Ang Tshering Sherpa (entrepreneur)
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Ang Tshering Sherpa | |
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Born | Khumbu Pasanglhamu, Nepal | October 2, 1964
Died | February 27, 2019 | (aged 54)
Cause of death | 2019 Air Dynasty helicopter crash |
Nationality | Nepali |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Organization | Yeti Airlines |
Children | 2[1] |
Ang Tshering Sherpa (2 October 1964 - 27 February 2019) was a Nepali entrepreneur and founder of Yeti Airlines.[2][3]
Career[]
Sherpa started his career in the 1990s at a local trekking agency managed by one of his brothers.[4] In 1993, Sherpa founded Air Dynasty before founding Yeti Airlines in 1998.[5][6]
Sherpa also served as served as chairman of the board for Himalaya Airlines from 2014 until his death in 2019.[1]
Death[]
Ang Tshering Sherpa, along with six other people, died in a helicopter crash while returning from Pathibhara Devi Temple, Taplejung, Nepal, on 27 February 2019.[7][8] According to the Himalayan Times, hundreds of people viewed his last rites in Kathmandu.[9]
References[]
- ^ a b "About us". Himalaya Airlines. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Trailblazer who took tourism sector to new heights". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "LATE ANG TSHIRING SHERPA A Legendary Of Tourism". Spotlight Nepal. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Noted tourism entrepreneur dead in Taplejung chopper crash". República. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Tribute To Our Late MD". Yeti Airlines. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Ang Tshering Sherpa, aviation pioneer and hospitality entrepreneur, dies in a helicopter crash". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Steinmetz, Juergen T. (2019-02-27). "Nepal Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari among dead: What happened?". Travel News | eTurboNews. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
- ^ Bhandari, Rajneesh; Sharma, Bhadra (2019-02-27). "Nepal Helicopter Crash Kills 7, Including Tourism Minister". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
- ^ "Hundreds of people gather to bid final farewell to doyen of Nepali tourism". The Himalayan Times. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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- 1964 births
- 2019 deaths
- Airline founders
- Nepalese businesspeople
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Nepal
- 21st-century Nepalese businesspeople
- 20th-century Nepalese businesspeople
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