CAAN grounds Nepal’s Shree Airlines fleet pending engine safety checks

Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority has grounded the entire fleet of Shree Airlines, pending engine safety checks on its aircraft. Following the grounding, the airline has begun cancelling its flights as the inspection is in progress. Shree Airlines currently flies a mixed fleet of Bombardier CRJ jets and De Havilland Canada Dash 8 turboprops. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) is firm on the stand that Shree Airlines’ planes will only be able to fly again once its technicians have conducted thorough security checks of all their engines. Post the Yeti airline crash in Nepal earlier this year, aircraft security checks have become stringent,