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Bolivia Arrests LaMia Airline Boss

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The authorities in Bolivia have arrested the head of the airline involved in a crash last week that killed 71 people, including most of the Brazilian football team, Chapecoense. Gustavo Vargas, a retired air force general, has been detained as part of an investigation into the crash. The plane, operated by the tiny LaMia airline, … Read more

Pilot ‘was Warned Over Fuel’

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The pilot of a charter plane that crashed in Colombia on Monday had been warned before taking off from an airport in Bolivia that he might not have enough fuel, a report says. An airport official raised the concern after checking the plane’s flight plan, Bolivia’s Deber newspaper said. Seventy-one people died in the crash, … Read more