Tag: #aviation
Articles tagged with #aviation
Flouting rules caused Saurya tragedy
Airline, airport and regulator disregarded their own procedures in crash that killed 18 a year ago
Why do planes ‘Go-around’?
On Saturday afternoon, as storm clouds built up over Central Nepal, three international flights performed Go-arounds at Kathmandu airport. A…
Airfields without airplanes
Of the 49 airports in Nepal, more than 25 have not been in regular use for decades, yet more are being built
Kathmandu airport to cut flight hours
Travellers should expect more than normal congestion November-March due to airport expansion project
18 dead in Nepal aircraft crash
The flight was undergoing a C Check and headed to a hangar in the Pokhara International Airport for a part check-up.
Shattering stereotypes in a hangar
Samjhana Sidale does not work as an aircraft technician to prove people wrong, but to build an identity
Flying and farming
For an airline executive, Birendra Basnet has his feet firmly planted in Nepal’s soil
Keeps happening
The rule for pilots in Nepal must be: do not fly into clouds, they have rocks in them.
Turkish Airlines starts Palermo and Krakow flights
Turkish Airlines which flies to more countries than any other airlines in the world, has added two new destinations to its network this week.…
Flying with special needs
Buddha Air makes flying more accessible to passengers needing special assistance
Final moments of YT691
Pokhara air crash report says propellers were feathered, but why is still a mystery
Dying to travel
Ninety-four people lost their lives in air crashes in the past 12 months, but the number of people killed on Nepal’s roads was 30 times higher
Pokhara bound flight crashes in Nepal
32 bodies recovered so far but rescue hampered by spectators
Post-Covid rebound for Nepal’s airlines
Nepal’s domestic aviation has seen a rebound in the past year despite a lingering pandemic and an economic crisis driven by high fuel costs.Even…
Pokhara Airport ready for take off
All photos: SANJAYA RANABHATNepal's government decided to finally begin operation of the much-delayed Pokhara International Airport from 1…
Airlines hit hardest by Nepal’s fuel hike
Nepal Oil Corporation’s announcement on Sunday of an across the board increase in fuel prices is expected to have a knock-on effect on…
60 years of living dangerously
Most aviation accidents in Nepal between 1952-2022 were caused by planes flying into mountains hidden in clouds, known to air crash…
Buddha Air night flights
Buddha Air has increased the frequency of its flights including night flights due to increased domestic demand. Pokhara now has the most number…
Onset of winter leads to flight delays
Photo: RUPA JOSHIWith domestic and international flights now near pre-Covid levels, and the onset of winter means Kathmandu airport is once more…
Turkish 'Best in Business'
Turkish Airlines has been chosen as the ‘Best in Business Travel’ by 'Business Traveler' magazine readers with the carrier's Corporate Club…
QR coded vaccine certificates in queue
Back in July, migrant workers queued up all day and night for a rubber-stamped paper to certify that they have been vaccinated. Photo: UPASANA…
Nepal Airlines privatisation still stuck
The long-overdue privatisation of state-owned Nepal Airlines has become a political hot potato, but with Sher Bahadur Deuba of the Nepali…
Indians use Nepal to circumvent travel bans
Photo: KUNDA DIXITIndians with jobs or families abroad are using Kathmandu transit to go to countries like Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Hong Kong…
Buddha Air spurt in domestic flights
A year after the lockdown to control the pandemic, many airlines have been affected by the loss of revenue. However, in Nepal Buddha Air has…