Ang Tshering Sherpa (entrepreneur)

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Ang Tshering Sherpa
Born(1964-10-02)October 2, 1964
DiedFebruary 27, 2019(2019-02-27) (aged 54)
Taplejung, Nepal
Cause of death 2019 Air Dynasty helicopter crash
OccupationEntrepreneur
Organization(s) Yeti Airlines
Tara Air
Children2 [1]

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

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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]

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