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Organiser of flight that killed footballer Emiliano Sala jailed for 18 months

12-11-2021 09:28 David Henderson, the businessman who organised the 2019 flight that killed Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala in a crash in the English Channel, sentenced to 18 months in jail for endangering safety of aircraft.

Death of Emiliano Sala

Businessman who organised flight that killed Emiliano Sala convicted

28-10-2021 10:16 David Henderson, the 67-year-old businessman who organised the flight in which Emiliano Sala died, found guilty of endangering the safety of an aircraft by a majority jury verdict at Cardiff Crown Court.

PLANE CRASH TRAGEDY

UK court told man accused over Emiliano Sala's plane crash was not 'reckless'

26-10-2021 14:31 The lawyer defending a man on trial over the 2019 plane crash that killed Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala said on Tuesday his involvement in the tragedy was "purely a paperwork issue."

PLANE CRASH TRAGEDY

Owner of plane in Emiliano Sala crash 'forbade use of pilot'

20-10-2021 10:41 The owner of a plane that crashed with Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala on board told a UK court on Wednesday she had ordered the operator not to use the pilot.

PLANE CRASH TRAGEDY

Man goes on trial in UK over plane crash death of footballer Emiliano Sala

18-10-2021 08:58 David Henderson stands trial for charges in connection with the death of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala in a light aircraft crash in 2019.

Covid-19 vaccine

Argentina becomes first Latin American nation to approve Russian vaccine

24-12-2020 01:00 Health Ministry authorises emergency approval of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, with first shipment expected to arrive in country on Thursday.

Global pandemic

Aerolíneas Argentinas plane heads to Moscow for Covid-19 vaccine

23-12-2020 00:52 Aerolíneas Argentinas plane departs Buenos Aires for a round-trip to Russia that will see crew pick up 300,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine.

PLANE CRASH TRAGEDY

Man denies charges in connection with Emiliano Sala plane crash

26-10-2020 17:28 Man appears in UK court in connection death of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala in plane crash. David Henderson denies endangering the safety of an aircraft, and attempting to discharge a passenger without valid permission or authorisation.

PLANE CRASH TRAGEDY

Man charged over plane death of late footballer Emiliano Sala

15-10-2020 19:24 Britain's Civil Aviation Authority says it has charged man in connection with the death of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala in a light aircraft crash last year.

PLANE CRASH

Pakistan jet with 98 aboard crashes in crowded neighbourhood

22-05-2020 13:24 A jetliner carrying 98 people crashed Friday near the airport in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi after an apparent engine failure during landing. Officials said there were at least two survivors.

Bloomberg

Airline JetSmart negotiating help with Argentine, Chilean governments

07-05-2020 13:05 Low-cost airline JetSmart Airlines SpA is in talks with the governments of Chile and Argentina about helping the sector in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, said its CEO, Estuardo Ortiz, in an interview with radio Pauta Bloomberg.

PLANE CRASH

At least two killed after air ambulance crashes near Esquel

06-05-2020 09:16 Pilot and co-pilot believed to have survived crash involving small Learjet 35A plane, which had been refitted for medical purposes.

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Fans pay an emotional tribute to Emiliano Sala, a year after he died

27-01-2020 09:21 Nantes fans pay emotional tribute to late Argentine, a year after the striker's death in a plane crash shook the world.

LATE ARGENTINE STRIKER

Emiliano Sala's family prepare for anniversary of striker's death

21-01-2020 09:17 The death of Cardiff forward Emiliano Sala in a plane crash a year ago will be marked by his family on Tuesday in "private, quiet contemplation of their loss", their lawyer said.