Old planes, risky skies: fatal crash lays bare Nepal’s air safety record
The family of the veteran pilot who lost his life in the May crash – along with everyone else on board – joins those calling for updated tech in aircraft
“He used to say, ‘24 hours [in a day] is not enough for me!’”
Bibhuti Ghimire’s voice breaks as she describes her father, a well-respected pilot in Nepal and a multitalented man with a flair for music, who would get bored with playing the piano and move on to the harmonium. “And he loved to fly.”