Rs1.47 billion extra paid in Airbus A330s deal, probe shows

After five-year study, CIAA files cases against 32 including sitting and former officials, and foreign suppliers.

Nepal’s anti-graft body on Thursday completed its five-year-long probe into the $209.6-million Airbus deal, the largest ever in Nepal’s aviation history, concluding that the procurement of two wide-body Airbus A330 jets by Nepal Airlines Corporation has caused a loss of Rs1.47 billion ($13.38 million) to the government.