BAE Systems leases four Jetstream 41s to Yeti Airlines

Monday, May 22, 2006, 17:39 [IST]

New Delhi, May 22 (UNI) BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has concluded an agreement with Nepalese regional carrier Yeti Airlines for a long-term lease of four 29-seat Jetstream 41 regional turboprop airliners.

The first aircraft was delivered to the carrier's Kathmandu base in early May and the remaining three aircraft will follow over the coming months.

Yeti is a privately owned carrier that first commenced operations in September 1998. It currently operates a fleet of four 19-seat DHC6-300 Twin Otters and three 36-seat Saab 340Bs.

The newly-acquired Jetstream 41s will be used by Yeti to replace its fleet of Saab 340Bs which are utilised for the Everest sight-seeing mountain flights and for regional flights to destinations such as Pokhara, Biratnagar, Bhadrapur, Bhairahawa and Nepalgunj.

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