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Football Team Plane Crash. Killed By Corruption?
Disturbing details of the plane crash that killed the football team have emerged.
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The owner of the airline that provided the aircraft and the head of the flight safety bureau that allowed the plane to fly with insufficient fuel to make the flight were Father and Son!
The aircraft did not have the range to make the flight without a refueling stop, yet the safety bureau head approved it!!!
The 'Airline' has just one serviceable aircraft and has never operated scheduled flights !
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The owner of the airline that provided the aircraft and the head of the flight safety bureau that allowed the plane to fly with insufficient fuel to make the flight were Father and Son!
The aircraft did not have the range to make the flight without a refueling stop, yet the safety bureau head approved it!!!
The 'Airline' has just one serviceable aircraft and has never operated scheduled flights !
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It was the lefties again!
'The plane that crashed in Colombia killing 71 people was owned by a Venezuelan businessman and one-time leftist politician and run by a tiny Bolivian company specializing in transporting soccer teams.'
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'The plane that crashed in Colombia killing 71 people was owned by a Venezuelan businessman and one-time leftist politician and run by a tiny Bolivian company specializing in transporting soccer teams.'
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The plane's journey was beyond the normal range of the aircraft. However, they were unlucky that they were put in an holding pattern because another aircraft had to make an emergency landing, so they wasted fuel for 30 minutes.
Without that incident they would have been fine. So it was circumstances conspiring against them, rather than corruption.
Without that incident they would have been fine. So it was circumstances conspiring against them, rather than corruption.
Gromit The pilot was also to blame as he did not declare 'Mayday' only that he had a fuel problem. If he had declared Mayday he would have been given immediate clearance to land. As it was another aircraft had a mechanical problem at the same time and it was given priority. That is why the football team plane had to circle. Once the football team plane declared Mayday it was given instant priority, but too late.
The pilot was also part owner of the airline.
Making a landing for refuelling would have incurred extra costs, so the pilot/owner was trying to avoid that.
Making a fuel mayday would have resulted in an investigation, fine and possibly flying license to be withdrawn. So the pilot had a conflict of interest, and a disincentive not to make the mayday call.
Making a landing for refuelling would have incurred extra costs, so the pilot/owner was trying to avoid that.
Making a fuel mayday would have resulted in an investigation, fine and possibly flying license to be withdrawn. So the pilot had a conflict of interest, and a disincentive not to make the mayday call.
Mikey, this might interest you. It's a link to the Professional Pilots Rumour Network (page 11) and they are discussing this very case. Scroll down to where they realise lack of fuel is the problem.
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