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TIA a hotspot for bird-hits
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[Himalayan Times] - The Pokhara Airport is second most susceptible airport for bird-hits, said Deo Chandra Lal Karna, officiating director at the international airport, at a press conference organised today in the wake of the September 28 Sita Air plane crash after a bird
Nepal plane crash: Seven Britons among 19 dead
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[BBC News] - The general manager of Tribhuvan International Airport, Ratish Chandra Lal Suman, said in a statement that the plane, a twin-propeller Dornier, had struck a vulture soon after take-off. Prime Minister David Cameron, who is on a trade trip to Brazil
19 dead in crash of plane carrying tourists to Everest staging post
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[CNN] - While the crash remains under investigation, it appears the plane's collision with a black eagle was a factor, according to Ratish Chandra Lal Suman, general manager of Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. Officials have recovered the plane's
Seven Brits among 19 plane crash dead
www.nzherald.co.nz
[New Zealand Herald] - When the traffic controller asked the pilot about it, he said the plane had struck a bird," Ratish Chandra Lal Suman told reporters. Witnesses said that the plane was engulfed in flames by the time it came down. Tulasha Pokharel, a 26-year-old
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