KATHMANDU, Feb. 7 -- The Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) issued global tender bids again on Tuesday after it received no proposal for the five Chinese aircrafts put up for auction by the state-owned airline company for the second time. The NAC is struggling to sell these aircraft but has not been able to do so even at scrap value.

The NAC had initially issued a notice of auction on December 21 to sell two MA-60 and three Y-12E aircraft. A fresh notice has been issued to allow individuals or organizations to submit tenders by February 21 after no company submitted an offer to accept these aircraft by February 4.

The NAC has initiated a second international bidding process to sell these aircraft after receiving approval from the Ministry...