Ang Tshering Sherpa (entrepreneur)

Ang Tshering Sherpa (2 October 1964 - 27 February 2019) was a Nepali entrepreneur and founder of Yeti Airlines.[2][3]

Not to be confused with Ang Tshering Sherpa (mountaineer) or Ang Tsering.
Ang Tshering Sherpa
Born(1964-10-02)October 2, 1964
Khumbu Pasanglhamu, Nepal
DiedFebruary 27, 2019(2019-02-27) (aged 54)
Taplejung, Nepal
Cause of death2019 Air Dynasty helicopter crash
OccupationEntrepreneur
Organization(s)Yeti Airlines
Tara Air
Children2[1]

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]

As Tshering was a golfer, Yeti Airlines organized an annual golf tournament named in his memory after his death.[10]

References
  1. "About us". Himalaya Airlines. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017.
  2. "Trailblazer who took tourism sector to new heights". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. "LATE ANG TSHIRING SHERPA A Legendary Of Tourism". Spotlight Nepal. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. "Noted tourism entrepreneur dead in Taplejung chopper crash". República. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. "Tribute To Our Late MD". Yeti Airlines. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. "Ang Tshering Sherpa, aviation pioneer and hospitality entrepreneur, dies in a helicopter crash". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  7. Steinmetz, Juergen T. (2019-02-27). "Nepal Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari among dead: What happened?". Travel News | eTurboNews. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  8. Bhandari, Rajneesh; Sharma, Bhadra (2019-02-27). "Nepal Helicopter Crash Kills 7, Including Tourism Minister". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  9. "Hundreds of people gather to bid final farewell to doyen of Nepali tourism". The Himalayan Times. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  10. Silwal, Raju (27 February 2022). "In memory of the Late Ang Tshering Sherpa". Nepal News. Retrieved 20 March 2022.


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