BB Airways

BB Airways was a Nepalese airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal.^[3] It was established and started operations in September 2012.^[4] The airline's hub was Tribhuvan International Airport, from where it flew to three international destinations. The airline made its first flight on 13 October 2012 to Kuala Lumpur.^[5] The Japanese investment company TBI Group supported the airline, which was managed and promoted by the Non Resident Nepali Association.^[6]

BB Airways received its Air Operator Certificate on 12 April 2012 allowing operations to seven international destinations from Nepal: Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore, Doha, Delhi and Tokyo.^[7] It started scheduled services from October 2012, but had to cease operations again several months later, as the leasing contract ran out.^[8][9]

In April 2013, the airline tried to restart its scheduled services by leasing two Airbus A320s.^[9] On 30 March 2014, while still operation no active aircraft, BB Airways signed a Memorandum of Understanding with MEGA Maldives Airlines in which the two carriers agreed to "collaborate on developing flights and sharing of resources".^[10]

In 2017, BB Airways purchased a three decades old Boeing 757 from Nepal Airlines, with which it was planning to use to restart operations on the route Kathmandu-New Delhi.^[11] However, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal abstained from issuing an Air operator's certificate arguing that it would take at least one and half year to get a permit to restart its flight operation.^[12]

In July 2019, the airline sold their sole Boeing 757.^[13]

In 2024, news surfaced that the airline was trying to restart operations.^[14]

BB Airways operated from Tribhuvan International Airport to two destinations in Asia:^[15]

As of October 2020, BB Airways does not possess or operate any planes.^[13]