Birendra Bahadur Basnet, executive chairman of private airline company Buddha Air, has brought the book 'By the Book'. Sansar Bhakta Shrestha, former administrator of Employees' Provident Fund, Ashok Shamsher Jabara, Chief Executive Officer of Himalayan Bank, author Birendra Bahadur Basnet, Basnet's wife Sunita Basnet and journalist and writer Basant Basnet launched the book at a program held in Lalitpur on Saturday.
The 28-year journey of Buddha Air, which has been serving 3 million passengers annually, is covered in the book. "Buddh is a book that explains Air, by the book," Executive President Basnet said, "It also defines me." This is a discipline.' He says that the book will guide the new generation on how to do business according to the rules. "After the establishment of Buddha Air, we took to the streets and managed the philosophy written about our management," he said. "That experience is covered in the book." "My greatest mentor was my father," said Basnet, who became an aerial entrepreneur and also active in agricultural enterprises. He said that Buddha Air has reached the position it has reached today, not by the efforts of a single person, but by the hands of all the employees. "All the employees in the company have been feeling a sense of belonging," said writer Basnet.
Buddha Air is an inspiring organization as a model of successful management and quality service in Nepal, said Shrestha, the former administrator of the Employee Provident Fund. Jabra, CEO of Himalayan Bank, says that despite the initial risk involved in entering into an investment agreement with Buddha Air, it has become a model institution over time. He said that it is a matter of pride for them to partner with such an organization in financial investment.
Buddha initially started flying to Pokhara, Biratnagar and mountains from American aircraft Beechcraft 1900 C and D. Now it is flying to Sugam Airport all over the country and Varanasi in India. Buddha Air, which started in 1997 with 4 employees, currently serves around 9,000 passengers with 160 flights per day. The company has around 1600 employees. Currently, the company has 18 ATR aircraft.
