Nepal Plane Crash highlights: Flight crashes during takeoff killing 18 at Kathmandu airport; pilot sole survivor
Nepal’s air industry has boomed in recent years, carrying goods and people between hard-to-reach areas as well as foreign trekkers and climbers. But it has been plagued by poor safety due to insufficient training and maintenance — issues compounded by the mountainous republic’s treacherous geography. The European Union has banned all Nepali carriers from its…