"Remarks of Tourism Minister are self proclaimed, logicless and impractical made on highly technical and sensitive subject without consultation with aviation entrepreneurs, national and international experts," says Airlines Operators Association of Nepal.
Airlines business is highly technical and sensitive. The association highly condemn his remarks and according to rules the provision says importing Pressurized Aircraft of 15 years old and Non Pressurized Aircraft of 20 years.
Once the cycle is complete, the old parts must be replaced by new parts automatically. All Aviation companies have been doing aircraft maintenance according to international provision, aircraft manufacturing company's terms & conditions and criteria set by Civil Aviation Authority Nepal (CAAN). It's inspection is done regularly by related body the CAAN and also has been following the complete guidelines & critera set by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on airline security & airline management. Comparing aircraft accidents on the basis of aircraft's age is not viable. The association further stresses that all previous accident reports clearly prove that.
