CAAN's chief Pradeep Adhikari faces dismal safety record After taking charge as the Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) on February 3, 2022, Pradeep Adhikari has vowed to work for aviation safety in the country. Nepal 08 Aug, 2024
Saurya Airlines crash in Kathmandu claims 18 lives, Pilot sole survivor A Saurya Airlines plane crash at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) this morning claimed the lives of 18 people. Nepal 24 Jul, 2024
Lawmaker calls for ban on climber Nims Purja, Osprey ends partnership over sexual abuse allegations Lawmaker Rajendra Bajgain has urged the government to ban prominent climber Nirmal "Nims" Purja from entering Nepal. Nepal 05 Jun, 2024
CAAN restricts Nims Purja from skydiving in Everest region Celebrated climber Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja, who commandeered an illegal helicopter landing at Everest high camp recently, has now faced another roadblock from the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal as the aviation regulator refused to grant him a permit for skydiving in the Everest region. Nepal 26 May, 2024
MH370 disappeared a decade ago. Here's what we know about one of aviation's biggest mysteries Malaysia's government has said that someone intentionally severed communications with the ground and diverted the plane. World 06 Mar, 2024
Himalaya Airlines receives IOSA certificate The certificate, granted in December 2023, will remain valid until March 3, 2025, according to Himalaya Airlines. Business 09 Jan, 2024
Federal officials order grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners after plane suffers a blowout No one was seriously hurt as the depressurized plane returned safely to Portland International Airport about 20 minutes after departure. Business 07 Jan, 2024
Planes catch fire after a collision at Japan's Haneda airport, killing 5. Hundreds evacuated safely The JAL plane was an Airbus A-350 that had flown from Shin Chitose airport, near the city of Sapporo, to Haneda, the transport minister said. World 02 Jan, 2024
Nepal will be removed from EU's security list soon: Minister Kirati Minister Kirati expressed confidence that Nepal would be taken off the EU's blacklist as the country has recently improved its aviation security standards. Kathmandu 05 Oct, 2023
'Some projects did not get budget due to resource crunch' ​​​​​​​Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Sudan Kirati stated that budget could not be allocated to many sectors due to limited resources and legal glitches. Nepal 27 Jun, 2023
Both the engines of ill-fated plane were shut down The analysis of the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder retrieved from the crash site of Yeti Airlines 9N-ANC aircraft in Pokhara has revealed that propellers of both the plane’s engines were on feather during the base leg of the landing procedure. Nepal 07 Feb, 2023
Yeti Air crash: Analysis of data recorder completed During the analysis and investigation, propellers of both engines were found to have gone to feathering in the base leg in course of landing. Nepal 06 Feb, 2023
