbus Helicopters' HCare Smart Contract in Nepal|date=3 July 2017 |url=http://www.aviationnepal.com/fishtail-air-signs-first-airbus-helicopters-hcare-smart-contract-in-nepal/|publisher=Aviation Nepal|access-date=30 September 2017}} |
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'''Fishtail Air Pvt. Ltd.''', from 2018 to 2020 known as '''Summit Helicopters Pvt. Ltd.''', is a [[helicopter airline]] based at [[Tribhuvan International Airport]] in [[Kathmandu, Nepal]], operating chartered [[helicopter]] services. The company was established in 1997 under the Air Operators Certificate issued by the [[Government of Nepal]]. The company operates domestic chartered helicopter flights throughout Nepal and rescue missions.{{cite web|title=Helicopter Charter in Nepal|url=http://www.fishtailair.com/index.php|publisher=Fishtail Air|access-date=1 September 2017}}{{cite web|title=Fishtail Air Pvt. Ltd.|url=http://www.fishtailair.com/about-fishtail.php|publisher=Fishtail Air|access-date=1 September 2017|archive-date=5 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205104206/http://www.fishtailair.com/about-fishtail.php|url-status=dead}} It also carries out and also international chartered flights to [[Bhutan]] and [[India]]. It is currently banned from flying into the EU.{{Cite web |title=The EU Air Safety List - European Commission |url=https://transport.ec.europa.eu/transport-themes/eu-air-safety-list_en |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=transport.ec.europa.eu |language=en}} |
'''Fishtail Air Pvt. Ltd.''', from 2018 to 2020 known as '''Summit Helicopters Pvt. Ltd.''', is a [[helicopter airline]] based at [[Tribhuvan International Airport]] in [[Kathmandu, Nepal]], operating chartered [[helicopter]] services. The company was established in 1997 under the Air Operators Certificate issued by the [[Government of Nepal]]. The company operates domestic chartered helicopter flights throughout Nepal and rescue missions.{{cite web|title=Helicopter Charter in Nepal|url=http://www.fishtailair.com/index.php|publisher=Fishtail Air|access-date=1 September 2017}}{{cite web|title=Fishtail Air Pvt. Ltd.|url=http://www.fishtailair.com/about-fishtail.php|publisher=Fishtail Air|access-date=1 September 2017|archive-date=5 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205104206/http://www.fishtailair.com/about-fishtail.php|url-status=dead}} It also carries out and also international chartered flights to [[Bhutan]] and [[India]]. It is currently banned from flying into the EU.{{Cite web |title=The EU Air Safety List - European Commission |url=https://transport.ec.europa.eu/transport-themes/eu-air-safety-list_en |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=transport.ec.europa.eu |language=en}} |
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==History== |
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The Airline was founded under the name ''Fishtail Air'' in 1997 in [[Kathmandu, Nepal]]. The airline often made headlines in local press after performing unusual yet successful rescue missions in the [[Himalayas]].{{cite web|title=Fishtail Air & Air Zermatt carries out the highest longline rescue in history|url=http://fishtailair.com/blog/2010/04/fishtail-air-air-zermatt-carries-out-the-highest-longline-rescue-in-history-2/|publisher=Fishtail Air|access-date=2 September 2017|url-status=dead}} |
The Airline was founded under the name ''Fishtail Air'' in 1997 in [[Kathmandu, Nepal]]. The airline often made headlines in local press after performing unusual yet successful rescue missions in the [[Himalayas]].{{cite web|title=Fishtail Air & Air Zermatt carries out the highest longline rescue in history|url=http://fishtailair.com/blog/2010/04/fishtail-air-air-zermatt-carries-out-the-highest-longline-rescue-in-history-2/|publisher=Fishtail Air|access-date=2 September 2017|url-status=dead}} |
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==Accidents and incidents== |
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* 12 November 2001 – [[2001 Fishtail Air Eurocopter AS350 crash|A Eurocopter AS 350 of Fishtail Air]] crashed into [[Rara Lake]] carrying [[Prekshya Shah|Princess Prekshya of Nepal]]. She and two other passengers as well as the pilot died in the crash.{{cite web |last1=Khatri |first1=Rishi |title=The princess had asked the pilot to circle Rara for a better view... |url=http://archive.nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=6641#.W27ZgM4zapo |publisher=The Nepali Times |access-date=1 August 2018 |date=16 November 2001}} |
* 12 November 2001 – [[2001 Fishtail Air Eurocopter AS350 crash|A Eurocopter AS 350 of Fishtail Air]] crashed into [[Rara Lake]] carrying [[Prekshya Shah|Princess Prekshya of Nepal]]. She and two other passengers as well as the pilot died in the crash.{{cite web |last1=Khatri |first1=Rishi |title=The princess had asked the pilot to circle Rara for a better view... |url=http://archive.nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=6641#.W27ZgM4zapo |publisher=The Nepali Times |access-date=1 August 2018 |date=16 November 2001}} |
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* 7 November 2010 – A [[Eurocopter AS 350]] of Fishtail Air crashed when it was on a rescue mission on the North ridge of [[Ama Dablam|Mount Ama Dablam]] at an elevation of 6,350 meters. A five-member investigation team was formed on 9 November 2010 and its started its investigation one day later. The final report stated that the main cause of the accident was the inability of pilots to notice and arrest the lateral drift of the chopper to its left due to lack of ground reference until the main rotors came into contact.{{cite web |date=Jan 7, 2011 |title=Pilots to blame for Fishtail chopper crash: Probe |url=http://archives.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=26902 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140620050019/http://archives.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=26902 |archive-date=20 June 2014 |access-date=2014-06-20}} The accident was covered by the Swiss documentary ''The mountain rescuers in the Himalayas''. |
* 7 November 2010 – A [[Eurocopter AS 350]] of Fishtail Air crashed when it was on a rescue mission on the North ridge of [[Ama Dablam|Mount Ama Dablam]] at an elevation of 6,350 meters. A five-member investigation team was formed on 9 November 2010 and its started its investigation one day later. The final report stated that the main cause of the accident was the inability of pilots to notice and arrest the lateral drift of the chopper to its left due to lack of ground reference until the main rotors came into contact.{{cite web |date=Jan 7, 2011 |title=Pilots to blame for Fishtail chopper crash: Probe |url=http://archives.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=26902 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140620050019/http://archives.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=26902 |archive-date=20 June 2014 |access-date=2014-06-20}} The accident was covered by the Swiss documentary ''The mountain rescuers in the Himalayas''. |
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