Car hire in Nepal - Aviation Safety Oversight

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Aviation Safety Oversight

AVIATION SAFETY OVERSIGHT: As there is no direct commercial air service by local carriers at present, or economic authority to operate such service, between the U.S. and Nepal, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has not assessed Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority for compliance with international aviation safety standards. For further information, travelers may contact the Department of Transportation within the U.S. at 1-800-322-7873, or visit the FAA. Internet home page at http://www.faa.gov/avr/iasa/index.cfm

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) separately assesses some foreign air carriers for suitability as official providers of air services. For information regarding the DOD policy on specific carriers, travelers may contact the DOD at (703-697-7288.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal grounded several domestic airlines in 2003 for failing to meet minimal aircraft safety equipment requirements. In one example, in August 2002, a plane on approach to the Pokhara airport crashed into a hillside, killing 18 people (including 13 Germans, one U.S. citizen, one Briton, and three crew members). In another incident, a helicopter crashed at Everest base camp, while ferrying climbers to the mountain. The crash killed two and injured seven.