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Posted: 10/22/2016 10:59:26 PM EDT
Maybe Maduro looking for a major league distraction?








"Colombia's commercial carrier Avianca suspended flights to and from Venezuela on Saturday after a Venezuelan fighter jet caused a diplomatic incident by approaching one of its planes, the company said.





The warplane briefly approached the airliner flying from Madrid to Bogota on Friday, prompting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to order an investigation.





The measure "will continue indefinitely until we have explicit security guarantees for crossing Venezuelan airspace," a company spokesman told AFP.





The suspension affects two daily flights between Bogota and Caracas one daily flight between Caracas and Lima.





Flights from Europe will also be rerouted to avoid Venezuelan airspace.





The airline had previously reduced the frequency of its flights to crisis-wracked Venezuela.





The incident took place Friday night, when Avianca's Boeing Dreamliner carrying 150 passengers detected the Venezuelan warplane "at close range," where it remained four minutes, the Colombian government said on Saturday.





The fighter jet then turned north and roared away.





The incident prompted diplomatic discussions and Maduro's order for an investigation."




http://www.france24.com/en/20161023-avianca-suspends-venezuela-flights-after-fighter-jet-incident


 
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Venezuela has war planes?
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F-16s?
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Su-30s and F-16s
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F-16's and SU-30's.
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F-16's and SU-30's.

Not sure how many F-16s they still have. We haven't sold them spare parts in a bit.
Link Posted: 10/22/2016 11:11:09 PM EDT
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I was just kidding fellas.
Link Posted: 10/22/2016 11:11:12 PM EDT
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I'm not sure which country it was but one of the northern South American countries was still using P-51s up until the late 80s.
Link Posted: 10/22/2016 11:14:09 PM EDT
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Word on the street is the plane was a cargo flight full of rice, and they just wanted some comida.
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F-16's and SU-30's.

Not sure how many F-16s they still have. We haven't sold them spare parts in a bit.

I remember they had talked about selling the F 16s to Iran after we quit selling Venezuela parts for them. Don't know if it ever happened though.
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Retired from military service 1984 (Dominican Air Force)[2]
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Ok I thought it was Bolivia or Ecuador.
Link Posted: 10/23/2016 12:40:18 AM EDT
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Were they looking for something to eat?
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Hombre was just hungry - for both rice AND FREEDOM!
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