After crash in Brazil, airline to be more closely monitored

Following the plane crash that resulted in 62 fatalities just over a week ago in Brazil, the airline VoePass will be placed under special supervision, the civil aviation authority ANAC announced on Saturday.

"In light of the current situation following the plane crash and considering human factors, the agency believes that it is important to intensify ongoing monitoring and control of the services provided by the company and to establish parameters to avoid operational anomalies," ANAC announced after a meeting with representatives of VoePass.

An aircraft belonging to the airline crashed on August 9, while flying from Cascavel in the state of Paraná to São Paulo, shortly before reaching its destination, into a residential area of the city of Vinhedo.

All 58 passengers and four crew members lost their lives. According to initial findings, the turboprop passenger aircraft of the ATR 72 type had rapidly lost altitude within a very short time. As a potential cause of the crash, experts are primarily examining the formation of ice on the wings.

Currently, the plane’s black box is being analysed. In the recording from the voice recorder, the co-pilot can be heard asking the pilot what was happening, the broadcaster TV Globo reported, citing investigators.

The captain reportedly responded that they needed to accelerate to stabilize the aircraft and prevent a crash, but this was not possible. At the end of the recording, screams could be heard.