Tag: Emiliano Sala

Friday, November 12th 2021 - 19:07 UTC
Cardiff court hands down 18- month jail sentence to manager behind Argentine footballer's fatal flight

British aviation businessman David Henderson, who organized the private flight from Nantes to Cardiff resulting in the death of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after being found guilty of “endangering the safety of the aircraft.”
Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 00:45 UTC
Security guards behind Emiliano Sala's viral post-mortem convicted in England

A Swindon Crown Court on Monday handed down jail sentences to two workers of a security company who illegally accessed footage of the autopsy of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala, leading to its online mass distribution.
Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
Father of Emiliano Sala dies of heart attack three months after his son's plan crash

The father of Emiliano Sala has died just three months after the footballer was killed in a plane crash. Horacio Sala, who was 58, passed away at his home in Progreso, Argentina after a heart attack.
Monday, March 4th 2019 - 08:16 UTC
Footballer Emiliano Sala death unveils the “grey charter” business in the UK

The pilot of the crashed plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala dropped out of training for his commercial pilot's license before it was completed. David Ibbotson, who has still not been found, was not licensed to carry paying passengers, which has fuelled speculation the flight was illegal. Cardiff City striker Sala's body was found in the wreckage just off Guernsey on 4 February.
Saturday, February 16th 2019 - 11:04 UTC
Emiliano Sala’s body back in Argentina for funeral in his hometown

The funeral of Cardiff City striker Emiliano Sala will take place in Argentina on Saturday. The 28-year-old died when the plane he was in with pilot David Ibbotson crashed in the English Channel en route from Nantes to Cardiff on 21 January.
Friday, February 8th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Emiliano Sala body recovered from the wrecked plane in the English Channel

The body recovered from the wreckage of a crashed plane is that of Cardiff City player Emiliano Sala, Dorset Police have said. Sala, 28, was travelling to Cardiff in a plane piloted by David Ibbotson, which went missing over the English Channel on 21 January. The body was recovered late on Wednesday after the wreckage was found on Sunday morning.
Tuesday, February 5th 2019 - 06:17 UTC
Argentine embassy thanks UK government efforts in locating the aircraft carrying Emiliano Sala

Following the discovery of the plane carrying Argentine football player Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson on Sunday, the UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) issued a press release midday Monday reporting that “in video footage from the ROV, one occupant is visible amidst the wreckage” of the fuselage identified on the seabed.
Monday, February 4th 2019 - 07:26 UTC
Argentine footballer Sala wreckage plane has been discovered off Guernsey

Wreckage from a plane carrying Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala has been discovered in the English Channel. The Piper Malibu N264DB was lost on 21 January on its way from Nantes, France to Cardiff, with the Argentine striker and pilot David Ibbotson on board.
Saturday, January 26th 2019 - 08:35 UTC
Macri and Sala's family request the search for missing Cardiff City Emiliano to resume

Argentine president Mauricio Macri has joined calls for the search for missing Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala to resume. Macri told his foreign minister to issue formal requests to Britain and France, according to a statement from his office.
Wednesday, January 23rd 2019 - 07:15 UTC
Search for missing plane carrying Cardiff City Argentine player Sala resumes

The search for a missing aircraft that was carrying Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala will resume at sunrise. The Argentine striker, 28, was one of two people on board the plane which lost contact off Alderney in the Channel Islands on Monday night.