August 6: Shree Airlines has successfully carried out a test flight. The airlines informed that its new CRJ 200 aircraft with call sign 9N AMC conducted a demo flight from Kathmandu to Biratnagar and back again.

New airlines companies are required to carry out a demo flight including officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) to obtain air operator’s certificate (AOC).

The private airlines company Shree Airlines had bought three aircrafts worth Rs 2 billion about four months ago. But the planes had been parked at the airport as the company couldn’t get the license to operate flights. Shree Airlines had been paying Rs 22,000 per day as parking charge of the planes.

Altogether 13 persons were there in the test flight including five pilots, three engineers of CAAN and others from the safety department. The team will present a report to the CAAN about the test flight and the airlines will get the certificate based on the report.

The airlines can start commercial flights only after completing all the legal formalities.