Doomed Plane Carrying Chapecoense Team Ran Out Of Fuel Pilot
The pilot of the British Aerospace CP-2933 aircraft can be heard requesting permission to land, citing “fuel problems”, reports Xinhua. An air traffic controller told the pilot to maintain a circular holding pattern while another plane with mechanical problems was given priority to land. In the frantic final seconds of the conversation, the pilot says he is flying at an altitude of 9,000 feet (2,743 metres) and shouts “complete electrical failure, no fuel”....