Nepal Airlines has said goodbye to the four pilots hired to fly its Chinese-made Y12e and MA60 after grounding the aircraft permanently since mid-July as they were a drain on resources.

Airline spokesperson Archana Khadka told the Post that the four captains had been employed on a contract basis, and they were given an official send-off on Tuesday. “The other pilots who are permanent employees of the airline will be assigned to other planes in the fleet.”

Since the national flag carrier will not fly the MA60 and Y12e anymore and has phased out its Boeing fleet, it now has only two types of aircraft in its fleet—Airbus and Twin Otter.

Captains Satish Bikram Shah and Rajendra Man Shakya used to fly the MA60, and Phizonath Nepali and Suraj Upadhyaya Luitel the Y12e.

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