Himalayan Aviation

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हिमालयन एविएशन
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Himalayan Aviation (Hindi: हिमालयन एविएशन) was an airline based in India that operated in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent until its nationalization and merger into Indian Airlines in 1953.

Incidents and Accidents

* On February 20, 1950, Himalayan Aviation ran the first ever international flight from Nepal, from Gauchar (Nepal) to Calcutta (India) [ [http://www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/englishweekly/spotlight/2001/dec/dec14/coverstory.htm COVER STORY (Spotlight Weekly) ] ] .
* On December 7, 1951, Pakistan detained a Himalayan Aviation flight from Ahmadabad, India to Kabul, Afghanistan at the stopover point in Karachi. Pakistan had previously denied use of the direct Delhi-Kabul air-corridor that overflew the North West Frontier Province. India and Pakistan had worked out an alternative Ahmadabad-Karachi-Zahedan(Iran)-Kabul route [ [http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/12/07/stories/2001120700290800.htm The Hindu : dated December 7, 1951: Pak. halts Indian plane to Kabul ] ] .

Services

Himalayan Aviation began with chartered flights [cite book|title=World Airline Record|author=Roy R. Roadcap|publisher=Roy R. Roadcap & Associates|year=1952] . Over time, it expanded to night-mail services and scheduled passenger flights. In order to maximize revenue, it began taking on passengers on its night-mail flights as well [cite book|title=Transport in Modern India|author=Kalka Prasad Bhatnagar|publisher=Kishore Publishing House, Kanpur|year=1951] .

Fleet

The fleet mostly consisted of Douglas DC-3 aircraft.

References

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