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Ang Tshering Sherpa
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| Born | (1964-10-02)October 2, 1964
Khumbu Pasanglhamu, Nepal
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| Died | February 27, 2019(2019-02-27) (aged 54)
Taplejung, Nepal
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| Cause of death | 2019 Air Dynasty helicopter crash |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Organization(s) | Yeti Airlines Tara Air |
| Children | 2[1] |
Ang Tshering Sherpa (2 October 1964 - 27 February 2019) was a Nepali entrepreneur and founder of Yeti Airlines.[2][3]
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]
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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