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Plane With Brazilian Soccer Team Crashes in Colombia
An airplane with 72 people on board, including players from a Brazilian soccer team heading to Colombia for a regional tournament final, has crashed on its way to Medellin's international airport. (abcnews.go.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
TOTALLY AGREE!!! This entire "situation" defies logic, preplanning, and good airmanship. What a waste of these fine young men's lives who were living a dream until some nut-cake of a pilot wannabe lost his ability to plan ahead!!!!!!!!!
Did I read correctly that the owner if the charter airline was the Captain?
Yes, it cross-conflicted the pilot by being the owner. As I understood it from Brazilian reports, the plane took off late because the incoming flight had arrived late. The pilot had previously scheduled a fueling stop, but opted against it because the airport would close by the time their plane would arrive. They would have to wait until it opened again the next day to refuel and take off.
The conflict is that charter airlines' models in South America are often tied to availability and price, but also on-time performance. It doesn't help the chartering passengers if you can't make it on-time. The pilot/owner stretched the plane in an attempt to make it and ensure that he would have future business. These people all died needlessly.
The conflict is that charter airlines' models in South America are often tied to availability and price, but also on-time performance. It doesn't help the chartering passengers if you can't make it on-time. The pilot/owner stretched the plane in an attempt to make it and ensure that he would have future business. These people all died needlessly.
Brazilian govt now calling it murder
Yes, he was
Very interesting...
PLANES DO NOT FALL FROM THE SKIES..THEY ARE TAKEN DOWN BY UNFIT CREWS OR "MISSILES"..WICH WAS NOT THE CASE.
pilots must "wake up" and stop thinking about fulfilling schedules and stick to the rules!!!!