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Nepali MA60s, Y12s to be sold if leasing bid fails

A Nepal Airlines (RA, Kathmandu) spokesperson has said selling five unwanted turboprops is the next best option if a bidding process to lease the planes out fails. Archana Khadka told The Kathmandu Post that per the Nepali Ministry of Finance's instructions, the state-owned airline is now trying to dry lease the planes out but "if there are no takers - we'll go for the second option."

As reported by ch-aviation earlier this week, Nepal Airlines has initiated a bidding process to lease out two MA-60s and three Y12s after sitting parked in a corner of Kathmandu Airport for over two years.

"We followed the Finance Ministry's instructions,” said Khadka. "Out of the two options recommended by the Finance Ministry dry lease or outright sale, Nepal Airlines will try the first one," However, given the state of the planes, some local airline insiders doubt the lease bidding process will attract much interest.

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UK's Royal Air Force ends BAe 146 operations

The Royal Air Force (RFR, Brize Norton) says it has completed the retirement of all four of its remaining BAe 146s quadjets, with two VIP-configured BAe 146-100s set to become museum exhibits while two BAe 146-200(QC)s have been sold to Pionair Australia (PH, Bankstown).

"The BAe146 aircraft have served the UK proudly over many decades, including during numerous operations including Iraq and Afghanistan. After four decades of service, the aircraft have now reached the end of their service lives, and I am delighted that the 146s are going to good homes and joining the collections of two fantastic aviation museums," Air Vice-Marshal Suraya Marshall said of the VIP-configured aircraft.

ZE701 (msn E1029) was ferried to the British Airliner Collection at Duxford airport on January 25, 2022. Sistership ZE700 (msn E1031) remains in service for the time being but will be ferried to the South Wales Aviation Museum at St. Athan airport in the coming weeks for display. The two aircraft have been operated out of Northolt airport as...