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词条 Tara Air
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  1. History

  2. Destinations

  3. Fleet

     Seasonally operated 

  4. Accidents and incidents

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox Airline
|airline = Tara Air
|logo = Tara Air logo.jpg
|logo_size = 250
|fleet_size = 6
|destinations = 14
|IATA = TB [1]
|ICAO = TRA {{Ref|code explanation|N1}}
|callsign = TARA AIR
|parent = Yeti Airlines
|company_slogan = Helping Build the Rural Nepal
|founded = 2009
|headquarters = Kathmandu, Nepal
|key_people = Lhakpa Sonam Sherpa
|hubs = Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu
|secondary_hubs = Nepalgunj Airport, Pokhara Airport
|focus_cities =
|lounge =
|alliance =
|website = www.taraair.com
}}

Tara Air Pvt. Ltd. is an airline with its head office in Kathmandu, Nepal.[2] It is a subsidiary of Yeti Airlines. Tara Air was formed in 2009 using aircraft from the Yeti Airlines fleet and is based at Tribhuvan International Airport, with secondary hubs at Surkhet and Nepalgunj airports. The airline operates scheduled flights and air charter services with a fleet of STOL aircraft, previously provided by Yeti Airlines. Its operations focus on serving remote and mountainous airports and airstrips.

History

Tara Air was formed in 2009 when Yeti Airlines split its STOL aircraft operations from its regional operations.[3] The airline's STOL operations were rebranded as Tara Air and focused on providing services into remote and mountainous airports and airstrips.[4]

Destinations

The airline operates scheduled domestic flights to a number of destinations as well as offering air charter services. Tara Air operates daily scheduled flights between Kathmandu and Lukla, and between Jomsom and Pokhara. Other destinations are served at varying frequency.[5]

Destination Airport Notes
Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport {{airline hub}}
Nepalgunj Nepalgunj Airport {{Airline focus}}
Pokhara Pokhara Airport {{Airline focus}}
Bajura Bajura Airport
Bhojpur Bhojpur Airport [6]
Dolpa Dolpa Airport
Jomsom Jomsom Airport
Jumla Jumla Airport
Lukla Tenzing-Hillary Airport
Lamidanda Lamidanda Airport
Phaplu Phaplu Airport
Rara Talcha Airport
Rumjatar Rumjatar Airport
Simikot Simikot Airport

Fleet

The Tara Air fleet includes (as of August 2017):[7]

Tara Air fleet
AircraftIn FleetOrdersPassengersNotes
CYTotal
Dornier Do 228201919
de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter301919
Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otter101818Two originally delivered. One crashed on February 24, 2016(Tara Air Flight 193)[8]
Total60

Seasonally operated

  • Pilatus PC-6 Porter

Accidents and incidents

  • On 26 May 2010 a DHC-6 Twin Otter took off from Birendranagar Airport in Surkhet heading for Talcha Airport in Rara with 18 passengers and 3 crew on board. At 10 am the aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Birendranagar Airport after its cabin door suddenly opened five minutes after take-off. Tara Air officials said that the cabin attendant managed to lock the door immediately after it opened to avert any possible mishaps.[9]
  • On 15 December 2010 a DHC-6 Twin Otter crashed shortly after takeoff from Lamidanda Airport in Nepal; it was en route to Kathmandu.[10] All 19 passengers and 3 flight crew were killed.[11]
  • On 23 June 2011, a Tara Air Dornier Do 228 9N-AGQ was substantially damaged in a heavy landing and runway excursion at Simikot Airport, Nepal. The aircraft was operating a cargo flight from Nepalgunj Airport.[12]
  • On 21 September 2012, a DHC-6 Twin Otter en route from Dolpa to Nepalgunj was damaged during takeoff when the pilot lost directional control. No one was hurt in the incident.[13]
  • On 24 February 2016, Tara Air Flight 193 went missing shortly after take off whilst traveling to Pokhara-Jomsom. It was later found that the aircraft crashed into the mountainous northern region killing 23 people including 2 babies and 3 crew members.[14]

References

Notes

1. {{note|code explanation}} Tara Air has no registered ICAO code allocated, but uses 'TRA' on scheduling, ticketing and baggage (as an official ICAO code would be used). However, officially, the ICAO Code 'TRA' is allocated to Transavia.[5]

1. ^{{cite web|title=Airline Code Search Result|url=http://www.avcodes.co.uk/airlcoderes.asp#top|publisher=Av Codes|accessdate=10 October 2017}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/tara-air |title=Profile on Tara Air | CAPA |publisher=Centre for Aviation |date= |accessdate=2013-06-08}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.taraair.com/page.php?page_id=16 |title=About Us |publisher=Tara Air |date= |accessdate=2013-06-08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509232901/http://www.taraair.com/page.php?page_id=16 |archivedate=2013-05-09 |df= }}
4. ^"Explore Nepal {{webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/64Ht6uOUJ?url=http://www.taraair.com/uploads/publications/files/Pilatus%20Porter_brochure20100115022804.pdf |date=2011-12-29 }}." ([https://www.webcitation.org/64Ht6uOUJ?url=http://www.taraair.com/uploads/publications/files/Pilatus%20Porter_brochure20100115022804.pdf Archive]) Tara Air. Retrieved on 29 December 2011. "Tara Air Pvt. Ltd. Tilganga, Kathmandu, GPO Box 20011"
5. ^{{cite web|title=Flight Schedule|url=http://www.taraair.com/page/flight-schedule|publisher=Tara Air|accessdate=10 October 2017}}
6. ^{{cite news|title=Tara Air starts flight to Bhojpur|url=http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Tara+Air+starts+flight+to+Bhojpur&NewsID=341567|accessdate=8 March 2015|work=The Himalayan Times|date=30 July 2012}}
7. ^{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2017|page=22|accessdate=19 September 2017}}
8. ^https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20160224-0
9. ^Nepalnews.com{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}, accessed December 6, 2010
10. ^Aviation Safety Network
11. ^{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12000786 | title = All passengers killed in Nepal plane crash | publisher = BBC News | accessdate=2010-12-16|date=2010-12-16}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=43eacc67&opt=0 |title=Accident: Tara D228 at Simikot on Jun 23rd 2011, hard landing results in runway excursion and gear collapse |first=Simon |last=Hradecky |publisher=Aviation Herald |accessdate=25 June 2011}}
13. ^{{cite web |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20120921-0 |title=Accident description||accessdate=25 September 2017}}
14. ^http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/24/asia/nepal-missing-plane/

External links

{{commons category|Tara Air}}{{Portal|Aviation}}
  • {{Official website|http://www.taraair.com}}
{{Airlines of Nepal}}

3 : Airlines of Nepal|Airlines established in 2009|2009 establishments in Asia

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