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Buddha Air’s New ATR 72-600 Lands in Kathmandu, Fleet Hits 17

Kritika Baral — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:36:29 +0000

Buddha Air (U4), Nepal’s largest private airline by fleet size, has taken delivery of a new-generation ATR 72-600 turboprop, registered 9N-AOS. The aircraft landed at Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), Kathmandu, on Saturday, July 25, 2026, after a ferry flight that began in Toulouse, France, and routed through Cairo and Muscat. The delivery raises Buddha Air’s […]

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Himalaya Airlines Meets OHCHR Delegation as UN Warns Over-80s Will Outnumber Under-1s by 2030

Motiram Itani — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:19:52 +0000

Himalaya Airlines (H9) welcomed a delegation from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the International Aviation Innovation Organization & Norm Airlift Resources Development Organization (IAIO-NARDO) on July 24, 2026. The meeting took place in Kathmandu, at the airline’s base near Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM). Airline staff and UN […]

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Nepal’s Deadliest Air Crashes: Inside the Country’s Troubled Aviation History

Kritika Baral — Wed, 13 May 2026 13:33:07 +0000

Nepal occupies a paradox in global aviation. It is a country of extraordinary natural allure, especially with regards to the Everest region where thousands of trekkers and mountaineers come. But the very terrain that draws millions to Everest has also contributed to crashes in Lukla Airport, which is, albeit falsely, considered to be the most […]

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Lukla Airport: The History and Engineering Behind the World’s Most Challenging Airport

Pasang Chhiki Sherpa — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 12:26:35 +0000

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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Why Lukla Airport May Not Be as Dangerous as You Think

Pasang Chhiki Sherpa — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 17:10:24 +0000

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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Nepalese Carriers to Provide as Much as 80% Discounts on Airfares for Senior Citizens

Kiran Bhatta — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:56:02 +0000

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has directed all domestic carriers to introduce substantial airfare concessions for senior citizens, marking a discount structure of a minimum of 50% discount for all people who have either crossed the age of seventy or are suffering from disabilities. The decision was reached in a meeting at CAAN’s […]

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2000 protestors came to burn down Tribhuvan International Airport during Gen-Z Protest, Nepal Army confirms

Unique Shrestha — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:04:35 +0000

During the Gen-Z protests that engulfed Nepal on September 8 -9, 2025, protestors had come to burn down Tribhuvan International Airport, confirmed Nepali Army in a press conference organized today at 2 pm local time. In the first press conference organized by the Nepalese Army following the Gen-Z uprising in Nepal, Director General of Military […]

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Nepal Airlines’ First Hijacking Linked 3 Future Prime Ministers to a $30,000 Heist

Karan Bhatta — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:44:45 +0000

Nepal Airlines is one of the main fixed-wing operators in Nepal and the flag carrier of the nation. It was Nepal Airlines that first operated to /from the most dangerous airport in the world– Lukla Airport. The person who was seminal to the construction of Lukla Airport– Sir Edmund Hillary – saw the loss of […]

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Nepal Airlines Once Flew to London and Paris. Now It Is Fighting for Survival

Karan Bhatta — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:55:49 +0000

Nepal Airlines used to operate to cities like London, Frankfurt, and Paris, which house not only the busiest international airports in the world but also the busiest global airports. It can well be said that Nepal Airlines was the first operator to the most dangerous airport in the world– Lukla Airport. But in 2019, the […]

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