Pasang Chhiki Sherpa, Author at aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/author/chhutinsherpa/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:16:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://aviospace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/463575282_2477404082464408_3209599391009761950_n-150x150.jpg Pasang Chhiki Sherpa, Author at aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/author/chhutinsherpa/ 32 32 What Caused the 9N-AMS Crash? Nepal’s Final Report on Altitude Air’s AS350B3e Accident Explained https://aviospace.org/altitude-air-as350b3e-lobuche-crash-report-whiteout-nepal/ https://aviospace.org/altitude-air-as350b3e-lobuche-crash-report-whiteout-nepal/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:45:39 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=13763 The final investigation report into the crash of an Altitude Air’s Airbus AS350B3e registered 9N-AMS that met an accident on October 29, 2025, to operational shortcomings rather than mechanical failure. The helicopter lost control during landing after encountering whiteout conditions on a snow-covered helipad. The rescue charter flight originated from Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), with the […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/altitude-air-as350b3e-lobuche-crash-report-whiteout-nepal/feed/ 0 Airbus vs Boeing November 2025 Deliveries: Airbus Leads with 72 Jets, Boeing Trails at 44 https://aviospace.org/airbus-boeing-november-2025-deliveries/ https://aviospace.org/airbus-boeing-november-2025-deliveries/#respond Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:51:41 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=11166 In November 2025, The Boeing Company delivered 44 commercial jets — a 17% drop from October’s 53 — placing it significantly behind Airbus (the aircraft manufacturer which produced a helicopter that could land at the top of Everest), which delivered 72 aircraft in the same month, according to a report published by Reuters. The shortfall […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/airbus-boeing-november-2025-deliveries/feed/ 0 Nyoma Airbase: How India Built one of the World’s Highest Operational Fighter Base at 13,700 Feet https://aviospace.org/nyoma-airbase-worlds-highest-operational-fighter-base/ https://aviospace.org/nyoma-airbase-worlds-highest-operational-fighter-base/#respond Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:09:02 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=10832 On November 13, 2025, the Indian Air Force (IAF) officially operationalized the Mudh-Nyoma Air Force Station in eastern Ladakh, at an elevation of approximately 13,700 feet. Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh inaugurated the upgraded facility by landing a C-130J transport aircraft on its new runway, marking an important addition to India’s military infrastructure along […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/nyoma-airbase-worlds-highest-operational-fighter-base/feed/ 0 Not Just Lukla: Exploring Other Airports in the Everest Region https://aviospace.org/not-just-lukla-other-airports-everest-region/ https://aviospace.org/not-just-lukla-other-airports-everest-region/#respond Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:02:36 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=10722 When a media outlet as respectable as the BBC comments that Lukla is the “most dangerous airport” in the world, one does take it seriously. And then every other travel blog dubs it to be the most dangerous, and we have a cascade of the labelling of Lukla as an aerodrome of the most extreme […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/not-just-lukla-other-airports-everest-region/feed/ 0 Higher than Lukla: Syangboche, the Forgotten Airstrip in Everest https://aviospace.org/higher-than-lukla-syangboche-airstrip-everest/ https://aviospace.org/higher-than-lukla-syangboche-airstrip-everest/#respond Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:41:36 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=10679 Syangboche Airport (SYH) is located at an altitude of 3748 m./12293 ft and lies in Khumjung Municipality of Solukhumbu District, the same district where the supposed most dangerous airport in the world – Lukla Airport lies. However, the airstrip is not currently in operation. Horses in Syangboche graze around the area surrounding the airport, and […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/higher-than-lukla-syangboche-airstrip-everest/feed/ 0 Environmental Impact of Lukla Airport: Balancing Tourism and Sustainability in the Himalayas https://aviospace.org/environmental-impact-of-lukla-airport/ https://aviospace.org/environmental-impact-of-lukla-airport/#respond Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:51:30 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=10650 With an impressive airstrip situated 2,900 meters above sea level, Lukla Airport (LUA) is the highest functioning airport in Everest: one of the hiher ones might have had the epithet of rightly being called the most dangerous airport had it been able to survive the impossible test of posterity. Although harsh geographic circumstances and the […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/environmental-impact-of-lukla-airport/feed/ 0 Lukla Airport: The History and Engineering Behind the World’s Most Challenging Airport https://aviospace.org/lukla-airport-history-and-engineering/ https://aviospace.org/lukla-airport-history-and-engineering/#respond Sun, 09 Nov 2025 12:26:35 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=10621 The history of Lukla Airport (LUA) stretches back in the 1970s, when the original runway was gravel with a sparse grass covering. A siren would warn of an approaching aircraft so the cattle could be cleared. This was also the case when the first aircraft landed in Lukla. Cattle had to be cleared off the […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/lukla-airport-history-and-engineering/feed/ 0 Why Lukla Airport May Not Be as Dangerous as You Think https://aviospace.org/lukla-airport-not-as-dangerous/ https://aviospace.org/lukla-airport-not-as-dangerous/#respond Sat, 08 Nov 2025 17:10:24 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=10581 Lukla Airport (LUA), which is named after the two famed climbers who scaled it first, [Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hillary]. is also referred to as the Tenzing – Hillary Airport (LUA). Its geographical conditions and unique flying challenges have led to it being dubbed “the most dangerous airport in the world”. However, a report […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/lukla-airport-not-as-dangerous/feed/ 0 Lukla Airport Crashes: An In-Depth Analysis of the World’s Most Dangerous Runway https://aviospace.org/lukla-airport-crashes-an-in-depth-analysis-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-runway/ https://aviospace.org/lukla-airport-crashes-an-in-depth-analysis-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-runway/#respond Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:47:12 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=10528 A few days ago, the crash of a helicopter operated by Altitude Air (registered 9N-AMS) in Lobuche (of the Everest region) brought up an issue that has been pertinent to the Nepalese sky: Are Nepalese skies safe for flying? The incident of 9N-AMS wasn’t due to faulty aircraft, or feeble maintenance practises, but most likely […]

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