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Chapecoense tragedy: Pilot and crew filmed joking on board doomed flight

Chapecoense tragedy: Pilot and crew filmed joking on board doomed flight

New images have emerged from the doomed flight carrying the Brazilian soccer side Chapecoense before it took off and crashed, killing 71 of the 77 people on board. Before the crash occurred the captain had reportedly radioed to say that he was running out of fuel in an emergency. Before takeoff the team and crew on the Bolivian charter plane were in good spirits. Investigators have travelled from Brazil, Bolivia and the UK to help Colombian authorities identify and recover the bodies. Dec 1, 2016
Chapecoense plane crash: Pilot’s last words reveal plane ran out of fuel during emergency landing attempt

Chapecoense plane crash: Pilot’s last words reveal plane ran out of fuel during emergency landing attempt

Cockpit audio from the doomed LAMIA flight that crashed in Colombia on 28 November has revealed that the pilot knew he was running out of fuel. He had contacted the control tower at José María Córdova International Airport to request an emergency landing. The plane crashed into a mountain near the city of Medellin, killing nearly all on-board. Among the victims were members of Brazilian football team Chapecoense, as well as crew and journalists. Only 6 of the 77 people on-board survived. Dec 1, 2016
Bob Geldof blasts Zac Goldsmith as failure in supportive rant for Lib Dems

Bob Geldof blasts Zac Goldsmith as failure in supportive rant for Lib Dems

Musician Bob Geldof pledged his support for the Liberal Democrat candidate Sarah Olney in the Richmond Park by-election contest, after branding his friend Zac Goldsmith a political failure. In a video posted online the firebrand rockstar and philanthropist called on people to support the Lib Dems as part of the fight back against the government. Nov 30, 2016
Aaron Eckhart on fanboying over Tom Hanks and filming the water landing in Sully

Aaron Eckhart on fanboying over Tom Hanks and filming the water landing in Sully

Based on the 2009 real-life event and the memoir, Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters, upcoming biopic Sully explores the quick-thinking of Captain Chesley Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) and his co-pilot Jeff Skiles (Aaron Eckhart) when they water landed the malfunctioning US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River. All 155 passengers and crew aboard survived the incident thanks to Sullenberger and his co-pilot Jeff Skiles calm and pragmatic quick-thinking. In an exclsuive interview with IBTimes UK, Eckhart joked how hed rather actually crash planes in movies so that it felt more realistic. Also starring Mike OMalley and Laura Linney, Sully: Miracle On The Hudson is released in UK cinemas on Friday 2 December. Nov 30, 2016
Video shows Brazil football team Chapecoense boarding plane before deadly crash

Video shows Brazil football team Chapecoense boarding plane before deadly crash

A plane with 81 people on board, including members of the Brazilian first division football team Chapecoense, has crashed in the city of Medellin in Colombia. A video published on Facebook shows the Chapecoense players checking in before the flight at the international airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Chapecoense were due to play Medellin-based team Atletico Nacional in the final of the Copa Sudamericana on 30 November, but the match has now been suspended. Nov 29, 2016
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