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."