How the shady Airbus A330 jets deal was orchestrated

The US-based AAR obtained business by bribing Nepali officials. It has agreed to pay more than $55 million to resolve probes over foreign corruption links.

Then managing director of Nepal Airlines Sugat Ratna Kansakar had sent a draft of the request for proposal (RFP) for procuring two Airbus A330s to AAR Corp, the US-based global aerospace company, well in advance, to tweak conditions in favour of the AAR.