Guna Airlines (ii)

♦ Simrik Airlines was founded in 2009 and launched scheduled services after helicopter operator Simrik Air acquired the remains of struggling carrier Guna Airlines in 2013. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) grounded Simrik Airlines (RMK, Kathmandu) as of 20Aug2019, after the airline failed to meet local Civil Aviation Regulations governing aircraft airworthiness. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) cleared Simrik Airlines to resume operations as of 06Sep2019. Simrik Airlines is rebranding the name back to Guna Airlines. Guna Airlines was previously sold to Simrik Airlines. According to the Ministry source, the same management of the Guna group is taking over Simrik Airlines and rebranding as Guna Airlines. The carrier started operations in 2021 but was grounded in mid-Feb2023 for financial reasons
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