Will this madness never end?

Nepalese plane crash

BBC headline: Pilot only survivor of Nepal plane crash BBC
I stopped ribbing on the BBC's inability to use national adjectives because it's quite the fixture of its editorial incompetence. But this is a special case. How can they get BBC Nepali correct, immediately below Nepal plane crash? Although Nepalese plane crash would probably be more appropriate, it's the (lack of) thought that counts.

A plane crash in Nepal is hardly an unknown event, given the difficult terrain, unpredictable weather, and the country's lax regulations. But the crash on takeoff of a Saurya Airlines flight today is particularly poignant. It was on a routine maintenance check, prior to its scheduled maintenance.

"The plane was scheduled to undergo maintenance for a month beginning Thursday... It is unclear why it crashed," said Saurya Airlines marketing head Mukesh Khanal, Reuters news agency reports.

Annabelle Liang and BBC Nepali, BBC News

I think I can bring some clarity where there is unclarity: it crashed because it needed to go for maintenance for a month beginning yesterday.


It appears that the sole survivor, the pilot, who is all good in hospital, may not be so all good when it comes to the inquiry into the tragedy. Assuming they have such things in Nepal:

The head of Tribhuvan International Airport, Jagannath Niraula, said that an initial assessment showed that the plane had flown in the wrong direction. "As soon as it took off, it turned right, [when it] should have turned left," Mr Niraula told BBC Nepali.

Tom Bennett and Ashok Dahal, BBC News

Oh dear. But it might not be pilot error. (hnng)