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No. 21 March 2011
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World-class Hangar under construction
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uddha Air is making another stride in its history. The airline has begun constructing a state-of-art hangar on the premises of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). It is the first time in the country’s history that a domestic private airline is building a closed-door hangar that will expand over 25,000 sq ft in the country’s only international airport. It is expected that the hangar will come into operation within six
months. The total construction cost of the hangar has been estimated to reach Rs 100 million. The Noida based SML Ltd has been awarded the construction work. The airline will pay Rs seven million annually to Nepal government for the land. In the past, the airline used the hangar of the Nepal Army (NA) during the times of necessity. Buddha Air has been conducting the maintenance work under the open sky. With the
construction of the hangar, the maintenance works will be done inside, which will enhance aircraft safety. This will also facilitate the repairs and maintenance of the planes. The operation and engineering department of the airlines will be shifted to the hangar premises and the spare parts will also be stored there. These things will lead to better coordination contd. on page 2