Prabhu Helicopter

Prabhu Helicopter Pvt. Ltd. is a Nepali helicopter operator under the umbrella of the Prabhu Group, a corporate house that its site describes as established for about three decades. The head office is at Kamaladi in Kathmandu, with a second base at Pokhara Airport where the company has its own hangar. The site says it offers its services with a brand new Airbus H125 (AS350 B3e) helicopter and lists safety and quality as its main focus.

Helicopter services

• Mountain heli tours: Annapurna Base Camp, Machhapuchhre Base Camp and Everest Base Camp. The Annapurna flight from Pokhara is described as 25 minutes each way compared with a trek of about two weeks
• Sightseeing: Pokhara valley and mountain tour of 15 minutes over Phewa Lake, the World Peace Pagoda and Sarangkot, plus Kathmandu sightseeing and the Langtang tour
• Heritage tours: Muktinath, Lumbini, Kalinchowk Bhagwati temple and Gosaikunda lake
• Charter flights and customised tours
• Medical and rescue missions

Fleet

The fleet page shows one aircraft, an Airbus H125 / AS350 B3e registered 9N-ANL. The H125 launch was announced in October 2020.

• Engine: Safran Arriel 2D
• Maximum take-off weight: 2,800 kg (6,173 lb)
• Passenger capacity: 5 plus 1
• Standard fuel capacity: 426 kg (940 lb)
• Maximum operating altitude: 23,000 ft

Bases

• Head office: Kamaladi-28, Kathmandu
• Pokhara: Ward 7, Pokhara Airport, Kaski, with the company's hangar

The website also carries pages for careers, frequently asked questions, a gallery and a hazard report form.