Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) on Sunday procured a 58-seater MA60 aircraft from China for the first time in 28 years.
The aircraft which flew from Kunming of China landed at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu at around 2 pm. Theaircraft was washed and cleaned before a Hindu priest performed pooja of the newly arrived MA60.
The NAC has planned to use the aircraft in its regular domestic fleet from Wednesday.
Last year, the governments of Nepal and China had signed a grant and concessional loan agreement worth Rs 6.67 billion (408 million RMB) to procure six aircraft s. As part of the accord, China had decided to provide a 58-seater MA60 and a 19-seater Y12e worth Rs 2.94 billion as a gift and a soft loan of Rs 3.72 billion to buy one MA60 and three Y12e planes.
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