From late april we have temporarily based our AS350 B2- AIW at Pokhara for ease of operations to sectors like Muktinath, Annapurna Base Camp (ABC), Jomsom, Lo Manthang, Poon Hill, Manang etc. Our AS350 B3 has also been temporarily based at Lukla for the entire Khumbu Valley and regions around.
Posts from ‘April, 2011’
Air Zermatt team stationed for sling operation!
A team of pilots from Air Zermatt (Switzerland)- Captain Daniel Auftenblatten (who performed the Highest Human Sling Rescue operation at Annapurna from 6500m) and Captain Gerold Biner have been stationed here in Nepal with Fishtail Air for rescue services and more, specially for the sling operations this season. Air Zermatt has been working in co-ordination [...]
Cargo Sling operation at Gorkha
The team of Captain Ashish Sherchan and Captain Daniel Aufdenblatten (from Air Zermatt) flew our AS 350-AJI to Gorkha area for a sling cargo mission whereby they performed 6-7 shuttles of cargo from remote areas from Barpark to Gumda VDC. Fishtail Air was flying for the community hydro project transporting building materials like transformers and [...]
Rescue from the International Canyoning Rendezvous (ICR)!
The International Canyoning Rendezvous is an event for adventurers and avid trekking enthusiasts from the 7th to the 13th of April. By organizing this event Nepal Canyoning Association hoped to promote canyoning in Nepal and create new interest in the country for people all over the world. Fishtail Air is an official rescue air career [...]
Our German ‘Freunde’ on an exclusive flight with Fishtail Air.
This was again one of our exclusive and one of a kind group flights where 43 guests from Germany were flown from Kathmandu to Hotel Everest View (HEV) at 3880m, as the name suggests commands a spectacular view of Mt. Everest. Hotel Everest View is one of the world’s highest hotels after Kongde resort at [...]
Entrepreneur Organization’s most high profile tour group flies with Fishtail Air!
This was probably one of the most anomalous and high profile events in the Nepal Tourism year 2011. Entrepreneur organization (EO) is a dynamic, global network of more than 7500 business owners spread over 108 chapters in 40 countries with a vision to build the world’s most influential community of entrepreneurs. EO Nepal hosted the [...]
HAI Eurocopter Golden Hour Award-Heli Expo 2011!
Afore mentioned Helicopter Association International’s Eurocopter Golden Hour Award has been received by Mrs. Poonam Basnyat at Orlando ‘Heli Expo 2011’ on behalf of Late Captain Sabin Basnyat on the 7th of march. The award was for his performance during the Fishtail/Air Zermatt rescue mission on Mount Annapurna on the 29th of April 2010 when [...]
