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Tue, 28 Jun 2022 09:23:00 GMT
Venezuelan carrier executives claim nothing wrong with 747
Emtrasur CEO César Pérez said in an interview that the Iranian crew members of the company's Boeing 747-300 seized at the Ezeiza International Airport were flight instructors and that the scandal that has unfolded was "ridicu...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:28:00 GMT
Paraguay launches probe into Emtrasur 747's Ciudad del Este stop
Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez has instructed the Anti-corruption Minister René Fernández to request the Prosecutor's Office to launch a probe into the stop in Ciudad del Este in May of the Venezuelan-flagged Boeing...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:28:00 GMT
Israel's Embassy in Uruguay says Venezuelan 747 involved in arms traffic
Israel's Embassy in Montevideo Wednesday claimed that the Iranian crewmembers of the Venezuelan-flagged Boeing 747-300 seized by Argentine authorities in Buenos Aires were involved “in arms trafficking to Syria” and with th...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:17:00 GMT
Colombia: Petro discusses reopening borders with Maduro
Colombia's President-elect Gustavo Petro Wednesday announced he had contacted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to discuss the reopening of the border between the two countries once he takes office, which was part of the campai...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:31:00 GMT
Prosecutors launch terrorism probe on Emtrasur 747's captain
Argentine Prosecutors have decided to charge the Iranian captain of the Venezuelan-flagged Boeing 747-300 seized at the Ezeiza international airport in Buenos Aires, it was announced Tuesday.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:50:00 GMT
Uruguay never jeopardized Emtrasur's 747, FM claims
Uruguay's Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo Monday stressed his country never put the Venezuelan-Iranian plane currently seized in Buenos Aires at risk.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 10:54:00 GMT
Alberto Fernández accuses opposition of seeking political gain from 747 case
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Saturday argued the opposition had tried to make a political gain out of the Venezuelan-Iranian aircraft scandal by linking it “with such painful events as the AMIA bombing.”

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 11:37:00 GMT
BoA flight for Conviasa's passengers to be cleared shortly
Argentina's Ambassador to Bolivia Ariel Basteiro Friday said his country would soon authorize the Boliviana de Aviación (BoA) flight from Viru Viru (Santa Cruz de la Sierra) to Buenos Aires carrying the 190 passengers of Venez...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 10:15:00 GMT
US Embassy in BA watching Emtrasur aircraft case closely
The United States Embassy in Buenos Aires is keeping an eye on the case of the Iranian-Venezuelan cargo airplane seized at the Ministro Pistarini international airport in Ezeiza, which is on the US Treasury's black list.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:44:00 GMT
Passengers stranded in Buenos Aires as Conviasa's "rescue flight" returns to Caracas
Hundreds of angry passengers were complaining Thursday at Buenos Aires' international Ezeiza airport as the Conviasa flight they were supposed to board to Caracas was not available, after the Airbus 340-600 purchased from Iran'...



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