EDITORIAL: Voting rights With the local elections just around the corner, the denial of voting rights to Nepalis living abroad, in particular migrant workers, has kicked up a storm. Opinion 22 Mar, 2022
CAAN warns of legal action against seven airlines The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has warned that it will initiate legal action against seven non-operating airlines as they have repeatedly ignored several public notices calling on them to clear their arrears. Business 21 Mar, 2022
Behind plane crashes: Cultural aspect The investigation report will dig through the series of events that led to the accident. It will point out the ‘Human Factor’ as the main reason. We had the same report for the Tara Air crash. But those reports don’t get into the mind of pilots,... 12 Jun, 2017
Single-engine planes ferrying goods Bajura, March 29 Airline companies with single-engine domestic aircraft have turned into carriers transporting goods and commodities to remote districts after the government banned single-engine aircrafts from carrying passengers citing safety... Travel 30 Mar, 2016
Govt told to draft plan on reducing plane crashes KATHMANDU: The International Relations and Labour Committee of the Parliament has directed the government to immediately formulate an action plan on reduction of plane crashes. The Committee's meeting on Sunday issued such directive in the wake... Travel 13 Mar, 2016
Goma Air plane makes emergency landing after bird-hit KATHMANDU: A Goma Airlines plane made an emergency landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday after a bird hit it soon after taking off. The aircraft with the call sign 9N-AKZ had taken off for Lukla from Kathmandu when the bird... Horoscopes 02 Mar, 2016
Single-engine flights allowed violating ICAO stipulations Kathmandu, March 1 The recent crash-landing of the single-engine Air Kasthamandap 9N-AJB aircraft in Kalikot has once again revealed that the country’s monopoly aviation regulatory cum service providing agency has been blatantly violating... Travel 02 Mar, 2016
Virpadak for two pilots who saved 11 lives KATHMANDU: The government has decided to honour pilot Dinesh Neupane and his co-pilot Santosh Rana, who saved lives of 11 passengers by sacrificing their lives as Air Kasthamandap aircraft they were flying crash-landed in Kalikot district, on... Travel 01 Mar, 2016
Pilot who saved passengers' life in Kalikot crash-landing cremated, hundreds take part in funeral NEPALGUNJ: Captain Dinesh Neupane, who along with co-pilot Santosh Rana heroically saved the life of nine passengers in a crash-landing of Air Kasthamandap’s small aircraft in Kalikot of far-western Nepal on Thursday but died during the mission,... Travel 28 Feb, 2016
Air Kasthamandap plane crash-lands; two killed Kathmandu, February 26 At a time when emotional strain triggered by Wednesday’s crash of Tara Air aircraft in Myagdi district has not subsided, Nepal’s aviation sector has witnessed another fatal air accident. An aircraft of Air... Travel 27 Feb, 2016
How the brave pilot saved nine lives Nepalgunj, February 26 Minutes before the Air Kasthamandap aircraft, which took off form Nepagunj airport for Jumla, was about to reach its destination, the plane’s engine failed, leading the pilot to opt for a forced landing in a field, which... Travel 27 Feb, 2016
Will save you at cost of our lives, pilot had assured minutes before accident KATHMANDU: "The condition of the plane was not good. But, do not panic. We will land the plane safely. We will save you all passengers even at the cost of our lives." These were the words the deceased pilot Dinesh Neupane said minutes before an... Travel 26 Feb, 2016
