Nepal Airlines (RA, Kathmandu) will tentatively end B757-200 operations in late February when its last remaining aircraft of the type, B757-200(M) 9N-ACB (msn 23863), undergoes a C-Check.
According to the Kathmandu Post, Nepal Airlines Executive Chairman Madan Kharel had decided that first completing the overhaul would drive the 30-year-old jet's value beyond its current USD3 million valuation.
“If we put the Boeing up for auction without the C-check, we will get a lower price,” he said. “But we can get a better price if the status of aircraft is airworthy. After the C-check, we will revise the auction value. We also have the option of using the plane to carry cargo.”
The ch-aviation fleets module shows 9N-ACB sports Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 powerplants.
The state-owned carrier also plans to auction off the Boeing narrowbody's reserve of spare parts.
Once sold off, Nepal Airlines' jet fleet will consist of two A330-200s and two A320-200s.
