The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) is about to implement a new set of rules to strengthen the countries aviation sector in the wake of Yeti Airlines crash.
As a part of new regulations, all aircraft apart from short take-off and landing (STOL) aircraft will be required to follow the instrument flight rules (IFR) approach even during daylight hours.
While speaking to the Himalayan, Gyanendra Bhul, information officer for the CAAN said: “We have decided to reduce operation hours for an aircraft to eight hours and eight landings a day. Once the aircraft passes through a designated altitude level on their descent, they will not able to request a change of runway, turn around, roll, or pitch up or down.”
Meanwhile the authority has decided to mandate stabilised approach for all aircraft in Nepal after reaching 500 feet above ground level (AGL) during visual flight rules (VFR) operations in rural airports and 1,000 feet AGL for aircraft conducting VFR operation in other airports.
All Nepal-based aircraft examiners will also face a skills examination. The CAAN has decided to conduct skill tests of all designated check pilots from the simulation check pilot of respective aircraft manufacturing companies to clear any sort of biases seen while conducting previous tests.
Meanwhile the CAAN will also begin implementing and enforcing International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) recognised standards and procedures.
The Yeti Airlines crash killed all 72 people onboard on approach to Pokhara domestic airport. The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder are currently I Singapore for analysis while the Nepalese government-ordered investigation, assisted by the French Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety.