LaMia , short for '' Línea Aérea Mérida Internacional de Aviación '' , was a Bolivian charter airline headquartered in Santa Cruz de la Sierra , as an Ecojet Airlines subsidiary . It had its origins in the failed Venezuelan airline of the same name . Founded in 2015 , LaMia operated three Avro RJ85 aircraft as of November 2016 . The airline received international attention when one of its aircraft crashed in November 2016 , killing many members of Brazilian football club Chapecoense . In the aftermath , LaMia 's air operator 's certificate was suspended by the Bolivian civil aviation authority
one of its aircraft crashed
LaMia Flight 2933
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