NAC employees against decision to lease aircraft

Pilots and staff of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) have come out against the management’s decision to lease an aircraft from North American Airlines, stating that the state-owned company should focus on purchasing its own plane rather than hiring. The divergent views have come to the fore at a time when NAC is about to finalize the deal with the American carrier.Some two months ago NAC started a public bidding process to lease a plane for a period of six months. Of the 19 companies that participated in the bidding, North American had quoted the lowest rate of US$3,690 per hour of flight. NAC management may award the deal to the American company any time now.