it does sound there was a report that said someone at the bolivian airport had questioned the amount of fuel on the plane, saying it was only just enough for the flight, and the pilot was apparently somewhat cavalier in his belief that he'd manage fine with what there was. criminal, as you say.
when the wife worked on the airlines there was one pilot who only ever put in enough fuel for the flight only. The cabin crew hated flying with him at the helm and eventually insisted that he added more fuel "just in case" or they would refuse to fly. The ****er backed down but the reasoning he did this was to get home earlier as a lighter plane flew quicker with less fuel. proper prick
it's bizarre. when buildings, bridges, etc, etc, are designed, there's some sort of safety factor added. one would think there'd be an aviation law requiring additional amounts.
over 100,000 people are expected in the stadium during the remembrance. a minutes silence is to be observed at EPL games.
Atlético Nacional fans packed their stadium to honor Chapecoense. 'The Eternal Champions' Worth a view just for the shot to outside the stadium. Incredible
The pilot I heard was the owner of the company that the plane was being used. It should have stopped at the border between Brazil and Bolivia but for some reason he decided to continue, even though the fuel was only just enough to reach its destination. It smells a bit that his owners hat was on when deciding not to re-fuel to save landing fees etc.
Ronaldinho is officially a Chapecoense player. He joined them for free and will draw no wage. please log in to view this image Others are offering to do the same... please log in to view this image
Chapecoense defender Neto, who survived the tragic plane crash, has been told he'll make a full recovery and be able to play again. please log in to view this image That's going to be one emotional return.
There was a bit in one of the BBC articles that said there was a rule about having 30 minutes spare fuel on board at all time. I don't know if it was a company policy, local law, or global rule. He would have been allowed to take off though because there was a scheduled fuel stop on route. What I heard was the initial take off was delayed, and the pilot realised during the flight that by the time they'd reach the scheduled refuelling point on the border that airport would be closed, so they just followed their route to the destination without stopping. They did have the option of landing somewhere else in Colombia but obviously decided not to.
A little bit of positive news out of this tragedy. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Chapecoense plane crash survivor Alan Ruschel plans return to Brazil <a href="https://t.co/Wx3XzfBut5">https://t.co/Wx3XzfBut5</a> <a href="https://t.co/JZ76uorcrq">pic.twitter.com/JZ76uorcrq</a></p>— Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) <a href="">December 8, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
