"Out of fuel" - The Chapecoense jet could barely fly the distance

“Out of fuel” - The Chapecoense jet could barely fly the distance

Thursday, December 1st 2016 - 07:01 UTC

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As talks between pilot and control tower of the flight that crashed on approach to Medellin on Monday carrying the Brazilian football team Chapecoense became available and “we're out of fuel” can be heard easily, aviation experts agree that the British Aerospace 146 - RJ 85 has a maximum range of little more than 2900 kilometers, which is roughly the same distance between the airports of origin (Viru Viru in Santa Cruz, Bolivia) and destination (Jose Maria Cordova International in Medellin, Colombia). Read full article

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Idlehands
An idiotic disaster caused by the flight captain who was trying to protect his business interests. At least he paid the same price as his victims.
Dec 01st, 2016 - 11:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ElaineB
This is horrendous. You have to question who made the decision to use this airline.
Dec 01st, 2016 - 01:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Marti Llazo
Aerolineas Cholivianas.
Dec 01st, 2016 - 01:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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RICO
Huge tragedy. Apparently such a basic error.
Dec 03rd, 2016 - 10:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Jack Bauer
@EB
The decision was made by the team's directors. This same aircraft had been used previously by them - obviously, without incident - and also by the Argentine selection, including Messi....apparently it is common in South American football, when the teams need to get from one place to another quickly and cannot afford to wait around for regular flights.....perhaps it's time to reschedule the matches in order to allow the teams to catch safer flights...the problem is that it's all about money...
Dec 05th, 2016 - 09:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Marti Llazo
Argentine media carried an article yesterday with speculation that the plane's pilot may have deliberately avoided a refueling stop that, according to the article, was an attempt to save US$5000 for that refueling. Apparently the pilot was also a major shareholder in that airline and part of the speculation is that this created a conflict of interest: risky cost savings vs normal operational safety margin.
Dec 06th, 2016 - 01:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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