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68 mishaps in as many years: Why is Nepal prone to air disasters?

Al Jazeera talks to experts on Nepal’s unsafe skies which saw a staggering 68 accidents since 1955, 44 of them deadly.

Al Jazeera

Nepal crash: Airport had no instrument landing system

An official in Nepal says the new airport where a Yeti Airlines plane was attempting to land when it crashed over the weekend, killing all 72 on board, did not have a functioning instrument landing system that guides planes to the runway

The Independent UK

Nabbed Terrorist Tried To Go To Pakistan Twice Via Nepal But Failed: Delhi Police

Naushad Ali, the terrorist who was arrested in the Jahangirpuri area of the national capital, has made important revelations before the Delhi Police stating that he received instructions from his Pakistani handlers and tried going to Pakistan through Nepal twice but failed, sources said on Thursday. Read on for details:

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Tributes to London ballet student who died in Nepal plane crash

Tributes have been paid to an “outstanding” ballet dancer who was killed when his plane crashed in Nepal.

Evening Standard

Nepal's Yeti Airlines is not the only carrier — or country — with a questionable safety record

The European Union has banned all Nepalese airlines from flying to the continent, but other destinations — frequently visited by Australians — have also made the list for not addressing safety standards.

ABC News

Relatives protest slow autopsy of Nepal plane crash victims

Grieving relatives of plane crash victims in Nepal are growing impatient as they wait for authorities to conduct autopsies and hand the bodies for cremation

The Independent UK

Why Does Nepal’s Aviation Industry Have Safety Issues? An Expert Explains

Nepal has recorded at least 350 casualties associated with airplanes or helicopters since 2000. The EU has banned all Nepali airlines from operating in the bloc’s airspace since 2013.

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Nepal Plane Crash: 71 Bodies Recovered Says Civil Aviation Authority

Rescuers recovered one more body of the two missing persons on Wednesday in the Yeti Airlines plane crash which occurred on January 15 in the Pokhara region of Nepal. The total number of bodies found has reached 71 now. Read on for details:

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Husband Of Co-Pilot Who Died In Crash On Sunday, Also Died In Plane Crash With The Same Airline

At least 68 people were killed after a Yeti Airlines ATR 72 aircraft with 72 people on board crashed in the city of Pokhara in Nepal on Sunday

Zenger

No hope of any survivors in Nepal's deadliest crash in 30 years, officials say

Officials in Nepal said on Wednesday there was no chance of finding any survivors of the country's deadliest plane crash in 30 years, but workers will continue to search for the remains of the last missing passenger.

Reuters

Nepal plane crash: What's real, what's fake

A Facebook live stream of the Nepal plane crash has gone viral online since Sunday. One of the passengers onboard the Yeti Airlines flight was recording the descent in Pokhara, just moments before the plane crashed. However, other online users are sharing more shocking plane crash videos that have nothing…

France 24

Flyer filmed Nepal crash; co-pilot met same fate as husband

The twin-engine ATR 72-500 aircraft that crashed Sunday in Nepal, killing at least 70 of the 72 on board, was co-piloted by Anju Khatiwada

The Independent UK

Nepal plane crash: Co-pilot of deadly flight lost her husband in plane crash 16 years earlier

Anju Khatiwada completed her pilot training with money she received after her husband’s death

Evening Standard

Nepal co-pilot's husband also died in plane crash 16 years earlier on same airline

It has now been reported in a tragic twist, that the co-pilot of the crash, took up her career following the death of her husband on a Yeti Airlines flight in 2006

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The Independent UK

Nepal plane crash: Two Americans confirmed as victims

All 72 people aboard the Yeti Airlines flight to Pokhara are said to have been killed

The Independent UK

Nepal to send data recorder from crash to France

Nepalese authorities on Tuesday began returning to families the bodies of victims of a flight that crashed Sunday, and said they were sending the aircraft’s data recorder to France for analysis as they try to determine what caused the country’s deadliest plane accident in 30 years

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French accident investigators to join probe into Nepalese plane crash

Experts from France’s accident investigation agency are due to arrive in Nepal on Tuesday to look into a plane crash that killed all 72 people on board, including one French person.

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Tributes Flow For Sydney Teacher Myron Love Who Was Tragically Killed In Nepal Plane Crash

“He has put so much into his short life that most of us couldn’t fit into our lifetime."

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Nepal plane crash victims include traditional folk singer, travel blogger, ballet dancer

As tributes pour in for Sydney teacher Myron Love, friends and relatives of other victims from across the globe are similarly paying respects to their loved ones.

Reuters

Nepal finds all but one missing person following deadly plane crash

Rescuers used drones and abseiled down a deep gorge on Tuesday looking for the last missing person from Nepal's worst air disaster in 30 years, in which at least 71 people died including small children.

France 24

Indian passenger's video of Nepal plane crash emerges as relatives mourn dead

Search teams retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders Monday of a passenger plane that plummeted into a gorge on approach to a new airport in the foothills of the Himalayas, officials said, as investigators looked for the cause of Nepal's deadliest plane crash in 30 years.

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Family of Myron Love say he 'put so much' into life before fatal Nepal plane crash

Loved ones of Myron Love, who was killed in the Yeti Airlines crash, says he was a "rock" who fit "so much into his short life".

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Morning Mail: AI use by students grows, El Niño heatwaves warning, Nepal crash black boxes found

In today’s newsletter: an Australian lecturer says she detected computer-generated text in a fifth of assessments. Plus: the dark side of ‘lucky girl syndrome’

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Why Nepal's aviation industry has safety issues

While Nepal's picturesque landscape appeals to tourists, it poses significant challenges to pilots. Here, an aviation expert explains how they navigate the demanding environment.

Evening Standard

Nepal plane crash: British man Ruan Crighton among 72 killed in tragedy

Seventy two people were on board the Yeti Airlines flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara

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