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Lockheed Martin said the facility would store replenishment spares for the aircraft’s operations in Australia and the broader region.
The Yeti Airlines aircraft was carrying 68 passengers and four crew members when it went down near a hillside in Pokhara.
It comes after the airline received its crucial licence to fly from CASA on Thursday, ending a six-month wait from its original target to begin operations in the middle of last year.
While the number of seats for sale, or capacity, was down from 6,830,000 to 5,806,000 before and after COVID, the percentage of seats filled, or load factors, remained at a near-record high of 85 per cent.
CEO Tim Jordan called the announcement it had gained the crucial Air Operators Certificate a "historic moment for Australian aviation".
New figures released by the Department of Transport suggest airlines are beginning to release more sales tickets to entice passengers to book flights post-Christmas.
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